Elephants are one of the iconic animals that people travel thousands of miles to see. But have you ever wondered if elephants are endangered? Well, unfortunately, these huge animals — the largest land ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A study of the African bush elephant's vast network of deep wrinkles has found it is intricately designed to help the animals keep their cool, fight off parasites and defend against ...

Wildlife videographer and safari guide Rob the Ranger films an extraordinary encounter between elephants interacting naturally in the bush.

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It turns out that humans might not be the only species that have individualized identifiers for each other. A new study found that African savanna elephants, an endangered species, have name-like ...