And we’re to blame. We’ve expanded into elephant territory, building homes and roads, felling forests and planting crops. More cruelly, people have indulged their desire for ivory trinkets ...

Napier grass is also called elephant grass because the plant grows to a height of two to three metres, and because elephants reportedly love to munch on them.

I’d never considered Zimbabwe as a destination, but discover it has the same animals and wildly beautiful landscapes as its ...

Saturday marked a momentous occasion at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida, where officials announced an African elephant calf was born at the park for the first time in seven years.

The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant, is the largest land animal on Earth. A mature male may stand up to 13 feet tall at the shoulder and ...

African elephants are the world's largest land mammals, with males, on average, reaching up to 3m in height and weighing up to 6 tonnes. Following population declines over several decades due to ...

The cause of mass deaths of African elephants has been unraveled, and scientists say the outbreaks could be more likely to occur amid the climate crisis, according to a new study.

The elephant is the largest existing land mammal on Earth, weighing anywhere from 4,000 to 10,000 pounds. There are three species of elephants: the African bush elephant (also known as the African ...

An elephant in South Africa’s Kruger National Park trampled a tourist to death as he was trying to protect children, officials say. The incident Sunday involving 59-year-old Shaik Adam Shabir ...

From 1964–2016, forest elephant populations decreased on average by 90%, and savanna elephant populations fell on average by 70%. In combination, populations declined by 77% on average.