Michael Durham/Oregon Zoo Asian elephant Rose-Tu’s and her calf meet Sung-Surin in Forest Hall at the Oregon Zoo in Portland. Michael Durham/Oregon Zoo Asian elephant Rose-Tu’s and her calf ...

A new virus related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses has been detected in shrews in the U.S. However, scientists say there is currently "no evidence" that it has infected humans and the risk ...

Found only on Union Island in St Vincent and the Grenadines, this lizard owes its strange name to its striking nasal horns. Real rhino horns are used for defence against predators, and to help reach ...

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Atlanta (CNN) — A 59-year-old male tourist was trampled to death by an elephant while reportedly trying to save his grandchild at Kruger National Park in South Africa last weekend, according to ...

The Mount Lyell shrew photographed on a white background. / Credit: Vishal Subramanyan The tiny mammals are active through day and night because they have to constantly feed on insects and ...

The shrew—the animal namesake of bad-tempered women—is the smallest but fiercest and most voraciously carnivorous of all mammals. The brown, beady-eyed, two-to four-inch creature looks like a ...

Perth Zoo’s former elephant Permai has arrived safely at her new South Australian home, with keepers saying they are relieved the trip went safely. After a 40-hour trek from South Perth to the ...

A tourist has died after being trampled by an elephant while visiting Kruger National Park in South Africa, officials say. The animal "charged and trampled" the victim on Saturday, according to a ...

A tourist was trampled to death by an elephant on Saturday in South Africa’s famous Kruger National Park, the South African national parks agency (SANParks) has confirmed. “Today a tragic ...

Ian Walton/Getty A tourist has been trampled to death by an elephant while visiting a national park in South Africa. The victim was “charged and trampled” by an elephant near Crocodile River ...

An elephant in South Africa’s Kruger National ... "In such parks guests may only [leave] vehicles in designated areas. "No part of your body may protrude from a window or sunroof and doors ...