At least half a dozen wild elephants were killed after a passenger train collided with them in Sri Lanka, according to local officials.

A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six ...

which has an estimated 7,000 wild elephants, with the animals considered a national treasure, partly due to their significance in Buddhist culture. Two baby elephants and their pregnant mother ...

Four baby elephants and two adults died in the ... elephants have increased in recent years in Sri Lanka, with wild elephants attempting to cross over railway tracks in search of food and water.

The Oregon Zoo is set to welcome visitors to meet its newest resident, Tula-Tu, a 2-week-old Asian elephant calf.