After Ringling Bros. ended its 145-year-long tradition of forcing elephants to perform in 2016, many assumed that the protracted era of American elephant abuse was finally over. Unfortunately, that ...

Installation view of The Secret World of Elephants at the American Museum of Natural History showing how elephants' ears cool them. (all photos AX Mina/Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) Until I ...

The American tourist killed by a charging bull elephant that flipped over their safari vehicle in Zambia over the weekend has been identified as an adventurous 79-year-old woman who wanted the trip to ...

A familiar friend is back at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. "Beloved" bull elephant Sabu returned to the zoo Friday after spending almost two years at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Sabu fans ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved an application from zoos in Dallas, Wichita and Omaha to import 18 wild elephants from Swaziland.The transfer involves 15 female and three male ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Given the recent elephant hunting scandal, I ...