A new study uncovered how ancient land shifts allowed elephants to cross from Africa to Asia millions of years ago.

Elephants play an important role in the ecosystem. Researchers make promising discovery while studying elephant DNA: 'We are pleasantly surprised' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Hundreds of years ago, the Eastern Cape was full of elephants. By 1931, there were only 11 left. Now their numbers are ...

UC San Diego School of Biological Sciences' Shermin de Silva has spent the majority of her scientific career studying ...

The Louisville Zoo honored its cherished elephants Mikki and Punch this weekend, inviting the community for a special tribute.

Ndlula, Umngani and Khosi — scramble to encircle and shield the two 7-year-old calves, Zuli and Mkhaya, from any possible ...

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance shared a video from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, which is located in northern San Diego County, that shows the park’s African elephants ...

The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 and was near the mountain town of Julian, east of San Diego, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Multiple aftershocks in the 2 and 3 magnitude ...

The park — which eight African elephants call home — was among a number of places shaken up by the quake with an epicenter just south of the community of Julian, which is roughly 60 miles northeast of ...

A video shot of their enclosure at the park Monday morning shows the five African elephants standing around in the morning sun before the camera shakes and they run in different directions.