Elephants are among the largest mammals on Earth. They are loved by many for their intelligence and varied personalities.

Elephants weren’t always the gentle giants we know today – their ancestors were some of the strangest creatures to walk the Earth. In this video, we explore the bizarre evolutionary journey of ...

Signals used by elephants to manage competitive play sessions provide hints to the roots of empathy in social mammals.

Researchers found that the animals are capable of using their trunks to make a range of gestures that express their ...

WASHINGTON -- A hefty set of tusks is usually an advantage for elephants, allowing them to dig for water, strip bark for food and joust with other elephants. But during episodes of intense ivory ...

Eurasia and Africa were once populated by 13-tonne, 4 metre tall elephants, but their evolution has long remained a puzzle. A giant fossil skull from Kashmir paves way to unlocking their mysteries.

The elephant trunk plays a critical role in communication. While people assume the trumpet-like noises that we hear from their trunks are their means of communication, that is usually not the case.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks. The research was ...

Scientists have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

Scientists have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.