Elephants are pregnant for nearly two years, so it’s important for them to stay healthy during that time period. This is especially true for captive Asian elephants, who are critically endangered and ...

As powerful as they are and as regal and imperious as they may seem, elephants are affectionate animals with fun-loving, playful sides. When acclimated to human presence in supportive settings like ...

Babe, Zina and Sophie — or as their caretakers sometimes call them, Big Head, Tiny and Sluffy — make up the elephant trio at the Little Rock Zoo. All of the girls are geriatric Asian elephants, and ...

OLD ELEPHANTS CAN LEARN NEW TRICKS: Sophie lifts her leg as part of an elephant exercise in this picture from January. Credit: Brian Chilson The Little Rock Zoo announced today that Sophie, an Asian ...

BOISE, Idaho — It's not easy being a pudgy pachyderm. Everyone — from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to the U.S. Department of Agriculture — seems to want to weigh in with opinions on ...