This elephant’s behavior is adorable, and it’s also very typical. Baby elephants are known to suck on their trunks for a variety of reasons. The most common reason is comfort while they learn to use ...

Well, I may be reconsidering my dream of playing with elephants in Thailand after this. While I always envisioned elephants as gentle giants, I sometimes forget that they are fully capable of killing ...

Last week in Kenya, a 1-year-old baby elephant meandered through Tsavo East National Park with her mother. The sweet pair appeared healthy from a distance, but someone touring the park noticed ...

Elephants are incredibly intelligent and social animals with several sophisticated methods of communication. They use all their senses — hearing, sight, touch, and smell — to interact within their own ...

Elephant caregivers play an important role in their society by comforting and teaching babies when mom is occupied. Allomothers, aka "nannies," play an important role in elephant society by comforting ...