Elephant seals mate before the females leave the beach on their short migration. They’ll return to the beach, fatter, in May. Christine Heinrichs Valentine’s Day has passed, but mating season for ...

After a year of formal introductions, Asian elephants Asha and Chandra are still waiting for some private time with the bull elephant they traveled 90 miles to see. The sisters were moved from the ...

FORT WORTH - Zoo officials have decided a little competition may inspire a male Asian elephant to get into the mating mood. Fort Worth Zoo's lone Asian bull elephant, Groucho, hasn't sired a calf for ...

It's birthing and mating season for elephant seals at Point Reyes. Beach closures are in effect to help protect nursing pups. Point Reyes officials recently celebrated the area's first pup birth this ...

For dudes looking for female company, the prospects are good at Año Nuevo — the scenic spot on the Northern California coast is home to plenty of eligible companions. Of course, it helps if you’re a 5 ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Male elephant seals recognize the unique calls of their rivals, helping them know when to fight or flee, new research suggests. The findings, presented here at the 166th meeting of the ...

Terrifying footage shows a six-ton sex-crazed elephant charging a safari truck and tourists fleeing for their lives. The 13-foot tall testosterone-fuelled tusker, which was in season for mating, had ...

• During courtship, a male and a female elephant will rub their bodies on each other and even wrap trunks. The females tend to run away from the males and he will have to pursue her. This game of cat ...

EAGER TO SEE ELEPHANT SEALS? Then you'll make the journey to a place like Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery, in San Simeon, where humans are invited to watch the minute-by-minute events of a ...