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

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

The phenomenon, captured on video, has zoo staff beaming about the African elephant ... displayed in the wild, says Chase LaDue, a conservation scientist who works with elephants at the Oklahoma ...

African elephants typically live to be 60 to 70 years old in the wild, thanks in part to the survival advantages they obtain through their protective family social structures. In the wild ...

There are so many impressive creatures that roam freely in Africa, and going on an African safari is the coolest way to see ...

Watch: Elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park surrounded the younger elephants in a protective “alert circle” when a 5.2 ...

The African elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park showed their "trust" for one another as the quake rocked Southern California.

African elephants have matriarchal societies ... could inform vital efforts to manage and protect these animals in the wild and in captivity. One of our most exciting discoveries concerns vocal ...

An unusual convoy is nearing Argentina’s lush border with Brazil, after snaking through traffic-snarled roads for hours.

Zoos have undergone a rethink in recent decades with the emphasis on the conservation of species and education, moving away ...