For decades, ecologists have theorized that the extinction of one important species could set off a chain reaction of losses ...

What is the African elephant? African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth. They are slightly larger than their ...

Researchers found elephants help sustain a hidden network of insects, with their loss triggering biodiversity declines across ecosystems.

The baby is so protective.

SAN ANDREAS, CA, UNITED STATES, May 28, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) today announced the death of African elephant Toka following a very brief illness. She ...

According to a new study published on Monday, June 10, African elephants refer to one another with "individually specific calls" Gabrielle Rockson is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in ...

The Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center announced Saturday, May 16, that Tembo, its 56-year-old African elephant, was humanely ...

Central California’s Fresno Chaffee Zoo has welcomed a new African elephant to its herd, officials announced this weekend. The zoo said Saturday that visitors will be able see the bull named Mabu on ...

It turns out that humans might not be the only species that have individualized identifiers for each other. A new study found that African savanna elephants, an endangered species, have name-like ...

An extinct species of giant elephant that used to roam across much of Europe and Asia was more closely related to modern African forest elephants than forest elephants are to modern African bush ...