After examining the physical strength, hunting skills, and defensive mechanisms of these animals, the elephant emerges as the strongest. Its sheer size, muscle mass, and ability to carry heavy ...

Ellie the Elephant, New York's famous mascot, will no doubt be a key part of the festivities as the Liberty crawl down the "Canyon of Heroes" in honor of ending a 20-plus year long drought.

They’re practically flooding our social media feeds and TV screens. Of course, we’re talking about the elephant and donkey, with the former representing the Republican Party and the latter as ...

Learn more If you're looking for a fun way to ring in the holiday season with friends and family, you can't go wrong with a white elephant party. For those not familiar, a white elephant is a gift ...

There’s a Sherlock Holmes tale in here somewhere: A clever observer could check wrinkles and whiskers on an elephant trunk to catch a left-trunker pachyderm perp masquerading as a righty ...

A multidisciplinary team of scientists has conducted a study of Asian and African elephant wrinkles to learn more about their purpose. In their study, published in the journal Royal Society Open ...

Suffolk County authorities for the first time busted a drug-peddling ring whose dealers were trafficking carfentanil — a lethal synthetic opioid used to tranquilize elephants. The narcotic is ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Little Rock Zoo's beloved 56-year-old elephant Sophie passed away on October 28. Earlier this year, she was placed in hospice care after suffering complications from a ...

BANGKOK — A well-known elephant sanctuary in Thailand appealed for help on Friday after torrential flash floods forced the evacuation of about 100 elephants. Videos and pictures released by ...

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Five elephants in a Colorado zoo could someday sue for their freedom, if the state’s Supreme Court sides with an animal rights group and declares them “persons” under ...

But the two ton, 15-year-old elephant was no match for the flooding that inundated Chiang Mai, Thailand’s second-largest city, last week. By the time a team of rescuers saw her, she had been ...

Each time the “tribal question” comes up in public discourse, a feeling of uneasiness and anxiety looms the air like a dark cloud over the skies. It’s almost as if Uganda has moved out its ...