A near-impenetrable plateau in Central Africa allowed elephants to hide from humans for years. The same landscape could also be their savior.

WASHINGTON -- Zoo elephants don't live as long as those in the wild, according to a study sure to stir debate about keeping the giant animals on display. Researchers compared the life spans of ...

Young female elephants benefit from growing up with siblings, especially older sisters, leading to longer lives and earlier motherhood. That's the conclusion of researchers from the U.K., Myanmar and ...

An entire herd of elephants from a British zoo will be released into the wild in Kenya in what conservationists have hailed as a world first. The 13 elephants live at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elephants impress with their size, intelligence, and strong social bonds. But do you know how old these animals can get? Photo: ...

LOS ANGELES — Billy and Tina, the last remaining elephants at the Los Angeles Zoo, were quietly moved this week to a zoo in Oklahoma despite pending lawsuits seeking to have them transferred instead ...

They are large, intelligent, and remarkably social–elephants fascinate many people. With their calm demeanor, they impress at first glance. But it’s not just their appearance; their longevity is also ...