"Elephants may run at the threat in a demonstration or real charge. Most charges are mock charges which are broken off before the target is reached," South African National Parks said. "However ...

Most of what we know about elephants’ use of sounds to communicate comes from studies of African elephants (genus Loxodonta). We don’t know much about Asian elephants (genus Elephas), the ...

The African Elephant is the largest land animal on Earth with adult males attaining heights of 11.5 feet (3.5 m) and weighing more than 13,000 pounds (5,000 kg). Their tusks can grow to 8 feet (2. ...

An animal rights group had sought to have the African elephants, Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou and Jambo, freed from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and moved to an elephant sanctuary, citing a legal process ...

The court rejected a case to send five African elephants to a sanctuary, saying they have no legal right to demand release under habeas corpus Sara Hashemi Daily Correspondent LouLou, an elephant ...

The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) filed the suit against the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in May 2024 alleging the park in Colorado Springs kept five elderly African elephants named Missy, Kimba ...

Court says elephants not human, cannot seek freedom Animal rights group says decision perpetuates an injustice Zoo called lawsuit frivolous, cites earlier rulings Jan 22 (Reuters) - Five elderly ...

A tourist was trampled to death by an elephant on Saturday in South Africa’s famous Kruger National Park, the South African national parks agency (SANParks) has confirmed. “Today a tragic ...

Elephants Cannot Sue to Get Out of the Zoo, Colorado's Top Court Rules By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Five elderly African elephants at a Colorado zoo will stay there, after the state's highest ...

Responding to a petition from an animal rights group, the Colorado Supreme Court decided that although these female African elephants are “majestic,” the “interests protected by the great wr ...

Tom Howarth is a Newsweek reporter based in Bristol, U.K. His focus is reporting on nature and science. He covers climate change, biodiversity, extreme weather, zoonotic diseases and more.