Baby elephants might grow to be one of the largest land animals in the world, but they are only around 200 to 300 pounds when they are born. Did you know that young elephants are called calves? Or ...

Elephants are not just the largest land animals on Earth — they are among the most emotionally complex, intellectually gifted, and ecologically vital creatures our planet has ever produced. From their ...

Elephants seem easy to figure out with their big bodies, long trunks, and always walking in slow groups. But they’re not simple animals. Behind the usual facts are habits, abilities, and instincts ...

Elephants have fascinated people for centuries, and the more scientists study them, the more impressive they seem. Their intelligence, physical abilities, and social lives reveal a level of complexity ...

To celebrate, we picked 18 fun facts about the largest land mammal. For example, they "hug" their trunks to say hello to each other. An elephant's trunk weighs 400 pounds, but it can pick up things as ...

African elephant populations are sometimes thought to differ only by the location of the animals, but, evolutionarily speaking, forest and savannah elephants are as separate genetically as Asian ...

Elephants are among the most iconic creatures on Earth. National Elephant Appreciation Day, observed on Sept 22, celebrates these gentle giants that now need our help. National Elephant Appreciation ...

In 2009, a large, lone elephant called Alexander died beside a road in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Over the next few ...

Bring World Elephant Day into your classroom with this engaging collection of 20 elephant-themed reading comprehension passages! Students will read about elephant families, habitats, body features, ...

It there's one thing that most people can agree on, it's how adorable baby animals are. I could watch them all day! If you need a serotonin boost today, this video that Fresno Chaffee Zoo shared at ...