Zaiya, the successful product or breeding between two of their elephants, is the first baby born at Blackpool Zoo, and she ...

He joins a herd of elephants at the zoo that includes two half-siblings of his.

The elephant has a secret hiding right on its nose. Its famous trunk, full of muscle and devoid of bone, can move in a virtually infinite number of directions and is capable of performing an array of ...

The elephant proboscis (trunk) exhibits an extraordinary kinematic versatility as it can manipulate a single blade of grass but also carry loads up to 270 kilograms. Using motion-capture technologies ...

Now imagine that you’re a baby elephant. Grown up elephants are so big! One woman caught a weeks-old elephant crossing the ...

A new study suggests that an elephant's muscles aren't the only way it stretches its trunk -- its folded skin also plays an important role. The combination of muscle and skin gives the animal the ...

Every once in a while, though, there’s a straggler in the group—and while they’re never actually left behind, it might feel ...

Editor’s Note: Some may find the images in this story disturbing. BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — A baby elephant in Indonesia’s Sumatra island has had half of her trunk amputated after being caught in ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — A baby elephant in Indonesia’s Sumatra island has had half of her trunk amputated after being caught in what authorities said Monday was a trap set by poachers who prey on ...