Mabu saunters across a grassy field and raises his long, gray trunk to wrangle food from a hole carved inside a large boulder, captivating the attention of a girl propped up on her father’s shoulders.

Life expectancy for elephants in zoos is shorter than those in the wild. Dec. 12, 2008— -- Zoos are "consuming" elephants, says a team of researchers and conservationists who have, for the first ...

While many people are fascinated by nonhuman animals, most do not have the time, money, or opportunity to travel to remote natural habitats where these animals live freely. Instead, zoos relocate ...

Elephants bathe in a pond at the Elephant Conservation Center in Laos' Sainyabuli province - Copyright AFP TANG CHHIN Sothy Elephants bathe in a pond at the Elephant ...

In a bid to prevent human confrontations, which can turn deadly, Thailand is administering birth control vaccines to wild elephants. Thailand is using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild ...

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Mabu saunters across a grassy field and raises his long, gray trunk to wrangle food from a hole carved inside a large boulder, captivating the attention of a girl propped up on ...