Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old millionaire from California, was ambushed while taking part in a £30,000 hunt in the thick forests ...

The world's third-largest land mammal after the African and Asian elephants, the common hippo is no pushover. Reaching up to 5m long and weighing a mighty 4500kg (about six times the mass of a typical ...

Conservationists have sounded the alarm for decades that habitat fragmentation is just as devastating to elephant populations ...

Wildlife videographer and safari guide Rob the Ranger walks among wild elephants, capturing their daily interactions in the African bush.

Wildlife videographer and safari guide Rob the Ranger films an extraordinary encounter between elephants interacting naturally in the bush. Iran official says peace talks on hold until 2 conditions ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Taryn White is a D.C.-area travel and food writer and content creator. Twenty years ago, Beks Ndlovu set out with a simple but ...

HOHENWALD, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee announced the death of one of its African elephants last week. Sukari was 41 years old and had been in the care of the sanctuary in ...

Elephants are among the planet’s most majestic creatures, walking steadfastly through the savannas, forests and deserts of Africa and Asia. These gentle giants are also the largest living land mammals ...

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 ...

For years, Belgian anti-poaching pilot Anthony Caere flew over Virunga’s forests and saw nothing but rebels below. No animals. Just armed insurgents in one of Africa’s most contested landscapes. Now, ...

Dzanga Bai is an exceptional forest clearing where hundreds of elusive forest elephants gather, offering scientists and visitors opportunities to observe their behavior, social interactions and family ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elephants also like to wallow in mud and use their trunks to spray water over their backs. However, there is an important reason ...