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 ...

From its long, flexible trunk to its loud trumpeting sounds, there's a lot to admire about an elephant. But how much do you know about these massive creatures? Where do they live? How big can they get ...

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 ...

March 20 (Reuters) -- Almost 200 elephants were killed in Sri Lanka in 2007, with the vast majority shot by farmers and others angered when the wild animals stray out of jungles and forests into human ...