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Bronx Zoo elephant Happy received a habeas corpus hearing from New York's top court, but the judges ultimately rejected the petition to release her. An animal rights group is pursuing a similar ...

IFS officer Parveen Kaswan shared the footage of an elephant charging at a camera setup and removing the device after being ...

Elephant seals are being used as nature's artificial intelligence to monitor the health of the oceans -- especially the little-known "twilight zone," an ecosystem abundant with fish that could soon be ...

Elephants are incredibly intelligent and social animals with several sophisticated methods of communication. They use all their senses — hearing, sight, touch, and smell — to interact within their own ...

But how old do elephants really get? And why do some live significantly shorter lives than others? How Old Can Elephants ...