August is Asian Elephant Awareness Month. To celebrate, the Topeka Zoo is auctioning off art by a very special pair of ...

The elephant population in Asia has fallen from hundreds of thousands at the turn of the 20th century to only 16,000 in 11 countries today, according to the United Nations. Many face difficult lives.

Jet, a male Asian elephant calf born at the St. Louis Zoo on Nov. 23, 2024, sticks close to his mother, Jade, the zoo's 17-year-old Asian elephant. Nicole Brown via St. Louis Zoo ...

One of the Oregon Zoo’s youngest residents is celebrating her half birthday on Friday.Six months ago, Tula-Tu was born to ...

The latest addition marks the first of two planned elephant births at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in 2025. Phoebe, a 38-year-old Asian elephant, is also expecting a calf this fall, according to the ...

Asian elephants can do some pinching. “But when you give them a big fruit like a melon or a mango,” says Brecht, “they wrap their trunk around the object.

Some 400 to 600 Asian elephants are believed to remain living in the wild in Cambodia. Researchers said the study's findings underscore the potential of a "national stronghold" for the species.