When an Indian divisional forest official found an elephant in labor on a set of train tracks at 3 a.m., he knew he had to ...

Early labor signs Wednesday included abdominal contractions, ... Oregon Zoo keepers, veterinary crew gear up but pregnant elephant's labor is slow going. Updated: Nov. 29, 2012, 4:15 p.m.

In a rare collaboration, the railways and Jharkhand forest department paused a goods train to protect a pregnant elephant in ...

Labor hasn't started for Rose-Tu, the 18-year-old Asian elephant due to deliver a calf any day. Monday, the , indicating labor could begin any time and the calf could be born within one to three ...

Shorter labor time might run in the family, as Zahara’s mother, Ivory, is known for them, Kowalski said. Before Monday, Zahara was the zoo’s youngest elephant, at age 17.

Researcher H. T. Dublin spent a year observing a group of elephants. She charted their regular diet, and the paths they walked to find food. One day, a female elephant went off on her own.

A 314-pound baby elephant is the newest addition to the Houston zoo. According to the zoo, Kirby was born on Friday afternoon, November 15. Her 34-year-old mother, Shanti, was in labor for 19 ...

An elephant at the Berlin Zoo can use her trunk to peel bananas, ... Anchali, skips the peeling step, though she does sometimes benefit from the fruit of Pang Pha’s labor.