The baby elephant, born on July 23, still doesn't have a name, but met the public for the first time with mom Sunny and her ...

Bhubaneswar: Basanti was the cynosure of all eyes as Nandankanan zoo celebrated World Elephant Day on Tuesday. Despite being ...

Formerly a circus elephant, Suki came to the Point Defiance Zoo in 1996. She benefitted from a new concept called protected contact, where elephants and their keepers never share the same space.

There are about 157 Asian elephants in 27 AZA-accredited institutions, said Felts. Many studies have shown that the elephant population in zoos is not self-sustaining, meaning deaths outpace births.

Size and Weight Another difference between African elephants and Asian elephants is their size and weight. While both of these creatures are extremely large and impressive to behold, African ...

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 ...

Houston Zoo welcomes a new elephant in hopes of starting family Baylor, the Houston Zoo's beloved 13-year-old Asian elephant, is heading to the Mile-High City.