Asha at Natural Bridge Zoo in September 2023. Asha spent years giving rides to visitors at the private zoo in Virginia. (Robin Vitulle/Free All Captive Elephants, Inc.) Last year it seemed like ...

The Oregon Zoo’s baby elephant officially has a name. Keepers say Tula-Tu is doing well and growing fast. They’ve also confirmed she is a girl.

“We could not be more excited for our teams here at the Zoo and the entire Central Valley Community as this is the first elephant calf born in the Zoo’s 95-year history,” said Dohlin.

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 ...

Osh, a 30-year old African elephant, eats a pumpkin while surrounded by signs wishing him well as he attends his farewell party at the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024.

Ginny the elephant walks around her area at the San Antonio Zoo in 1992. This week, 32 years ago, Ginny lifted her handler with her trunk and slammed him to the ground, causing fatal head injuries.

The Oakland Zoo said Tuesday it will move its 30-year-old African elephant, Osh, to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee this fall, leaving the zoo without any elephants for the first time in 75 years.

Zoo staff has been keeping their distance to give the mom and baby time to bond, but the calf appears to be a baby girl, weighing around 200 pounds.

Mundi the 41-year-old African savannah elephant, spent 35 years alone at the Mayaguez Zoo in Puerto Rico before the park's closure Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

Woodland Park Zoo has harmed a 39-year-old Asian elephant named Bamboo and should move her to an elephant sanctuary in Tennessee, an animal-rights group said in a lawsuit filed Monday. In the King ...

As an Asian elephant, Shaunzi was classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Per the L.A. Zoo, only about 40,000 Asian elephants remain in the wild ...

Fitz, an elephant calf at the Louisville Zoo, was diagnosed June 28 with the viral infection that can be deadly and affects elephants worldwide. He was tired June 30, but eating and standing.