African elephants are the world's largest land mammals, with males, on average, reaching up to 3m in height and weighing up to 6 tonnes. Following population declines over several decades due to ...

Saturday marked a momentous occasion at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida, where officials announced an African elephant calf was born at the park for the first time in seven years.

Osh, the Oakland Zoo's last African elephant was recently moved from California to an Tennessee's Elephant Sanctuary. How the 15,000-pound animal made the 2,250-mile journey.

The Maryland Zoo announced Thursday that its oldest African elephant was euthanized on Tuesday after a fall.. Anna, who was 49 years old, had multiple known medical issues that led to the ...