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 ...

Fans of Samudra, an Asian elephant at the Oregon Zoo, are wishing the pachyderm a happy birthday as the young mammal turns 15. Take a look at his pool party.

The zoo has a 6.65-acre elephant exhibit housing its two Asian bull elephants, Billy and Tina, who have been there since 1989 and 2010, respectively.

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.

PORTLAND — The Oregon Zoo in Portland has welcomed its newest addition, a baby elephant. Thirty-year-old Asian elephant Rose-Tu gave birth on Saturday after 20 months of pregnancy, the zoo said ...