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.

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 ...

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 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.

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.

“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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

Anna, the 49-year-old “cornerstone” of the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore’s elephant herd, was euthanized Tuesday after being injured in a fall.