Elephants have been at the zoo in Milwaukee ever since there's been a zoo in Milwaukee. But you've never seen them like this. The folks at the Milwaukee County Zoo have been hard at work on the ...

Baby elephants might grow to be one of the largest land animals in the world, but they are only around 200 to 300 pounds when they are born. Did you know that young elephants are called calves? Or ...

Elephants have fascinated people for centuries, and the more scientists study them, the more impressive they seem. Their intelligence, physical abilities, and social lives reveal a level of complexity ...

From its long, flexible trunk to its loud trumpeting sounds, there’s a lot to admire about an elephant. But how much do you know about these massive creatures? Where do they live? How big can they get ...

Re “Zoo, and L.A.’s kids, need Billy,” Column, Dec. 9 Hector Tobar intimates that those in favor of sending Billy the elephant to a sanctuary are somehow against the working families and children of ...

As their excitement reached fever pitch, I continued driving into the ground a joke I’d been making throughout our journey ...

African elephant populations are sometimes thought to differ only by the location of the animals, but, evolutionarily speaking, forest and savannah elephants are as separate genetically as Asian ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Sunday is National Elephant Appreciation Day—a holiday observed every September 22—and what better way to celebrate these ...