Research reveals that elephants use intentional gestures to communicate. A study in Zimbabwe observed elephants gesturing to request apples. They only ...

Elephants that live near farms are more daring than their deep-forest counterparts, and that behavior could be the key to helping people and elephants get along. That's the central finding of new ...

Ruth is a 43-year-old African savanna elephant, one of three living at the Milwaukee County Zoo, who needed help to get up ...

Elephants express a wide range of emotions through their body language. For example, an anxious elephant often holds its tail stiffly out to one side, while a calm and relaxed elephant will typically ...

An elephant took a tumble at the Milwaukee County Zoo on Friday resulting in her having to be pushed to her feet with a front loader.

A 43-year-old elephant named Ruth is recovering after falling during an encounter with another elephant at the Milwaukee ...

Meghan Herron, DVM, DACVB, FFCV, discusses behavior that may be perceived as projecting dominance, and how human reaction to this perception can affect the bond between a pet and its’ owner.