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US tourist killed by elephant after being pulled from her tour group vehicle in Zambia
Juliana Gle Tourneau was killed by elephant in Zambia that pulled her from her tour group's vehicle and trampled her, local officials said.
African elephants call each other by unique names using ‘low rumbles,’ groundbreaking study finds
A new academic study of wild African elephants has determined that they communicate by using unique names for each other, making them a rarity among others in the animal kingdom.
Circus Elephant stops traffic in Montana after escape
A Montana city got the show of a lifetime on April 16 when a show elephant broke free from her pen and tore down a busy street. Thrilling video shows...
Elephants digging through trash shows sad reality of life in Sri Lanka
One man's trash? In Ampara, Sri Lanka, elephants were filmed rummaging through garbage looking for food in this heartbreaking footage filmed by Damith Danthanarayana. The gentle giants are an endangered...
Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany amid trophy hunting dispute
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi is threatening to send 20,000 elephants to Germany after the European country’s environment ministry called for limiting imports on hunted trophies, according to a report. Masisi...
Biotech company reveals breakthrough that could lead to revival of extinct woolly mammoth
“It will walk like a Woolly Mammoth, look like one, sound like one, but most importantly it will be able to inhabit the same ecosystem previously abandoned by the Mammoth’s...
Sri Lanka tourists narrowly escape elephant that broke into their van, stole sandwich in wild video
It’s not every day that you meet an elephant – and when you do, you don’t expect it to break into your van.
Mali, 'world's saddest elephant,' dies after 33 solitary years at zoo
Vishwamali, nicknamed Mali, died on Nov. 28 in Manila, Philippines. She lived alone in her pen for most of her life and arrived at the zoo in 1981.
Angry elephant charges broken down safari truck
An elephant never forgets — and neither will these scared safari-goers. At Mole National Park in Ghana, a territorial pachyderm flapped its ears and trumpeted at a group of Dutch...
Elephants get revenge after hunter shoots one of their herd dead
Resurfaced footage shows a pair of hunters being chased by elephants after shooting a member of the herd.
Exhilarating video shows elephant fight off hungry crocodile
This croc's eyes were certainly bigger than its stomach -- and teeth.
'Snotty' tourist gets covered in elephant boogers
"It snotted all over me!" When a nosy elephant stuck its trunk through the safari car window, it left behind a trail of boogers on influencer Shiv Sewlal's leggings and...
Here are the do's and don'ts of elephant encounters in Thailand
Over the years, many of Phuket's so-called elephant sanctuaries have become abusive and cruel — but not all. Here's our guide to five of the good ones.
Celeb-favorite animal park says it's 'physically impossible' after visitor claims elephant broke her arm
"It is like accusing a man with no hands of being a pickpocket," Mason Elephant Park and Lodge owner Nigel Mason said of claims that Lupcik the elephant "bit" a...
Elephants at Houston zoo go viral over daily yoga classes — including one who can do handstand
Elephants doing handstands? These limber giants are up to the tusk.
An elephant bit me while I was on vacation, it completely crushed my arm
A Bali tourist was posing for a photo with an elephant moments before the animal allegedly crushed her arm, describing the shock incident as “terrifying”.
Hungry elephant flings woman into air after being taunted with banana
Some viewers of the viral video were concerned about the woman's well-being, while others condemned her for being a "fool."
Elephant Pang Pha taught herself how to peel a banana at Berlin zoo
Just like humans, elephants love to eat bananas, but they don't usually peel them first. They pick them up with their trunks and eat the fruit whole -- peel and...
On safari, chartered flights mean more time in the bush with jumbo dumbos
Launched in 2015 as a as part of Elewana — a collection of 16 boutique lodges, camps and hotels — SkySafari is direct and runs on your schedule.