The San Diego Zoo Monday announced the death of Tembo, a 48-year-old African bush elephant that had lived at the Balboa Park zoo since 1983. According to the zoo, the pachyderm “had been under ...

We provide a scientific analysis of a heartbreaking video clip of a young elephant mother carrying her stillborn calf.

A young bull elephant in South Africa appears to have invented a game in which he uses his trunk to fling rocks at safari ...

Rainbow elephant bush is a type of colorful succulent with small, green leaves that contain a white center and hint of pink along the edges. These plants are relatively easy to maintain and can be ...

On a recent visit to a friend in Kohala Ranch, we talked about installing some fire-resistant plant species. A friend of hers had recommended elephant bush (Portulacaria afra), known in the Afrikaans ...

An elephant bush (Portulacaria afra) is a perennial plant with fleshy green leaves and reddish-brown stems. While these succulents grow in USDA hardiness zones of 10 and 11, they can also thrive ...

An extinct species of giant elephant that used to roam across much of Europe and Asia was more closely related to modern African forest elephants than forest elephants are to modern African bush ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — When it comes to the niche business of moving elephants, Dr. Amir Khalil and his team might be the best. The Egyptian veterinarian’s résumé includes possibly the most famous ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Sports Illustrated article written by Josef J. Fénykövi about tracking his famous elephant that now stands in the Rotunda of the National Museum ...

There’s a new addition at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Bay Lake, Florida, and she weighs a whopping 218 pounds. An African elephant calf named Corra was recently born at the resort, making her the first ...