Have you ever wondered what the world’s largest land animal might be? While some land animals (giraffes) might be taller, and some marine life (blue whales) might be heavier, one animal stands alone ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo announced Friday zookeepers euthanized an African savanna elephant named Brittany, due to declining ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo made the difficult decision to humanely euthanize African savanna elephant Brittany, age 45, due to ...

African elephants are known to recognize groups of humans, to test electric fences with their tusks to avoid injury, and (of course) can remember paths to resources passed down to them decades earlier ...

Wild African savannah elephants living near livestock in northern Kenya are showing measurable shifts in their gut microbiomes, raising fresh questions about how pastoralist land use may be reshaping ...

Imagine a creature nearly twice the size of a modern African elephant, which can weigh up to 6,000 kg. This was Elephas ...

The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee has announced the passing of African female elephant Sukari at the age of 41 after more ...

The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee announced the death of one of its African elephants last week.

An animal rights organization is calling for Six Flags Great Adventure to find a new home for its herd of African elephants, saying their captivity is “psychologically and physically harmful.” World ...

Mlilo, a 22-year-old African elephant, is expecting a calf, the zoo announced. The baby is expected to arrive in the fall -- likely September -- 2026. This will be Mlilo's third calf, and her last ...

African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years of evolution. Nevertheless, Asian ...

Brittany was one of the longest-tenured animals at the Milwaukee County Zoo, arriving in 2001 from Greenville Zoo in South ...