In a novel move, feces from a baby elephant in Ohio were shipped to the zoo and mixed with Linh Mai’s formula.

There are about 1,000 tiny hairs on an elephant’s rugged trunk, all designed to help the animal feel, a new study found. By Alexa Robles-Gil Every elephant has about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk. They ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo announced Friday that its less than 2-week-old female Asian elephant has been named Linh Mai, Vietnamese for spirit blossom. The 308-pound calf was the first elephant ...

An elephant’s trunk is a marvelous thing, flexible enough to bend and stretch as it forages for food, but also stiff enough to grasp and maneuver even delicate objects like peanuts or a tortilla chip.

The Lagos State Government has arraigned 17 individuals over environmental offences of urinating and defecating in public places. This development was revealed by the state Commissioner of Environment ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s nothing cuter than a baby, especially the four-legged kind. The latest birth that has us excited is the newest addition to ...

An elephant has about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk. Basile Morin via Wikimedia Commons under CC-BY-4.0 Elephants are famous for their dexterous trunks, which the animals use to eat, drink, trumpet and ...

Elephants use their trunks much like a human uses their hands: to pick up food and manipulate objects. A new study finds that tiny, specialized whiskers on elephant trunks help them do it. Many human ...

Every elephant has about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk. They play a crucial role for the animals, which have thick skin and poor eyesight. Elephants cannot regrow these hairs, meaning a lost one creates ...

Archaeologists say a 2,200-year-old specimen is the first direct evidence of how the Carthaginian war machine used the giant mammals in the Punic Wars. By Franz Lidz A 2,200-year-old bone unearthed ...

If you hear about a movie that’s a few hours long, and hear it get called an epic, you might expect it to be a bit of a slog. If not a slog, you could at least feel a little intimidated, or depending ...

Feb 13 (Reuters) - An elephant's trunk is essential for most aspects of the animal's life, from interacting with its environment and with other elephants to eating and drinking. And the roughly 1,000 ...