Many of us would probably like to forget sitting through math classes in school. But let’s briefly travel back, just for a ...

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 ...

India’s wild elephants don’t live within neat park boundaries. They move across forests, grasslands, river valleys, and human landscapes following migration routes that are centuries old. To protect ...

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 finding represents the first elephant skeletal remains found to possibly confirm Hannibal’s historical march from Carthage to Italy during the Second Punic War. A “baseball-sized” bone discovered ...

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 ...

The list of feats Andrew Schulz has witnessed an elephant perform with its trunk is as long as, well, an elephant’s trunk. These powerful proboscises are strong enough to push over 900 pound trees and ...

RIAU – Riau Police have launched an investigation into the death of a Sumatran elephant found decapitated inside a pulp company’s forest concession in Riau. The authorities said the elephant’s carcass ...

The elephants are hitting the road again. An exhibit featuring 100 life-sized Indian elephant sculptures, titled “The Great Elephant Migration,” will leave the city’s Meatpacking District on Sunday, ...

Target's new CEO Michael Fiddelke unveiled a $6B turnaround plan after 13 straight quarters of weak sales, targeting store upgrades, tech investment, and corporate layoffs. The retailer plans to revam ...

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