Named after Ousmane Sarr, a veteran park ranger who dedicated his life to protecting Niokolo-Koba's endangered species, the elephant steps silently into view in the black-and-white footage. His large ...

Elephants’ massive ears are one of their most distinguishable characteristics. Alongside their long trunks, an elephant’s big ears are the first thing we see. These large ears easily give elephants a ...

There’s a lot to shout about when it comes to elephants: they’ve got what seems like a fifth limb for a nose, they use tools, but perhaps their most in-your-face feature are the giant fans attached to ...

The straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) was a behemoth of ancient times.Reaching up to 4 meters (13 feet) tall at the shoulder and weighing in at around 15 tonnes (16.5 tons), the ...

Fossils of a new, giant species of dinosaur have been discovered in South Africa, a study reports. It was about twice the size of an African elephant.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with researcher Joyce Poole about the release of her African Elephant Ethogram —the most comprehensive audiovisual library ever made of African elephant behavior.

African bull elephant Tusker, who sired 13 calves at his previous zoo homes, ... Tusker can be seen delicately manipulating a giant log with his trunk as if it were a toothpick.

Your morning catch-up: The great big elephant drama, ... Billy and Tina are not the first giant mammals removed from L.A. under cover of darkness. In 1987, Marineland of the Pacific, ...

A dwarf elephant the size of a Shetland pony once roamed the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. In the West Indies, a giant rat-like rodent tipped the scales at more than 400 pounds (180 kg ...