The Denver Zoo is bringing back an old friend after the investigation into the death of two Malayan tapirs. Everyone say ...

Elephants living in modern zoos are living significantly longer than they did half a century ago, according to a study ...

Scientists are preserving the animals’ reproductive cells in liquid nitrogen in a bid to boost genetic diversity in future ...

When Linh Mai’s mother rejected her at birth, caretaker Robbie Clark didn’t leave the National Zoo for nearly a month.

An Asian elephant calf named Linh Mai was born at The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in February. Because the calf’s mother has ...

Syracuse: More than $41 million in taxpayer funds support the silk-stocking Wildlife Conservation Society. As citizens of a ...

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Dhurbe the killer elephant has trampled more than two dozen people since 2010, including four members of the same Nepalese ...

There was always an irony to Happy’s name. The elephant’s misfortune stamped her a celebrity. In their home in the wild, ...

The Bronx Zoo is weighing whether to move Patty, its last elephant, to a Tennessee sanctuary after the death of the elephant Patty shared her habitat with, citing welfare, age, and relocation risks.

She’s got a big trunk to pack. New York City’s last remaining elephant may be trading the concrete jungle for a wildlife sanctuary in Tennessee. The Bronx Zoo is weighing whether to transfer Patty, a ...

There have been questions about Patty the elephant's health since the passing of another elephant.