Neanderthals hunted giant elephants and pursued them over hundreds of miles across Europe, according to a new study of fossils unearthed in Germany. Previous research confirmed that Neanderthals ...

Long ago, when elephants roamed Europe, Neanderthals were running a deeply complex, bone-crushing operation. To get their hands on much-needed fats and protein, they carefully followed the movements ...

If you ever travel around Europe, you will doubtlessly hear travelers overwhelmingly talk about one particular accommodation as the most notorious party hostel on the continent: Wild Elephants.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A major animal welfare milestone is about to become reality in Portugal. Europe's first large-scale elephant ...

FRANKFURT/MAINZ/LEIDEN/MODENA. Neumark-Nord in northeastern Germany was a lake landscape in the last interglacial period. It is rich in archeological finds discovered ...

Julie (left), Portugal's last performing elephant, is to leave her circus for a sanctuary in the south of the country The Pangea Trust sanctuary in southern Portugal will take in up to 30 elephants ...

(CNN) — Archaeologists in Spain have uncovered an elephant bone from 2,200 years ago, and they believe it belonged to an animal that served as a “war machine” in an army sent to invade the Roman ...

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Portugal's last circus elephant, Julie, is to become one of the first residents of a retirement home for the pachyderms that could become a major draw as European nations clampdown on performing ...