Elephants enjoy splashing in the pool together.

The Kenya Wildlife Service pledged to “strengthen prevention measures, improve early response and reduce the risk of future ...

Some Kenyans have protested after roaming elephants killed four people over the past week in what experts describe as ...

Deciding where to do in 2026 can be challenging, but there are plenty of destinations in the U.S. offering exciting events ...

Short for International Criminal Police Organization, INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization. This ...

This story originally published in the September 2008 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. The biologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton is walking up on an ...

Lady Bird, an Asian elephant born in August 2025, (center) is with her mother Bluebonnet (left) and Angel at Fort Worth Zoo on Dec. 9, 2025, in Fort Worth. Chitose Suzuki / Staff Photographer On a ...

A Washington, D.C.–based animal-rights group has filed a lawsuit in Somerset County seeking to secure the liberty of two Pittsburgh Zoo elephants. The elephants were recently moved to an international ...

Born into an aristocratic British family, he turned his empathy and knowledge of the world’s largest land mammals to the cause of saving them from poachers. Excerpt from “A Life Among Elephants,” ...

WACO, Texas — Cameron Park Zoo is mourning the loss of two beloved animals, African elephant Tembo and Sumatran tiger Maharani, who died Thursday, leaving zoo staff and volunteers heartbroken. Tembo, ...

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) — A baby elephant born in October at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium finally has a name. The zoo announced on social media that the adorable calf has received his official moniker, ...

The name was chosen from over 11,000 public submissions and four final options selected by zookeepers. The name announcement coincided with Giving Tuesday, a day encouraging community donations and ...