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

Arriving from Kenya as an orphan in 1978, C’sar was the Zoo’s first elephant and quickly became an icon, inspiring generations of guests and staff.

C’sar arrived at the North Carolina Zoo on July 25, 1978, when he was about 4 years old. He was the 27th animal resident to ...

C’sar, the North Carolina Zoo’s longest-tenured resident and the oldest African bull elephant in the United States, died Dec. 19 at 51 years old.

C'sar, who was 51 years old, came to the zoo in 1978, at just 4 years old. He was the zoo's first elephant and became an NC ...

Even the most dedicated doomscrollers smile once in a while. Here’s a look back at some of the Associated Press stories that ...

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 ...

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s adorable new baby elephant finally has a name! The Ohio zoo previously announced on its social media pages that its Asian elephant Phoebe had given birth to a baby boy, her ...

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 ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and the Conservation Biology Institute announced on Monday that 12-year-old Asian elephant Nhi Linh is pregnant and could give birth to the zoo’s first elephant calf in ...