Rhinos carry the kind of prehistoric energy that makes you briefly forget what century you are standing in. At Denver Zoo in ...

Elephants are fascinating animals, and their trunks are even more impressive once you realize everything they can do. This long, flexible combination of nose and upper lip has over 40,000 muscles ...

Baby elephants might grow to be one of the largest land animals in the world, but they are only around 200 to 300 pounds when they are born. Did you know that young elephants are called calves? Or ...

Africa is a continent full of animals known as charismatic megafauna - that is, awe inducing beasties of large size, including elephants, rhinos, hippos, giraffes and more. But despite their size, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Oregon Zoo elephants have some new logs to play with. Some giant logs from the World Forestry Center’s Peggy the Train display now have a new home in the zoo’s Elephant Lands ...

Pacifiers are essential for parents with newborns, as they help calm the baby. However, humans aren’t the only ones who use ...

More than 1,500 animal sanctuaries operate throughout the U.S., each providing its inhabitants with unique, individualized care and a forever home. Most animals that enter sanctuaries have experienced ...

African elephant populations are sometimes thought to differ only by the location of the animals, but, evolutionarily speaking, forest and savannah elephants are as separate genetically as Asian ...