Wild African elephants living in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya appear to seek out specific plants when unwell. Local ...

Researchers identified eight plant species that sick elephants appear to seek out for a specific purpose, plus five used in ...

African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick, research reveals.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The African elephant has some of the world's biggest ears, measuring more than six feet long and more than four feet wide. It's a ...

Raging hormones can make teenagers do some crazy things. In a group of elephants without a father figure it led to a killing ...

Learn how African elephants treat their ailments with plants and other natural materials, showing the significance of self-medication in the animal kingdom.

People have had a devastating impact on African elephant and rhino numbers, but in parts of Africa we’re helping these amazing animals to recover People have had a devastating impact on African ...

The overall declining trend of both African elephant species calls for increased support by donors, governments of the elephant range states, and the international community to ensure that elephant ...

BELA-BELA, South Africa — Tuesday is World Elephant Day. Here are five things to know about the largest land animals on our planet. There are three species of elephants: the African savanna or bush ...

Learn how shrinking habitats are isolating African elephant populations and how restoring connections could help save the species. The largest genomic study of African elephants ever conducted has ...

While many people are fascinated by nonhuman animals, most do not have the time, money, or opportunity to travel to remote natural habitats where these animals live freely. Instead, zoos relocate ...