A near-impenetrable plateau in Central Africa allowed elephants to hide from humans for years. The same landscape could also be their savior.

Who needs to be tall when you are this strong? The elephant in this clip can’t quite reach the leaves at the top of the tree.

It turns out that humans might not be the only species that have individualized identifiers for each other. A new study found that African savanna elephants, an endangered species, have name-like ...

Surveying elephants is hard, risky work. Dedicated biologists have been doing this challenging task across Africa for decades. Systematic surveying started in the late 1960s but has been sporadic, as ...

National Geographic's Ghost Elephants is a feature documentary chronicling the search for Africa's most elusive elephant.

According to a new study published on Monday, June 10, African elephants refer to one another with "individually specific calls" Getty Humans aren't the only animals to use names. According to a new ...

These gentle giants are not only powerful in size but also remarkable in mind. African elephants are highly intelligent, emotional, and social animals. They live in close family groups, care deeply ...

Across the African continent, elephant populations have largely declined over the past several decades, but some areas show hopeful signs of recovery, according to a new study. Researchers have ...

The Elephant Valley serves as a bridge between the zoo and the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance's support for elephant ...

WASHINGTON — African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research published Monday. The names are one part of elephants’ ...