Three elephants at Johannesburg Zoo are at the centre of a heated legal battle as animal welfare advocates push for their ...

A vaccine collaboration between Baylor College of Medicine and Houston Zoo may help protect young Asian elephants from one of ...

An animal protection group is urging the Milwaukee County Zoo to move Belle, its last remaining elephant, to a sanctuary. Zoo ...

Elephants living in modern zoos are living significantly longer than they did half a century ago, according to a study ...

The decision comes weeks after the death of Happy, the elephant at the center of a landmark animal rights case ...

After more than 15 years of collaborative research, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Houston Zoo have reached a major ...

The Bronx Zoo is grappling with the recent death of an elephant named “Happy.” She was in its care for nearly 50 years. “Some of our keepers worked with her for more than 30 years," said Craig Piper, ...

A new study from Baylor College of Medicine and Houston Zoo suggests an experimental vaccine may protect young Asian ...

An eagerly awaited Asian elephant calf has made her grand arrival at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. The baby was born Feb. 2 at 1:15 a.m. after a 21-month gestation to parents Nhi Linh and Spike, the ...

Portland’s favorite little elephant is growing up. Tula-Tu, the Oregon Zoo’s 1-year-old Asian elephant who has stolen the hearts of many, now weighs over 1,300 pounds—more than double her weight ...

A two-part report published in The Seattle Times by Michael Berens on the fate of elephants in American zoos shows they are dying out and that infant mortality for elephants in zoos is almost three ...