Early humans were not just scavengers. New research shows they actively butchered elephants, transforming survival and social ...

I’m always leery of claims that humans are uniquely exceptional, that we are better than nonhuman animals (animals) at dealing with the demands of our daily lives, that we are more highly evolved, ...

You wouldn't imagine that elephants would be scared of much, considering their size, but it seems they are terrified of bees. Now, this fear is being used to thwart human-elephant conflict, helping to ...

Indian wildlife officers are hunting a rampaging wild elephant blamed for killing at least 20 people and injuring 15 others ...

Elephants are among the most intelligent creatures on the planet. They use long sticks to scratch their bodies when their trunks can't reach, use palm fronds as fly swatters, and recognize their ...

A 1.78-million-year-old partial elephant skeleton found in Tanzania associated with stone tools may represent the oldest known evidence of butchery of the giant herbivores ...

Zoo elephants were the source of a tuberculosis outbreak in 2013 in Multnomah County, Ore., according to a recent article in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The public health ...