War elephants were the ultimate weapon of ancient empires. Find out how they were trained and how they served, right up through World War II.

How Burmese Elephants Helped Defeat the Japanese in World War II A British "elephant whisperer" and his best beloved helpers waged guerrilla warfare and carried refugees to safety.

The world’s smallest elephants are still big. Measuring around nine feet (2.7 meters) tall, Bornean elephants are the smallest subspecies of the Asian elephant, and are two feet (60 centimeters) ...

An elephant stampede which was nearly taking the same disastrous turn as the one which occurred recently at Munich is reported from Riga. View Full Article in Timesmachine » ...

A little exposure to armed conflict can lead to a lot of problems for wild animals like elephants, lions, giraffes and other large mammals, new research shows.

If the 1941 Blitz of Belfast, Northern Ireland, doesn’t seem the likeliest setting for a heartwarming, family-friendly film, think again.

EXCLUSIVE: A British vet and a dedicated team of rangers and pilots tagged these elephants for the first time in a bid to ...

Today, peace has been restored to Mozambique, but the surviving elephants still carry the emotional scars of war. Featured with Poole in "War Elephants" is his sister, Dr. Joyce Poole, a ...

By Sam Peters, CNN (CNN) — The world’s smallest elephants are still big. Measuring around nine feet (2.7 meters) tall, Bornean elephants are the smallest subspecies of the Asian elephant, and ...