Most of these elephants had to be imported from friendly Indian kingdoms, although the Ptolemies of Egypt eventually secured African elephants from beyond the southern borders of their kingdom ...

War Elephants: The Indian war elephant spurred the creation of protected elephant forests (hastivana/gajavana), influencing statecraft and ecological practices.

Evolutionary scientists have uncovered evidence that Indian elephants experienced a significant population bottleneck nearly 2,000 years ago, lasting for around 1,500 years.

Elephants have been a powerful symbol of wealth and power since ancient times. But how did the symbolic meanings of elephants ...

83-year-old Jacob Cheeran, an eminent elephant vet who first introduced the art of tranquilising elephants in the country, shared his views on capturing and relocating the trouble making elephants.

War elephants could pull heavy loads of military equipment as well as transport troops. Moving at about 19 mph (30 km/h), they could transport troops quickly and use their strength to remove ...

Alexander had learned from King Porus during his 326 B.C. Indian campaign that elephants have sensitive hearing and poor eyesight, which makes them averse to unexpected loud, discordant sounds.

On March 5 morning, Rajan, 70, the mooppan or tribal chieftain of the Vachumaram Kadar colony, under the Vazhachal Forest Division in Kerala’s Thrissur district, ventured into the forest with ...