In Alps and Elephants, the first of several books that ... Tomas van Houtryve The First Punic War (264-241 B.C.) was fought over control of the strategic islands of Sicily and Corsica.

Pupy the elephant has arrived at her new home in a sanctuary in Mato Grosso, Brazil, following a 2,700-kilometer journey from ...

The art of deception, as old as war itself, can garner astonishment when one side’s competence enables it to pull off an ...

In central India's dry forests, community trackers hunt for signs of elephants to feed into an alert system that is helping ...

A video from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park taken during an earthquake put complex elephant herd dynamics on display. By Jonathan Wolfe The 5.2 magnitude earthquake that shook Southern California ...

As Ndlula, Umngani and Khosi felt the ground rattle beneath them, the mighty African elephants sprung into action — forming a tight circle around their youngsters in a moving display of ...

At the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a herd of African elephants was caught on video running over to protect their young by encircling them during a 5.2 magnitude earthquake SAN DIEGO -- As the ...

As the ground shook from a 5.2-magnitude earthquake, a herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park sprung into action to protect their young.A video shot of their enclosure at the park ...