Both creatures are endemic to Asia. The elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elpenor) is a sphingid whose name was inspired by its caterpillar, which resembles an elephant’s trunk. The Polyphemus moth ...

North America’s Promethea moth ( Callosamia promethea) has a link to Greek mythology, too: Prometheus was the Titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans. Eighteenth-century British ...

Professor Lars Schmitz joins WIRED to guide us through a giant tree of life mapping the evolution of eyes in the animal ...

From the lush forests of the south to the grasslands of the northeast, these fun elephant hangouts are worth bumping to the top of your travel list! Here's a rundown of the top six elephant ...

Hazaribag: A 71-year-old woman was killed by an elephant in Hazaribag's Lokura village on Tuesday night. The victim, Rohini Devi, was sleeping in her hut after collecting Mahua seeds when the ...

RANCHI: A wild elephant that got separated from its herd has killed two more people on Sunday and injured one person in Gumla. The elephant has been on a rampage in Gumla and Simdega for the last ...

A female African elephant named Pupy stands in her enclosure at the Ecoparque in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 25, 2025, as she is trained for her relocation to a sanctuary in Brazil.

A well-loved wild elephant in a Thai national park needed medical attention after a fight with a rival, officials said. Screengrab from the Thai Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant ...

Authorities have found a dead Sumatran elephant in a palm oil plantation near Mount Leuser National Park (TNGL) in Bukitmas village, Besitang district, Langkat regency, North Sumatra. The male ...

Haridwar, in particular, has been dealing with a frequent visitor– a 40-year-old male elephant that seems to have made the town its new territory, according to a report presented by TOI.