We’ve all heard the saying “it takes a village to raise a child,” and the same is true for baby animals, too. Located in ...

Every winter, about 10,000 elephant seals make their way to California’s Año Nuevo State Park, to fight, mate and give birth ...

Compared to some animals, baby elephants rest for fairly short periods. In the post caption, @elephanthavensfoundation ...

Baby elephants are known for their curiosity and playful nature. They love showing off for one another—and for the humans who ...

Keepers at West Midlands Safari Park have had another busy start to the year as they carry out the annual animal count.

One of the Trafford Centre's earliest attractions, the Rainforest Café, opened with the shopping centre in 1998. Although it disappeared over twenty years ago, recently people have been sharing their ...

No people were injured in the accident, despite a partial derailment. As elephant habitat shrinks, such deadly encounters are on the rise. By Pragati K.B. Reporting from Bengaluru, India A passenger ...

Elephant societies respond to death in ways that look uncannily similar to our own reactions. Here’s why it has researchers describing them as “compassionate.” Wildlife researchers have, for decades, ...

This story originally published in the September 2008 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. The biologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton is walking up on an ...

Hours after dawn on Nov. 30, 2025, workers on a routine patrol at Okomu Oil Palm Company in Edo State noticed a figure wandering alone among the trees in Extension 1 of the plantation. At first, they ...

The zoo announced on Tuesday that the baby’s name is Oliver, or Ollie for short. Born on Oct. 21, 2025, he’s the second elephant calf to arrive this year, marking a historic milestone for the zoo.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The newest baby elephant at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium needs a name and you can be part of choosing it. Born on Oct. 21, 2025, he’s the second elephant calf to arrive this year, ...