Research reveals that elephants use intentional gestures to communicate. A study in Zimbabwe observed elephants gesturing to request apples. They only ...

Elephants that live near farms are more daring than their deep-forest counterparts, and that behavior could be the key to helping people and elephants get along. That's the central finding of new ...

Elephants express a wide range of emotions through their body language. For example, an anxious elephant often holds its tail stiffly out to one side, while a calm and relaxed elephant will typically ...

A 43-year-old elephant named Ruth is recovering after falling during an encounter with another elephant at the Milwaukee ...

Ruth is a 43-year-old African savanna elephant, one of three living at the Milwaukee County Zoo, who needed help to get up ...

Meghan Herron, DVM, DACVB, FFCV, discusses behavior that may be perceived as projecting dominance, and how human reaction to this perception can affect the bond between a pet and its’ owner.

Aggressive behavior from a herdmate caused Ruth to lose her footing on a log and fall onto her side around 11 a.m. Sept. 2, ...