Zoo officials said the elephant, named Ruth, lost her footing after aggressive behavior from a fellow African elephant.

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

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, ...

A study reveals that African elephants communicate using intentional gestures to ask for food, similar to ape communication.

Ruth, a 43-year-old “geriatric” elephant at the Milwaukee County Zoo, is doing well after the animal fell earlier in the week and couldn’t get up without help from a front-end loader.The zoo said on ...

Ruth, a 43-year-old "geriatric" elephant at the Milwaukee County Zoo, is doing well after the animal fell earlier in the week ...

The zoo said she was unable to get up an her own, prompting a response that included calls to the MFD Heavy Urban Rescue Team ...

AN elephant carer has tragically died after being struck by an adult female he raised from a calf. Israel Shambira, 58, had ...

Anthrax, locally named "Kooto" in Runyankore and "Kakooto" in Luganda, is one of the zoonotic diseases that continue to recur in Uganda, causing devastating effects on both livestock and human health.

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