In his role as general, Hannibal led the Carthaginians' battle against the Roman Republic in the three Punic Wars, which ...

In a bid to prevent human confrontations, which can turn deadly, Thailand is administering birth control vaccines to wild ...

“The hairs on the head, body, and tail of Asian elephants are stiff from base to tip, which is what we were expecting when we ...

Pachyderm whiskers are more flexible at the tip than the base, allowing elephants to complete delicate tasks with their incredibly strong trunks ...

Acupuncture has become part of elephant care at a small number of zoos and wildlife sanctuaries. Its use is tied to long-term ...

Researchers have studied rat and mouse whiskers, but these key organs for elephants have been largely overlooked.

The findings suggest these ghost elephants survived Angola’s war by never leaving—adapting instead by becoming invisible. “I ...

In the wild, there are a lot of ways elephants like to play, like: Playing with actual toys (in zoos, balls. In the wild, ...