Indian elephants are one of three extant subspecies of Asian elephants. Smaller than African elephants, Indian elephants have convex backs with their highest body point on their heads. Males reach an ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Some Kenyans on Wednesday protested after roaming elephants killed four people over the past week in what experts describe as human–wildlife conflict driven by scarcity of ...

Six people, among them two very young children, were trampled to death by wild elephants who ventured into a village in eastern India. Authorities say the herd of about 18 elephants entered Gondwar ...

LONDON -- Zimbabwe has announced that dozens of its elephants will be killed to control the population size and the meat from the carcasses will be distributed to people. The Zimbabwe Parks and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elephants are the largest land animals on Earth, but even they are not completely invincible. In rare situations, especially when ...

Young elephants have a lot to learn—what to eat, what to avoid, how to behave around others. When they grow up around their mother and aunts, their development into well-behaved adults may seem ...