Cute features in babies and animals are more than just amusing—they trigger powerful evolutionary responses that help our ...

and the wild animals obviously missed him. In the clip, the man standing in the water at Elephant Nature Park in Thailand is shown calling his dear friends by a familiar sound, and when they heard ...

But according to a study carried out by World Animal Protection (WAP) across Asia this is helping to fuel a rise in elephants captured from the wild and kept for entertainment. The number in ...

What is the cleanest animal in the world? Read on to explore the impeccable habits that make these animals stay spotless and ...

A temple in south Delhi known for its animal care initiatives is gearing up to bring an elephant gifted by an Assam resident, which will join over two-dozen horses and hundreds of cats and dogs ...

They can’t afford the water loss. The African elephant has the largest ears of any animal, accounting for 20% of their overall surface area. They make useful fans, but also have other mechanisms ...

The Elephant National Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand, said they were unable to access the parts of the sanctuary where scores of animals were believed to be trapped after roads were “completely ...

African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana). Scientists used to think both animals were subspecies of a single African elephant. However, a study published in 2010 found that each elephant ...

Find out how animals grow and change, or compare vertebrates with invertebrates, with these learning resources from BBC Bitesize. Read up on five elephant facts you won’t forget and learn how ...

A popular national park in Thailand issued an urgent plea for help after dozens of elephants and other animals were swept ...

HANDOUT/ELEPHANT NATURE PARK/AFP via Getty An elephant sanctuary in Thailand scrambled to save some of its animals this week, following flooding that inundated the country following a typhoon.

In August, Namibia announced it had embarked on a cull of 723 animals, including 83 elephants, 30 hippos and 300 zebras. The following month, Zimbabwe authorized the slaughter of 200 elephants.