While Africa’s savannas are renowned for their rich wildlife, two animals garner much of the attention in the area — the giraffe and the elephant. Both animals are considered giants in the animal ...

An elephant at a Wisconsin zoo is being carefully watched after taking a tumble a day prior. On Sept. 2, Ruth — one of Milwaukee County Zoo’s three elephants — “lost her footing on a log in the ...

African wild dogs are among the most successful hunters on the planet, with an 80% kill rate that far outpaces lions. They don’t need to scavenge. They earn their meals the hard way. Elephants don’t ...

A Milwaukee County Zoo elephant fell and was unable to get up on her own. The zoo said she lost her footing on a log after an "aggressive" encounter. The MFD Heavy Urban Rescue Team and a crane ...

Source: Esin Üstün, via Flickr. Distributed under a CC BY 2.0 license. Decades of research have emphasized the importance of matriarchs in leading elephant herds. A herd, made up of related female ...