The elephants are spending the summer in Newport, Rhode Island, before making their way to the Meatpacking District in New York City this fall. Corey Favino / Elephant Family USA and Newport ...

"Water for Elephants" was nominated for seven Tony awards, including Best Musical. Now it's touring and coming to PPAC.

Life-sized or larger elephant representations abound around Tuscaloosa, saluting the University of Alabama's mascot.

This famous — and large — New Jersey elephant just snagged the No. 1 spot on the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards for the best roadside attraction. Have you visited Lucy the Elephant in Margate ...

Despite mounting evidence that elephants find captivity torturous, some American zoos still acquire them from Africa — aided by a tall tale about why they needed to leave home. Arusi, one of the six ...

Orphaned elephants are seemingly unanimous in their belief that feeding time is not over simply because their keepers have taken away their milk bottles. The accompanying footage, shared by the ...

The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of political satire and popular ...

Scientists call it Peto's paradox: cancer is caused by gene mutations that accumulate in cells over time, yet long-lived animals that have lots of cells, such as elephants and whales, hardly ever get ...

A TV reporter for the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation was reporting on orphaned elephants when one of the elephants began playing with him from behind. Alvin Kaunda, an intern, maintained a straight ...

Like most people, you’ve likely been in situations where there’s a relevant issue that nobody seems willing to talk about. You might even say to yourself, “There’s an elephant in this room, and I sure ...