Researchers can tell if an elephant is right- or left-tusked by which one is more ground down. Elephants' big, floppy ears give them some advantages, too. Their large surface area helps elephants ...

The Oregon Zoo is due for a big surprise sometime in the next two months — 200-300 pounds to be exact. Rose-Tu, the zoo’s beloved Asian elephant, is 20 months pregnant, meaning the arrival of ...

employee and long-time elephant handler, Troy Metzler ... or the potentially lengthy appeals process—one thing is for certain: the cruelties under the big top have finally been exposed for the whole ...