A musician on the side, elephant zookeeper Brett Haskins sometimes plays guitar and sings for the elephants at Roger Williams Park Zoo ...

There are about 1,000 tiny hairs on an elephant’s rugged trunk, all designed to help the animal feel, a new study found. By Alexa Robles-Gil Every elephant has about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk. They ...

Watching an elephant forage for roots to eat reveals just how strong yet sensitive its trunk is. An elephant’s more than 40,000 trunk muscles can upend trees and follow it up with gently collecting ...

The list of feats Andrew Schulz has witnessed an elephant perform with its trunk is as long as, well, an elephant’s trunk. These powerful proboscises are strong enough to push over 900 pound trees and ...

The German filmmaker’s latest opus will be released in select theaters on Feb. 27 and will stream on Disney+ and Hulu on March 8. By Katie Kilkenny Labor & Media Reporter After premiering at the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Elephant Valley, a 13-acre-plus savanna at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, will bring guests so close to elephants ...

LUMEZI, Zambia—Three-year-old Dickson Ngwira was deep into his afternoon nap when half a dozen elephants, using trunks as trowels, gouged a five-foot-wide hole in the brick wall near his bed. His ...

The cult creator of "Too Many Cooks" builds an occasionally inspired if scattershot genre mash-up out of children's TV. There was always something a bit kinky about Barney. I thought the funniest ...

A recent study suggests that the large mammals may seek out parts of bananas and papayas when they’re suffering from gut parasites, sparking a cross-species exchange of pharmaceutical knowledge ...

Former Republican California Rep. Devin Nunes said that House Democrats have shifted from “extreme liberals” to “neo-Marxists” during a Wednesday episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: A perennial reader favorite, this Christmas column by John McAvoy originally ran in 1983. This warm recollection was enjoyed by many and was brought to the attention of U.S. Rep. Barney ...