Castle rock and teak wood One city has cobblestoned streets, and shops with window boxes of bright pink summer beauties ...

“Ghost Elephants” is what filmmaker Werner Herzog calls the subjects of his latest documentary, acknowledging in his title that the animals may not exist. Longtime fans of Mr. Herzog will nod sagely: ...

Werner Herzog’s new documentary about the hunt for elephants in Angola focuses less on the animals and more on the pursuers. By Lisa Kennedy When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...

SAN DIEGO — Before we see elephants at Elephant Valley in the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, we come face to face with destruction, only the wreckage is beautiful. A long, winding path takes guests around ...

Judith Chernaik’s idea to feature verse in subway cars has transformed the morning commutes of millions worldwide. Forty years ago, Judith Chernaik had the idea to put poems in the Underground, London ...

Archaeologists in Spain have uncovered an elephant bone from 2,200 years ago, and they believe it belonged to an animal that served as a “war machine” in an army sent to invade the Roman Republic.

It’s not every day that an endangered species welcomes a new individual in the safety and security of one of the world’s greatest zoos. Last week, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., just welcomed a newborn Asian elephant calf. Asian Elephants are listed as endangered due to habitat loss, poaching, and disease. It marks the first Asian ...

A 64-year-old Hungarian man has died after being attacked by a wild elephant in Sri Lanka on Monday, in the Pidurangala–Sigiriya area. The man had been walking with his wife when the incident occurred ...