Elephant seal pups chubby from nursing snorted through snotty noses on Thursday at the Piedras Blancas rookery — but not because they were sick. In San Luis Obispo County, the elephant seals appeared ...

On a beach in San Francisco, a crowd gathers to watch an elephant seal as it writhes in the sand. Concern increases as onlookers wonder what’s wrong with the animal. It seems to be in pain, but is not ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo announced Friday that its less than 2-week-old female Asian elephant has been named Linh Mai, Vietnamese for spirit blossom. The 308-pound calf was the first elephant ...

The Asian elephant calf that was born to female Asian elephant Nhi Linh on Feb. 2, 2026 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. (Courtesy Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology ...

Feb 13 (Reuters) - An elephant's trunk is essential for most aspects of the animal's life, from interacting with its environment and with other elephants to eating and drinking. And the roughly 1,000 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. An elephant’s trunk is a wonder of evolution. Gentle, yet ...

An elephant’s trunk is a marvelous thing, flexible enough to bend and stretch as it forages for food, but also stiff enough to grasp and maneuver even delicate objects like peanuts or a tortilla chip.

A new study from an interdisciplinary German research collaboration, led by the Haptic Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), reveals the secret to the ...

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 ...

Stuttgart – A new study from an interdisciplinary German research collaboration, led by the Haptic Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), reveals the ...

Somewhere along the course of our development, we learn that performance is a triumph of will. Focus. Drive. Grind. Tough times don’t last; tough people do. That’s true. Toughness is good. But it’s a ...

Photo caption: David Lenahan (Trainer), Tricia Bestic (Ballet Girl) and Brett DiCello (Strongman) and the cast of "Elephant's Graveyard" at Seat of the Pants Productions. Credit: Grace McConnell.