There was some BIG news this week -- literally -- as a circus elephant escaped from her pen and roamed the streets of a Montana city. The escape has garnered mixed reactions. While some said it was ...

A "panic-stricken" elephant killed a Spanish tourist while she was bathing the animal at a sanctuary in southern Thailand, police said on Monday. The 23-year-old woman was hit by the stressed animal's ...

New York’s top court on Tuesday rejected an effort to free Happy the elephant from the Bronx Zoo, ruling that she does not meet the definition of “person” who is being illegally confined. The 5-2 ...

An African elephant calf has been born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park for the first time in seven years, the company reports. The newborn is a female and is named Corra. Her mother is Nadirah, ...

Animal rights activists gathered outside of the Los Angeles Zoo on Sunday, calling for the release of an elephant who has spent more than three decades in the facility's care. The groups, made up of ...

Animal welfare advocates initiated a public campaign demanding the release of Joyce, an African elephant held at Six Flags Great Adventure and Wild Safari in Jackson Township, New Jersey, Parade ...

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