It is Asian Elephant Awareness Month! The Tulsa Zoo has three elephants all over the age of 50 named Sneezy, Sooky, and Booper. Each morning the elephants start their day with a bath. "It is a great ...

Sneezy, the Tulsa Zoo's biggest Asian elephant, a male, weighs about 11,000 pounds and stands between 9 and 10 feet tall at the shoulder. (In case you're wondering, that's about three times the weight ...

The Tulsa Zoo is celebrating a big milestone for some of its biggest residents. The zoo said on social media that their elephant herd is turning 50 years old. The herd consists of three elephants, ...

After a year of formal introductions, Asian elephants Asha and Chandra are still waiting for some private time with the bull elephant they traveled 90 miles to see. The sisters were moved from the ...

A statue of the late Maverick, a 7-year-old Asian elephant, remains at the Tulsa Zoo's Elephant Encounter area, 14 years after his 1993 death. One animal protection organization worries that the ...

Extreme suction helps elephants hold water and food in their trunks, allowing them to inhale at speeds nearly 30 times the rate at which we exhale air when we sneeze. Elephants use their trunks, which ...

-ALEX SHEFTIC, JR., DADEVILLE, ALA. The elephant with a head cold is a staple of kiddle lit, featured in at least three children's books (" 'Stand Back,' Said the Elephant, 'I'm Going to Sneeze!' ").

TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Zoo's elephant herd is growing. Two new Asian Elephants, named Hank and Connie, will be traveling from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to Tulsa's new Elephant Preserve Barn ...

The Tulsa Zoo is starting end-of-life care for its oldest animal, Gunda the elephant. The zoo made the announcement Tuesday. According to a news release, the zoo's animal care and veterinary staff ...