An Asian elephant at the Houston Zoo finally gave birth to her baby on Friday after 19 hours of labor. The elephant Shanti, 34, gave birth to a 314-pound female baby named Kirby at 3 p.m., according ...

"Dida the matriarch died naturally of old age." In a region where elephants were once poached almost to extinction, an elephant living beyond the age of 50 years is a rare feat. "To us allowing an ...