When a 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Southern California on Monday, humans followed the usual drill: drop, cover and hold on.

A video from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park taken during an earthquake put complex elephant herd dynamics on display.

Elephants are creatures of habit, and they typically don’t show up here at the Mushara waterhole in Namibia’s Etosha National ...

Image by goinyk on Depositphotos. At the heart of an elephant’s social life is a matriarchal structure, in which the oldest female leads the herd. This system relies heavily on memory and experience.

saying their relationship should take the form of a "Dragon-Elephant tango" - a dance between their emblematic animals. The Chinese and Indian presidents exchanged congratulatory messages on ...

Grace Warrior‘s family always includes her in their adventures, so we weren’t surprised to see them take her along for their latest ride — literally. The Irwin family recently took a boat ...

The African savanna is a wonderland where the most unexpected things happen. Nature have some very quirky antics. A humorous story about elephants, palm nuts, and a cunning baboon named Bakari is one ...

The matriarch of her family is also an avid artist and loves oil painting and stitching. "I like to use that side of my brain very much," she shared. "I used to sew everything." While she’s ...

Elephant herds are led by an older female elephant, and this matriarch guides her group, keeping her family safe from danger. Elephants are excellent mothers and take watchful care of their offspring.

Mary Eleanor Macsherry, a former nurse and family matriarch known for boisterous Sunday suppers, died of heart failure on March 8 while being taken to Greater Baltimore Medical Center. She was 92 ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Carmella Tronco Martin, 100, has passed away. Martin was the matriarch of Villa Tronco Italian Ristorante, Columbia's oldest continuously running restaurant at 1213 Blanding St ...

Carmella Tronco Martin, the matriarch behind Villa Tronco Italian Ristorante, died March 19 at age 100. Martin was born Dec. 31, 1924, to James and Sadie Tronco. Sadie, or "Mama Tronco," started ...