UC San Diego School of Biological Sciences' Shermin de Silva has spent the majority of her scientific career studying ...

According to experts, it's an instinctive behavior meant to protect the young and the entire herd from threats. The safari ...

In the video, as the camera is shaking, you can see the elephants form quickly to an 'Alert Circle' to protect the baby ...

Elephants are among the few animals that mourn their dead, showing touching rituals like caressing bones, gathering at ...

Video of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park show that during the quake, they formed a circle, becoming still for a ...

Video from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park shows a herd of African elephants respond to the movement during Monday’s magnitude 5.2 earthquake, first running to the same general area when the ground ...

Joyce Poole, a conservation biologist with a doctorate in elephant behavior from Cambridge University, explained that elephants feel more secure when they are close together. When bunched, elephants ...

Started in 1995 with just one rescued elephant named Tarra who roamed 110 acres of land, the sanctuary has grown into the nation’s largest natural habitat refuge for elephants at 3,060 acres ...

But when there’s trouble, everyone will pay attention to the matriarch and do what her behavior recommends.” In the video, Dr. Poole said, the largest elephant can be seen running toward the ...

ST. LOUIS — A five-month-old baby elephant made his first public appearance at the Saint Louis Zoo on Tuesday. Staff said ...