At one time, poaching was the biggest threat to elephants in Africa. As these majestic creatures were slaughtered by the ...

WASHINGTON — African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research. In this undated photo, an African elephant matriarch ...

Explore the best destinations around the world to witness elephants in their natural habitats. From Africa’s vast savannas to ...

Wild African elephants may address each other using individualized calls that resemble the personal names used by humans, a new study suggests. While dolphins are known to call one another by ...

It turns out that humans might not be the only species that have individualized identifiers for each other. A new study found that African savanna elephants, an endangered species, have name-like ...

According to a new study published on Monday, June 10, African elephants refer to one another with "individually specific calls" Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined ...

African elephant herds have faced poaching for decades, but a new wave of poaching has placed them on the edge of extinction, according to a study published Tuesday. The study was published in the ...

A rodent-borne virus led to the death of the only African elephant at the zoo in India's capital Delhi, officials have told ...

WASHINGTON – African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research published Monday. The names are one part of elephants' ...