Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Everybody is fascinated by elephants, and for good reason. They may be the largest mammals walking on earth, but their gentle ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Moki, the African elephant at the Seneca Park Zoo, celebrated her 43rd birthday on Tuesday. Weighing 8,900 pounds, Moki is the largest elephant at the zoo and has the longest tusks.

In South Africa, elephants and rhinos are considered some of the most intimidating animals to meet in the wild. Based solely on their size, it’s not hard to see why many people might freeze up when ...

Not so long ago, the trumpeting of elephants could be heard across a great deal of our planet. Wrinkly-skinned giants did not only inhabit Africa and southern Asia, but roamed from prehistoric ...