Four-ton Paige, brought in as surprise for attenders, made gushing debut after governor finished keynote speech An African elephant weighing roughly 4 tons that was brought to the Texas Republican ...

Adam Sherwinski teaches ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander how to make elephant toothpaste. Watch this fun and exciting science experiment as we show you how to make Elephant Toothpaste! Using a few ...

Happy the Elephant, the beloved Bronx Zoo icon who proved the incredible intelligence of her species and was the center of a “human” rights case, was euthanized Tuesday. The 55-year-old Asian elephant ...

A new elephant calf makes her debut at the National Zoo on Tuesday, in celebration of Earth Day! The Asian elephant, Linh Mai, is the first one born at the zoo in nearly 25 years. Linh Mai was born in ...

Swarna, an older female elephant, has been playing with and helping care for 2-month-old Linh Mai Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post via Getty A baby elephant at the Smithsonian's National Zoo has ...

When the National Zoo’s female elephant calf, Linh Mai, saw zookeeper Megan Mrozinski with a big bottle of formula Tuesday morning, the animal hurried after her. It was 11:15. Feeding time. Mrozinski ...

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There are about 1,000 tiny hairs on an elephant’s rugged trunk, all designed to help the animal feel, a new study found. By Alexa Robles-Gil Every elephant has about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk. They ...

The list of feats Andrew Schulz has witnessed an elephant perform with its trunk is as long as, well, an elephant’s trunk. These powerful proboscises are strong enough to push over 900 pound trees and ...

Watching an elephant forage for roots reveals both the strength and the sensitivity of its trunk. With more than 40,000 muscles, an elephant’s trunk can upend a tree and then gently collect the ...