Elephants are known for being wildly intelligent and incredibly social. They’re also one of the few animals — aside from humans — that grieve for their dead. They form tight social bonds with their ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is mourning the loss of Lois, an African elephant who resided at the zoo for more than four decades. “At 47 years old, Lois was considered a ...

The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is mourning the death of 47-year-old African elephant Lois, according to a news release. Lois was born in 1978 and arrived in Kansas City on Sept. 17, 1982. She was most ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyans are mourning the death of a beloved “super tusker” elephant whose long life in the wild came to symbolize the country's increasingly successful efforts to protect the ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – At 67 years old, the Topeka Zoo said it was saddened to euthanize one of its Asian elephants named Cora. She was known for her role in the movie “Smokey and the Bandit II”. On Sunday, ...

Many animals are smarter than you might think. Elephants, besides being the largest land animals to walk the earth, are exceptionally intelligent. Beyond their amazing pattern recognition skills and ...