Elephants choose smooth, food-rich paths to save energy. Their movement depends on terrain, speed, and water access.

Humans play a far greater role in the fate of African elephants than habitat, and human conflict in particular has a devastating impact on these largest terrestrial animals, according to a new ...

A new study has revealed that African Elephants have an extraordinary ability to meet their colossal food requirements as efficiently as possible. Data from over 150 elephants demonstrated that ...

For African elephants, currently the largest land animals walking the Earth, finding food efficiently is critical to survival. These endangered pachyderms must eat upwards of 330 pounds of low ...

Data from more than 150 African elephants shows that the iconic species plan their journeys based on energy costs and ...

Rural communities on the border between the African countries of Malawi and Zambia are threatening to sue an international ...

Elephants are no pushovers when it comes to walking great distances every day, and they even seem to have a knack for planning their demanding journeys. A new study puts the ingenuity of these mammals ...

Full of culture and some of the world’s most diverse wildlife, an African vacation offers more than meets the eye. The African continent is the world’s second-largest and second-most-populous ...

The properties I stayed at while in Kenya are part of Saruni Basecamp, a network of safari lodges and camps largely located ...

I’m standing waist-deep in a chocolate-hued, jungle-fringed tributary of the Congo River, watching my guide wade further downstream, with his hands cupped to his ears to amplify the sounds of the ...

Los Angeles City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado expressed interest Wednesday in a potential move to address concerns from animal advocates who say two elephants at the L.A. Zoo must be freed and ...