Quick Take Indonesia successfully completed a nationwide ban on elephant riding for 100 captive animals. The elephants in captivity will now partake in ethical tourism. Elephants used for riding in ...

A traveling circus set to perform in Astoria this week is drawing protests from animal rights activists, who plan to gather ...

Have you ever wondered what the world’s largest land animal might be? While some land animals (giraffes) might be taller, and some marine life (blue whales) might be heavier, one animal stands alone ...

NEED TO KNOW • Veer the elephant was rescued by Wildlife SOS after decades of neglect and forced labor in India • The 26-year ...

The sightings were the first reports of the animals in Santa Cruz since an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

In this YouTube video, a pack of African wild dogs has caught a kudu near a watering hole. They have nearly finished ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An animal welfare group is calling for an end to elephant captivity at the ABQ BioPark Zoo, citing stress indicators like bobbing and swaying in its recent campaign to end zoo ...

This undated photo provided by the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo shows elephants Kimba, front, and Lucky, back, at the zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Cheyenne Mountain Zoo via AP) (CN) — Five elderly African ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elephants stand behind a fence, serving as a tourist attraction near Namuang Waterfall on Koh Samui in Thailand© Margarita ...