After living briefly at a TV station in Mt. Pleasant, SC, in the 1950s, Susie Q the elephant worked in circuses across U.S.

No people were injured in the accident, despite a partial derailment. As elephant habitat shrinks, such deadly encounters are on the rise. By Pragati K.B. Reporting from Bengaluru, India A passenger ...

For many people, exchanging gifts is a major part of the holiday season — regardless of whether those presents are placed under a Christmas tree by “Santa Claus.” One way to make the traditional ...

White Elephant. Yankee Swap. Dirty Santa. The name differs from party to party, but the object of the game is the same: Give, swap and try to end the night with the best present. If you’re looking for ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Animation is an art of the impossible, though it often settles for the ordinary. Much of what comprises adult ...

C’sar, the oldest African bull elephant in the United States, died Dec. 19 at the North Carolina Zoo. C'sar, who was 51 years old, came to the zoo in 1978, at just 4 years old. He was the zoo's first ...

This story originally published in the September 2008 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. The biologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton is walking up on an ...

Phil Collins’ pop and rock influences, with emotional storytelling, are unlike those of other artists. His hit singles have inspired listeners from the 1970s onward. Collins’ current deteriorating ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- The North Carolina Zoo's oldest resident has died. C'sar was also the oldest African bull elephant in the United States. The NC Zoo said he died peacefully on Friday. He was ...

In the early 1900s, sometime between the end of World War I and the start of WWII, a bunch of surrealist artists got together and invented a game. In Exquisite Corpse, a small group works together to ...

At least seven elephants were killed and one calf injured after a herd collided with the Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani Express in Assam's Hojai on Saturday morning, leading to disruption of rail services ...