A short National Geographic Animals clip is giving viewers a glimpse into what looks a lot like an elephant group chat. In the video, researchers explain that elephants are not just making random ...

"When elephants feel exceptionally secure, they have been known to lie down for a proper sleep." ...

One baby elephant is "causing chaos in the herd," and we can't get enough. Wildlife photograhper @matthewwilliamselliss posted an amazing video of a group of elephants, including a sweet baby who was ...

A fed-up mama elephant charged a group of careless tourists who drifted too close to her babies in Botswana’s wetlands and trampled a blundering woman, nearly drowning her, wild footage shows. A group ...

In Assam's Hojai district, a forest official's quick action in stopping an approaching train averted a potential tragedy, ...

Researchers found that the animals are capable of using their trunks to make a range of gestures that express their intentions and wants. By Veronique Greenwood If you give an elephant an apple, she’s ...

In late 2025, social media users shared a video purportedly showing an elephant throwing grass on top of its head. The footage appeared to show the animal — already with some grass on its head — in a ...

Happy Saturday night. I’m here to share a video that for nearly a decade now has sent me into such a violent laughing fit that, in Victorian times, would have absolutely gotten me thrown into a ...

Elephant societies respond to death in ways that look uncannily similar to our own reactions. Here’s why it has researchers describing them as “compassionate.” Wildlife researchers have, for decades, ...

Here’s a story to remind you of the gentler things in the world: A professional pianist in Thailand entertains retired elephants by playing them classical music. Paul Barton — who is originally from ...