The earliest hominins in Europe shared their environment with large mammals and elephants were some of the largest animals ...

Early humans were not just scavengers. New research shows they actively butchered elephants, transforming survival and social ...

You wouldn't imagine that elephants would be scared of much, considering their size, but it seems they are terrified of bees. Now, this fear is being used to thwart human-elephant conflict, helping to ...

Elephants are among the most intelligent creatures on the planet. They use long sticks to scratch their bodies when their trunks can't reach, use palm fronds as fly swatters, and recognize their ...

I’m always leery of claims that humans are uniquely exceptional, that we are better than nonhuman animals (animals) at dealing with the demands of our daily lives, that we are more highly evolved, ...

Zoo elephants were the source of a tuberculosis outbreak in 2013 in Multnomah County, Ore., according to a recent article in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The public health ...

Incidents that make us consider the relationship between humans and wild animals are happening all over Japan, from bear ...

A new study suggests humans belong in an elite “league of monogamy,” ranking closer to beavers and meerkats than to ...

Cars and elephants do not make for a good combination. In India and Africa, where elephants roam free, sometimes roadways cut directly through wildlife corridors where elephants and other animals ...