African elephants are massive creatures, growing anywhere from 7 to 12 feet tall and weighing from 6,000 to 12,000 pounds. Even the fiercest lion would think twice before taking on an animal that size ...

A lion killed a 14-year-old girl outside Kenya's capital Nairobi while an elephant killed a 54-year-old man in the central part of the country, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said this weekend. The ...

Cincinnati Kwanzaa Committee marks 50th anniversary with week-long celebrations The Cincinnati Kwanzaa Committee is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Kwanzaa in Cincinnati with a series of events ...

African Elephant on the shoreline of Lake Kariba, with a lush green hill and impala grazing in the grss in the background. Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe A missing boy has been found alive after ...

A young boy was rescued after surviving five days in a game park full of lions and elephants in Zimbabwe, a lawmaker in the east African country said this week. Mutsa Murombedzi, a member of ...

Lions and rhinos are both members of the Big Five in Africa. The name has nothing to do with size, although these are big animals. These five African animals (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and ...

There's a lot of news coming out of the Woodland Park Zoo this week - accusations of poor elephant care, the results of neonatal exams of its new lion cubs, more - so let's get right to it. The ...