The Christmas Island shrew, the only shrew species native to Australia, has been officially declared extinct. This small ...

A bond beyond words. In this touching story, witness the incredible friendship between a man and a majestic elephant — a ...

There is conclusive evidence that Crocidura trichura populations declined dramatically since 1900. In fact, some suspected it ...

On Nov. 7, 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's ...

Botswana wildlife officials said on Monday that toxins produced by microscopic organisms called cyanobacteria had caused the ...

Zimbabwe's parks agency said a bacterial disease known as haemorrhagic septicaemia could be behind the deaths of 34 elephants ...

Weighing just 775 pounds (351.5 kilograms), eight-month-old Asian elephant Tula-Tu is about the heft of one of the giant ...