A new analysis of this 400,000-year-old skull fills in missing branches on the elephant evolutionary tree.

The blue whale is the biggest animal on the planet. Despite its huge size, it feeds on tiny creatures called krill. Blue ...

The fascinating world of miniature mammals Mammals, characterized by their ability to nurse their young and regulate body ...

Giant elephant skull found in Himalayas leaves scientists perplexed - Fossil found in Kashmir valley quarter century ago ...

Elephant trunks have wrinkles since they are fetuses. When they're grown up, they have more wrinkles on their dominant side.

A fossil elephant skull from Kashmir reveals a new species, deepening our understanding of elephant evolution.

A bump in the elephant brain stem pointed scientists to the wrinkles on their trunks and the role those folds play in the ...

Elephant seals nearly went extinct in the 1800s, when they were hunted for blubber that was used for heating oil, Warner said ...

The Oregon Zoo’s largest land mammals will devour some of the region’s biggest pumpkins for the annual Squishing of the ...

Experts started relocating 50 elephants last week to the expansive 780-square-kilometer (301-square-mile) Aberdare National ...

Kenya is relocating 50 elephants from a national reserve to a larger park after overpopulation overwhelmed the ecosystem, in ...