Being a female elephant, poaching for tusks was also ruled out since female elephants don't possess tusks. The only notable finding was a blood clot in the elephant's trunk. "We suspect the ...

Post-mortem revealed "traumatic shock and acute pneumonia" as the causes of the death. A female African baboon has died at the Delhi Zoo, the third animal fatality at the facility in as many weeks ...

Forest officials suspected the young female elephant might have migrated from Nayagarh area. It is the third death of an elephant in the district in about a month and the second in a week.

Responding to a petition from an animal rights group, the Colorado Supreme Court decided that although these female African elephants are “majestic,” the “interests protected by the great wr ...

Perth Zoo's last remaining female elephant ... and plans to expand the African Savannah. Perth Zoo's CEO David Van Ooran said while losing the elephants could have an impact on patronage, ensuring ...

An animal rights group had sought to have the African elephants, Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou and Jambo, freed from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and moved to an elephant sanctuary, citing a legal process ...

For the fifth time in her stellar career, Smith (nee Schoenmaker) has been named Swimming World African Female Swimmer of the Year. Smith earned her latest nod in unanimous fashion, and thanks to ...

The African Elephant is the largest land animal on Earth with adult males attaining heights of 11.5 feet (3.5 m) and weighing more than 13,000 pounds (5,000 kg). Their tusks can grow to 8 feet (2. ...

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. — The Colorado Supreme Court followed in the steps of its counterparts on Tuesday and rejected the idea that an animal rights organization could petition for the release of ...

The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) filed the suit against the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in May 2024 alleging the park in Colorado Springs kept five elderly African elephants named Missy, Kimba ...