From their floppy ears to their giant trunks and massive size, there’s a lot that stands out about the elephant. Elephant tusks are both a valuable tool and a potential liability for these gentle ...

One of Africa’s last remaining “Super Tuskers” has passed away. Officials from the Amboseli National Park reported that Craig, a longtime resident of the protected area in southern Kenya, died of ...

It took a crew of veterinarians and a dentist nearly five hours Saturday to remove an elephant's infected tusk at the Oregon Zoo -- and they're still not quite finished. Using a chainsaw, hand saws ...

Look ma, my first tooth! A young elephant has delighted zoo staff by sprouting tiny tusks. Small jumbo Roi-Yim lives at Werribee Open Range Zoo in Australia, where he has spent his early life ...

African elephants range throughout the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa and the rainforests of Central and West Africa. The ...

Poachers raided Rimoi National Reserve in Elgeyo/Marakwet and killed two elephants. Kenya Wildlife Service rangers found the carcasses at Chegilet near Kerio River. And in Narok, KWS rangers arrested ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Newborn elephants are similar to human babies in that they often chew and suck on random objects, like other elephants’ tusks.

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This story contains images that may disturb some viewers. WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A veterinary dentist came to the rescue of a Sedgwick County Zoo elephant that suffered a broken tusk in a fight with ...

PETALING JAYA: The tusk treatment for an elephant named Kelat, which was relocated to Tennoji Zoo in Osaka, Japan, was carried out in accordance with veterinary procedures, says the wildlife and ...