At India's first hospital for elephants, opened last week in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, 49-year-old Asha placed her left foreleg on a stool for a doctor to attend to an injury while visitors ...

The subject of the most important animal-rights case of the 21st century was born in Thailand during the Vietnam War. Very soon after that, a tousle-haired baby, she became trapped in human history.

CHIBA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A Thai national was confirmed dead Friday after suffering head injuries while working with an elephant at a zoo in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, police said.

A 22-year-old Spanish tourist was killed by an elephant in Thailand while she was bathing the animal at an elephant center, according to reports. Blanca Ojanguren García, from Valladolid in northwest ...

This is the shocking moment an animal carer was accidentally crushed to death by an elephant after he whipped it so hard he lost his balance and fell underneath it. Video footage shows Arun Panikkar, ...

An elephant never forgets, and you might remember Saturday’s “Dodo Heroes” on Animal Planet for a while.This weekend’s episode spotlights the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, the most successful orphan ...

An elephant died in Masinagudi in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiri district after staff of a resort set it on fire inadvertently, News18 reported on Friday. The elephant, which had strayed into human habitat, was ...

An emaciated baby elephant is forced to bang her head to rave music, “play” musical instruments and perform tricks under the threat of painful punishment at a Thai zoo, investigators have found.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Whether it's a stapler in jello or a classic whoopee cushion, many of us enjoy playing cheeky pranks on our friends. And a new study shows that we're not alone. Zookeepers at Berlin Zoo were amazed to ...

When we focus only on the most obvious clinical sign or lesion, we risk missing the broader forces shaping cattle health.