The Joys and Dangers of Exploring Africa on the Back of an Elephant
Renowned travel writer Paul Theroux journeys through Botswana’s spectacular, wildlife-rich wetlands
April 2013 |
By Paul Theroux
The Meanest Girls at the Watering Hole
A scientist studying female elephants—usually portrayed as cooperative—makes a surprising observation about their behavior
March 2013 |
By Caitlin O’Connell-Rodwell
Found: A Time Capsule at the National Zoo
While renovating the Elephant House, construction workers discovered a mysterious box hidden in a wall
September 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
The Secret Lives of Animals Caught on Camera
Photographs shot by camera traps set around the world are capturing wildlife behavior never before seen by humans
March 24, 2011 |
By Megan Gambino
How Male Elephants Bond
Bull elephants have a reputation as loners. But research shows that males are surprisingly sociable—until it's time to fight
November 2010 |
By Caitlin O'Connell-Rodwell
Beard's Eye View
When elephants began dying, Peter Beard suspected that poachers were not entirely to blame
December 2006 |
By Owen Edwards
Mirror Image
The first evidence that elephants can recognize themselves
December 2006 |
By Eric Jaffe
Mirror Image
The first evidence that elephants can recognize themselves
November 07, 2006 |
By Eric Jaffe
Saving Mali's Migratory Elephants
A new photo library of West Africa's desert elephants is helping researchers track the dwindling herd and protect their imperiled migration routes.
July 2005 |
By Laura Helmuth
An orphanage for some big babies
Daphne Sheldrick has turned her Nairobi home into a nursery and rehabilitation center for infant elephants who have lost their families
March 1997 |
By Jim Leachman
