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Known as some of the animal kingdom's most complex social creatures, elephants in captivity appear to enjoy their interactions with humans.

Science & Energy

Elephants Love Hanging Out With People, Scientists Find

By Noor Al-Sibai

A New York elephant named Happy is getting her day in court after activists filed to establish her as a legal person in the eyes of the law.

Science & Energy

Lawyers File on Behalf of Elephant to Make Her a Legal Person

By Noor Al-Sibai

Investigations reveal that hundreds of elephants died due to cyanobacteria, toxic microscopic algae found in larger bodies of blue-green water.

Hundreds of Elephants Suddenly Dropped Dead Because of Neurotoxin, Experts Say

By Victor Tangermann

According to new research, poachers have caused such a strain on elephant populations that they're forcing the hand of evolution.

Science & Energy

Poaching Is Forcing Elephants to Evolve Away From Having Tusks

By Jon Christian

US Quietly Allows Import of Some Elephant Trophies

Science & Energy

US Quietly Allows Import of Some Elephant Trophies

The Biggest Ivory Market in the World Will End All Legal Trading in 2017

The Biggest Ivory Market in the World Will End All Legal Trading in 2017

By Patrick Caughill

Meet Mosha, the Elephant who Received a Prosthetic Leg after a Landmine Explosion

Prosthetics and Devices

Meet Mosha, the Elephant who Received a Prosthetic Leg after a Landmine Explosion

By Jelor Gallego