The Asian elephant can be found from western India to eastern Borneo in Southeast Asia. A total of three recognized Asian elephant subspecies exist: the indicus, found across mainland Asia, the ...

In many Asian elephant groups, the females don’t grow tusks at all. Some males barely do either. Over time, especially in areas hit hard by poaching, more elephants are showing up tuskless.

In a study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the ...

Asian elephants are also under threat, having declined by at least 50% in the last three generations. There are only around 48,000–52,000 individuals left in the wild.

After years of debate over the welfare of the animals, the Los Angeles Zoo announced Tuesday that it will relocate its two remaining Asian elephants to a newly expanded preserve at the Tulsa Zoo ...

Asian and African elephants, though related, exhibit key differences. African elephants are larger with fan-shaped ears and tusks in both sexes, inhabiting savannas. Asian elephants are smaller ...

African elephants are the largest land animals on earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years of evolution. Nevertheless, Asian ...

Some 400 to 600 Asian elephants are believed to remain living in the wild in Cambodia. Researchers said the study's findings underscore the potential of a "national stronghold" for the species.

Midday on Wednesday, June 25, four of the zoo's eight Asian elephants were hanging out around the watering hole in their new Elephant Trek habitat. However, ...

Asian elephants, Sabu and Sunny, at Columbus Zoo in Ohio. Amanda Carberry He added the upcoming births help to ensure a genetically diverse and healthy population of elephants in North American zoos.