Family-friendly events run throughout the weekend, including a meet and greet with the elephants' vets to story time with the library's book truck.

Punch the monkey ran away with our hearts. Watching him cling to a stuffed orangutan at a Japanese zoo as he struggled to make friends became a collective moment as people around the world grew ...

Learn about the different parenting styles of elephants and anteaters. At the Houston Zoo, learn about the different parenting styles of elephants and anteaters. Extended elephant families all help ...

Science | Updated: August 12, 2026 | Originally Published: August 12, 2024 On this World Elephant Day, you’ll never forget your favorite pachyderm among the selected memorable images from the ...

This month, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the nation’s largest, announced that it would stop using elephants in its shows by May, retiring its 11 remaining circus elephants to its ...