African elephants are massive creatures, growing anywhere from 7 to 12 feet tall and weighing from 6,000 to 12,000 pounds. Even the fiercest lion would think twice before taking on an animal that size ...

A lion killed a 14-year-old girl outside Kenya's capital Nairobi while an elephant killed a 54-year-old man in the central part of the country, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said this weekend. The ...

Cincinnati Kwanzaa Committee marks 50th anniversary with week-long celebrations The Cincinnati Kwanzaa Committee is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Kwanzaa in Cincinnati with a series of events ...

African Elephant on the shoreline of Lake Kariba, with a lush green hill and impala grazing in the grss in the background. Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe A missing boy has been found alive after ...

A missing 7-year-old boy survived five days alone in an African game park, alongside elephants and lions, in what Zimbabwean politicians are calling "a true miracle." Tinotenda Pudu spent nearly a ...

Lions and rhinos are both members of the Big Five in Africa. The name has nothing to do with size, although these are big animals. These five African animals (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and ...

Tula-Tu, the elephant calf born earlier this month, is undeniably cute. But she isn’t the first baby animal to cause visitors to Portland’s zoo to audibly say, “Awwwwww.” Here are 12 sweet animal ...