Elephant calves are born after a lengthy gestation period of 18 to 22 months, making them one of the longest-gestating ...

In a big treat for wildlife enthusiasts, Indian Forest Service officer Parveen Kaswan shared a delightful video of a newborn elephant and its mother. The 12-second video shows the newborn elephant ...

They are among the only elephant twins to have survived birth in captivity. But another risk has quietly hung over them, and their keepers at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, daily: EEHV, the elephant herpes ...

The newborn elephant at the Toledo Zoo, with 32-year-old mother Renee, was on public display Tuesday for the first time since being born Friday night. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image ...

said veterinarian Lardthongtare Meepan. An elephant keeper, also known as a mahout, moved in to prevent the mother from attacking her newborn, and took a blow to his ankle in return. "The mother ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — The newborn elephant calf lay motionless on the floor of the birthing area of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. Just seconds after his quick – and shocking – entry into the world Oct.

In an "unprecedented" find, researchers at the Instituto Australis in Garopaba, Brazil, found a newborn elephant seal on a beach with its mother.

This early recognition makes sense, the researchers say, because the relationship between mother and newborn elephant seal is extremely physically dependent. When the pups are suckling ...