This story appears in the September 2011 issue of National ... elephants estimated a population of about 1.3 million. About 500,000 remain. In Asia an estimated 40,000 are left in the wild.

A beloved elephant at the National Zoo named Kamala was euthanized Saturday in D.C. — setting off a flurry of jokes about the ...

Cute features in babies and animals are more than just amusing—they trigger powerful evolutionary responses that help our ...

Minneriya National Park draws thousands of tourists each year hoping to see elephants in their wild habitats. It is part of the “elephant corridor that connects Kaudulla and Wasgamuwa National ...

Asian elephants are endangered in Thailand, but there are several wildlife sanctuaries that are doing their part to protect ...

This is the National Geographic Hexadome Experience—a pioneering blend of art, technology, and nature that transports audiences to the heart of the wild in ... of the Elephants," each segment ...

Connie Allen A young adolescent next to an older bull in the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park The researchers investigated the behaviour of more than 1,250 male African savannah elephants ...

Kamala, a longtime member of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Asian elephant herd, was euthanized on Saturday following years ...

The pachyderm, named Kamala, was suffering from osteoarthritis when zoo staff chose to euthanize her ...

Chaimu the elephant ... wild and found a herd of elephants to be her family. While Chaimu lives in the wild now, she still drops by the Ithumba Reintegration Centre, located inside Tsavo East ...

Kamala, a beloved Asian elephant at the Smithsonian National Zoo, was humanely euthanized on Friday, according to officials ...

Gregory: When I was a teenager, I realized that if I took pictures of wild animals ... who is a legendary National Geographic magazine wildlife photographer. It was right place right time.