Elephants are known for being wildly intelligent and incredibly social. They’re also one of the few animals — aside from humans — that grieve for their dead. They form tight social bonds with their ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The Topeka Zoo is saying goodbye to one of its Asian elephants. The zoo has announced that it had to humanely euthanize its 67-year-old elephant Cora. Cora had led a storied life ...

We all know that many animals grieve the loss of family and friends. Here's a wonderful acknowledgment of broken-hearted elephants mourning the loss of their human friend, Lawrence Anthony, author of ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — The Buttonwood Park Zoo community is mourning the loss of Ruth, a beloved 66-year-old Asian elephant, who passed away peacefully on Friday. "We lost our matriarch," said ...

SOMERSET, Pa. — The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is mourning the loss of a beloved elephant calf who died unexpectedly. The zoo said Tsuni died Thursday after a sudden, brief battle with elephant ...

It's true elephants don't forget. When 34-year-old Asian elephant and former Northwest pachyderm Tina died last week, her mates appeared to remember her with an unusual display of elephant mourning ...