pregnant elephant, is showing subtle signs her labor has begun. Wednesday afternoon, she kicked at her abdomen, experienced abdominal contractions and looked uncomfortable, says Mike Keele, the zoo's ...

Forget the stirrups and forceps. keepers and veterinarians preparing for the impending elephant birth have stocked in less-common delivery-room gear: a winch; hoist; block and tackle; assorted slings ...

A baby African elephant died during labor Monday afternoon at Marine World in Vallejo, where veterinarians were keeping a close watch on the mother. Tika, who was weeks overdue in her 22-month ...

As exercises go, Bozie didn’t seem to mind leg lifts. But when her trainer signaled for her to lie flat on her side, the pregnant 15-year-old looked at him with palpable reluctance. After all, Bozie, ...

FORT WORTH — A 40-year-old elephant died while trying to give birth to a calf that also died, zoo officials said. Babe, an Asian elephant that arrived at the Fort Worth Zoo in 1991 for its breeding ...

Working elephants of mountainous Myanmar and northeastern India haul timber or transport people by day, then return to the forest at night. In his new book titled for these elephants, Giants Of The ...