An Asian elephant that had lived at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo for 10 years and suffered from osteoarthritis was euthanized there Friday after her condition “had irreversibly declined ...

But the zoo says it takes excellent care of its elephants and the lawsuit is misguided ... involving mankind’s stewardship of the planet and its living creatures, grow more pressing each ...

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Five elephants in a Colorado zoo could someday sue for their freedom, if the state’s Supreme Court sides with an animal rights group and declares them “persons” under ...

Osh, the beloved elephant who departed the Oakland Zoo last week, made it safely to his new home at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee and has been adapting well, zoo officials say.