The global backlash against Botswana's decision to lift its elephant hunting ban on May 22 has been strong and swift. Tourists are already threatening to boycott the luxury safari destination -- ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the clip, an elephant uses brute strength (and a little engineering) to topple a tree and bring high leaves within reach—an ...

Animal cognition scientists designed an open-air experiment to test wild elephants’ problem-solving abilities for the first time. They observed that Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) at Salakpra ...

In the clip, an elephant uses brute strength (and a little engineering) to topple a tree and bring high leaves within reach—an iconic example of elephant problem-solving. African elephants are the ...