Hyped as ‘the biggest elephant’ in the world, Jumbo was met by a record-breaking crowd and hauled up Broadway in his crate. More than a century after his death, mystery still swirls around Jumbo.

Another iconic member of the Big Five is the elephant, the largest land animal on Earth. Two distinct subspecies live across 37 African countries: the African forest elephant and the African savanna ...

African savanna elephants are the biggest elephant species. They can grow to be 10 to 13 feet (3 to 4 meters) tall, and they weigh 4 to 7 tons (3,600 to 6,40 kg) — about as much as a fully ...

employee and long-time elephant handler, Troy Metzler ... or the potentially lengthy appeals process—one thing is for certain: the cruelties under the big top have finally been exposed for the whole ...

Was he really the biggest elephant in the world? And was he suffering from tuberculosis? It took nearly 18 months to negotiate access, establish what the scientific team could do and organize the ...