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 ...

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.

The Elephant Sanctuary, in Hohenwald, celebrated its 30 th anniversary on March 3, marking three decades of adopting former ...

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 ...

Japan – and lined up its fleet of warbirds on the tarmac in an impressive "elephant walk." "The Air Force's largest combat wing and its mission partners on Kadena Air Base generated an ...

The ‘world’s biggest elephant’ helped to raise awareness about the famous bridge’s safety, while also promoting P.T. Barnum’s circus. Following 13 years of construction, New York’s ...