When we say elephant and crocodile, it seems odd that we could put them in the same sentence. After all, crocodiles are ...

Elephant societies respond to death in ways that look uncannily similar to our own reactions. Here’s why it has researchers describing them as “compassionate.” Wildlife researchers have, for decades, ...

Elephants that live near farms are more daring than their deep-forest counterparts, and that behavior could be the key to helping people and elephants get along. That's the central finding of new ...

Elephants express a wide range of emotions through their body language. For example, an anxious elephant often holds its tail stiffly out to one side, while a calm and relaxed elephant will typically ...

Source: Martinvl, via Wikimedia Commons. Play behavior can be a delicate balance between cooperation and competition. In apes and monkeys, a relaxed “play face” signals that one’s intentions are not ...

Behavioral health in veterinary medicine is often treated as an afterthought, something to address only when a problem arises ...