A Thai elephant trainer has been charged by authorities in connection with the killing of a 22-year-old Spanish tourist who died after being injured by an elephant at a sanctuary 490 miles south of ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — An elephant that knocked down and injured his trainer at an Ohio zoo charged the keeper twice and pinned him in the corner after being startled by his arrival in the enclosure, a ...

Elephants were Axel Gautier's life. He was one of the best-known trainers in the world, respected by circus professionals everywhere for his work with elephants. "His elephants did tricks no one ...

Elephants are known to be some of the world's most sensitive and intelligent creatures—and a recent video circulating online serves as a perfect example as to why. Kunnakkad Damodaran Nair, known as ...

An incident occurred in India where an elephant in training stepped on its trainer, causing his death. On the 24th (local time), foreign media including the Daily Mail reported that on the 20th, a ...

Scientists say an Asian elephant at a South Korean zoo can imitate human speech, saying five Korean words that are readily understood by people who speak the language. The male elephant, named Koshik, ...

Larry Carden hopes you have deep pockets. "People have no idea how much elephants eat," insisted the elephant trainer with the George Carden Circus, International, which was started by his father. "We ...

The Great Depression of the 1930s almost totally destroyed the circus industry, an industry that was already on the ropes prior to the financial collapse of Wall Street. Two of the circuses that ...

The Los Angeles Zoo’s oldest Asian elephant, 61 years old, was euthanized this week, officials said Friday. Jewel was in deteriorating health and had lived at the zoo near Griffith Park since 2010, ...

Jan. 8 (UPI) --Thai authorities arrested an elephant handler in the case of a 22-year-old Spanish tourist who died after being injured by an elephant at a sanctuary in the south of the country. Police ...