Titan, Msholo, Kelly, and Tara are just like any other African elephants — intelligent creatures that require mental stimulation in their everyday lives. They would normally get this in their natural habitats while foraging for food and staying alert to predators that might target calves.

After more than three years of work, the Safari Park’s new elephant habitat is set to open to the public Thursday, providing visitors up-close viewing of the park’s herd of eight endangered African savannah elephants on a 13-acre site. The habitat ...

Reports from animal welfare groups show that elephants in zoos often die decades earlier than those in the wild. The problem is not a single bad enclosure or one careless year. It is a system that keeps animals designed to walk up to 30 miles a day inside ...

The Memphis Zoo is home to 3,500-plus animals. Here are some of our favorites that don't always get the spotlight.