This story appears in the March 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. The intricate web of cracks and crevices that gives African elephants their distinctive look is, in fact, an essential ...

Julia Hass, a college student, claimed in a December 2017 tweet that elephants think humans are cute. Based on a Tumblr post and a quick Google search, her tweet gained massive popularity, with ...

In the wild they live where it is very sunny and hot. How do elephants keep cool? Elephants like to keep cool by going for a swim, they also use their trunks to spray themselves with water to cool ...

The adjoining indoor Zambezi Elephant Center has a large observation area where zoo visitors can get a behind-the-scenes look at the elephants’ daily care. “Our hope is that in getting to know ...