FRANCIOTTI EXPLAINS. IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE THE IMPORTANCE IN THE WILD AND THE IMPORTANCE AND THE PARALLELS THAT WE SEE IN OUR ELEPHANTS HERE. STAFF AT THE MARYLAND ZOO IN BALTIMORE ARE LEARNING ...

A rodent-borne virus led to the death of the only African elephant at the zoo in Indian capital Delhi, officials have told the BBC. Shankar, a 29-year-old male elephant, died on 17 September after ...

Milwaukee is mourning the loss of Ruth, a 43-year-old African savanna elephant who was humanely euthanized Sept. 20 after falling for the second time in a month. While Ruth wasn't the oldest elephant ...

The MSD veterinary manual states that most cases of EMCV have been linked to captive animals in pig farms, primate research centres and zoos. The virus spreads fast and often causes sudden death. It ...

Shankar, Delhi Zoo’s lone African elephant, has died from a suspected rare rodent-borne virus and it is India’s first recorded case. The 29 year old’s death highlights serious concerns over animal ...

The zoo was able to get Ruth up with a little help from some bales of hay and construction machinery An older African savanna elephant needed a little help getting back on her feet after tripping over ...

An Allegheny County judge has denied a petition to stop the transfer of two of Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium’s younger elephants ...

Shankar was found dead in his enclosure on September 17; earlier reports had cited "acute cardiac failure" as the preliminary cause.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Sedgwick County Zoo has welcomed its fourth and final elephant calf. The zoo reports that the calf was born on Friday morning to its first-time mother, Zuberi. The mother ...

India’s loneliest African elephant has died of a rare rodent-borne virus after spending over two decades of its life in ...