Elephants are known for being wildly intelligent and incredibly social. They’re also one of the few animals — aside from humans — that grieve for their dead. They form tight social bonds with their ...

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, ...

We all know that many animals grieve the loss of family and friends. Here's a wonderful acknowledgment of broken-hearted elephants mourning the loss of their human friend, Lawrence Anthony, author of ...

Elephants have long unsettled and fascinated observers with what looks uncannily like a funeral rite, lingering over carcasses, touching bones and even covering bodies with soil and branches. For ...

NAIROBI, Kenya(AP) — Kenyans are mourning the death of a beloved “super tusker” elephant whose long life in the wild came to symbolize the country's increasingly successful efforts to protect the ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – At 67 years old, the Topeka Zoo said it was saddened to euthanize one of its Asian elephants named Cora. She was known for her role in the movie “Smokey and the Bandit II”. On Sunday, ...

These animals, mourn and feel deep grief, just like humans. Surprisingly, humans aren’t the only ones who experience such profound grief. Many animals also show signs of mourning when a member of ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The Topeka Zoo is saying goodbye to one of its Asian elephants. The zoo has announced that it had to humanely euthanize its 67-year-old elephant Cora. Cora had led a storied life ...