Visitors to Prague Zoo could see hippos and turtles playing with and eating pumpkins on Tuesday. The zoo organizes this ...

Researchers found that the animals are capable of using their trunks to make a range of gestures that express their intentions and wants. By Veronique Greenwood If you give an elephant an apple, she’s ...

Pointing at something is one of those human universals that we do without thinking. We start showing infants objects by pointing very early, and when they get it—when they look at what we’re ...

The Columbus Zoo's latest Asian elephant calf was born Oct. 23. Its caretakers have kept it behind the scenes while it bonds ...

In the wild, survival often hinges on power, strategy, and leadership—and in many corners of the animal kingdom, it’s the ...