Many animals exhibit distinct traits of shyness, risk aversion, and caution as opposed to boldness and fearlessness. While ...

For centuries, the elephant has been a sacred symbol in India, home to the world’s largest population of Asian pachyderms in ...

Elephants that live near farms are more daring than their deep-forest counterparts, and that behavior could be the key to helping people and elephants get along. That's the central finding of new ...

Animals often show that the instinct for connection and meaning is not unique to humans by displaying behaviors that feel ...

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 ...