A heartbreaking video shows the moment an Indian elephant bid farewell to its long-time trainer. Damodaran Nair, who took care of elephants in a village in Kerala, died of cancer on June 3. The ...

Indian animator Triparna Maiti’s feature project “Mangal – The Holy Beast” has been selected for the Busan Asian Project Market. The film project spotlights the plight of captive elephants through ...

A temple in India is using a life-sized electronic elephant as a stand-in for their rituals. The robot, which is called "Irinjadappilly Raman," will be replacing the typical live elephant used in many ...

Editor’s Note: In the latest “On China,” which premieres Thursday, Kristie Lu Stout explores the rivalry between the world’s two most populous nations. (4.30 a.m. ET and 11.30 p.m. ET) And all along, ...

IFS officer Parveen Kaswan shared the footage of an elephant charging at a camera setup and removing the device after being ...

KOCHI, India (Reuters) - A pregnant elephant died in India apparently after eating some fruit containing a firecracker that exploded in her mouth, prompting a criminal investigation into suspected ...

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Raju the elephant, who appeared to shed tears last July when he was freed from his shackles after 50 years, will be allowed to remain with his rescuers, an Indian court has ruled. [A warning: The ...

A so-called “elephant man” in India who has drawn comparisons to the Hindu god Ganesh — the lord of obstacles — would rather live a normal life than be worshiped by his countrymen, he said in a new ...

A baby girl born with a protrusion resembling an elephant’s “trunk” is being hailed as the reincarnation of a god in northern India. The yet-to-be-named girl was born with a bulge that obscures her ...