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Craig was one of the last remaining elephants identified as super tuskers in Africa, but also became a symbol for conservation. Kenya is mourning the death of Craig, one of its most famous elephants, ...

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 ...

Research shows that solitary confinement is damaging to the human brain. The same is likely true for elephants. At Natural Bridge Zoo, in Virginia, the nearly 40-year-old African elephant Asha, ...

KENYA is mourning the loss of a legendary elephant believed to be one of Africa’s largest. The beloved creature – known as Craig – passed away peacefully on Saturday morning at Amboseli National Park.

A Kenyan elephant believed to have been one of Africa's largest male tuskers has died of old age. The pachyderm, fondly known as Craig, died of natural causes on Saturday morning at Amboseli National ...

The first authoritative population assessment for African forest elephants estimates there are more than 145,000 individuals. Researchers say new survey techniques relying on sampling DNA from ...

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