In battle, elephants provided a commanding platform for leaders to survey the battlefield and shout out orders. They could charge through enemy lines, trampling down defenses, soldiers, horses ...

The forest of Similipal mourns the loss of one of its most cherished residents, a 66-year-old tusker named Mahendra, who ...

Keonjhar: Forest officials in Mayurbhanj district's Karanjia division launched an operation on Saturday morning to rescue a ...

Arikomban was captured and moved to a tiger reserve over the weekend A wild elephant who sparked a massive debate and a legal battle in the southern Indian state of Kerala has been relocated to a ...

Male 60-year-old elephants were considered the ideal age and gender for military service, as female elephants would retreat from aggressive male elephants in battle. Mahouts, or elephant trainers ...