Like many other animals, elephants form a strict hierarchy ... Or so I thought. An elephant in musth is looking for a mate with such singularity of purpose that he hardly takes the time to ...

Older male elephants, especially those that have left the musth stage of their life, may mentor younger males, teaching them social skills and the dynamics of interacting with both other bulls and ...

A video from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park taken during an earthquake put complex elephant herd dynamics on display.