After Alexander the Great’s death, his empire collapsed into decades of war between his former commanders. Ptolemy chose Egypt as his power base and fought carefully to protect it rather than gamble ...

Historical accounts of the Punic Wars—and many other ancient wars—often paint a picture of soldiers riding in on imposing "war elephants." Yet, no skeletal remains of these war elephants had ever been ...

Elephants head towards hay delivered by Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) Ranger Josphat Wangigi (not seen) at the Amboseli National Park as feed-aid for forage deprived herbivores hard hit by drought on ...

Elephants head towards hay delivered by Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) Ranger Josphat Wangigi (not seen) at the Amboseli National Park as feed-aid for forage deprived herbivores hard hit by drought on ...

Elephants are revered in Sri Lanka. There are more than 7,000 of them, and most of them live freely across the island, near villages and farms. But that intermingling is triggering deadly conflict, ...

Researchers discovered an elephant bone in Spain possibly linked to the Second Punic War, according to a January 2026 study. The bone, found at the Colina de los Quemados site in Cordoba, Spain, in ...

In Sri Lanka, the islanders revere elephants. But for farmers, there's rising tension that's leading to more fatal encounters ...

In India, the process of training an elephant has changed little since ancient times. They captured elephants in the wild because they are difficult to breed and maintain for years in captivity. Male ...