Smithsonian Magazine

15 Playful and Powerful Photos to Celebrate World Elephant Day

Never forget your favorite pachyderm with these memorable images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries Text by Tracy Scott Forson Photographs selected by Jeff ...
al.com

The story of how the Crimson Tide became represented by an elephant named Big Al

The elephant mascot at the University of Alabama seems incongruous to its nickname “The Crimson Tide” – just as Auburn’s tigers and “War Eagle” battle cry can be confusing. But like all legends, they ...
Los Angeles Times

This Bay Area zoo is shutting down its elephant exhibit. Could more California zoos be next?

California may be the most populous state, but it will soon be losing one very big resident. After 20 years living in the Oakland Zoo, the park’s last remaining African elephant, Osh, will be ...
NPR

100 elephants are moving across the U.S. — a herd of life-size replicas

Visitors will be able to get close to — and even touch — 100 life-size sculptures of Indian elephants which are beginning a cross-country journey. The Great Elephant Migration traveling art exhibition ...