Playing in the mud in childhood is a cherished memory for several people. This long-lost moment was recently brought back to life when a video of some baby elephants wallowing in a pool of mud was shared on social media.

Baby elephants’ gala time with mud catches netizens’ attention 

Last month, a herd of wild Asian elephants shot to fame after continuing on a long journey through southwestern China. After leaving their nature reserve last year, the herd has travelled for over 500 kilometres across the Yunnan province in China.

The tale of China’s trek-loving wild Asian elephants 

Touting a world first for "rewilding", an animal charity said Tuesday it was set to fly a herd of elephants from a British zoo to a new home in Kenya. The Aspinall Foundation said it would use specially built crates aboard a Boeing 747, dubbed the Dumbo jet, to take the 13 pachyderms from their current home near Canterbury in Kent, southeast England.

As part of world's first 'rewilding' efforts, UK elephants head to the wild in Kenya

A mammoth trek across southern China by a herd of elephants that has captivated the world with their playful antics has thrown a spotlight on the loss of their habitat and conservation challenges.

March of the elephants: China's rogue herd spotlights habitat loss

A herd of wild, Asian elephants is giving China a nightmare. The jumbos are raiding farms, entering car showrooms, even dropping by retirement homes to say hello to the elderly.

Gravitas: 15 Asian Elephants on the loose in China

Heavy sleepers: Elephants on epic trek take a nap

In China, a herd of 15 wild Asian elephants have captured national attention. They travelled 500 kilometres over the course of the last few weeks. Walking through forests, highways and even urban areas and have now reached the outskirts of Kunming city in Southern Yunnan.

Watch: Why did a herd of elephants recently travel 500 kms in China?

Israeli residents young and old rushed to shelters across Israel during the recent conflict between Israel and militants in Gaza, but they were not alone. Even animals took precautions.

Elephants gather to shield their young as rocket siren sounds in Israel

Using a long needle, Chinese artist Yin Yue diligently pokes a piece of wool onto a large pink-purple elephant made out of wool felt in her studio in Beijing. She stumbled onto wool felt art about a decade ago, and has made it into a career.

Chinese artist creates elephants and mushroom-headed figures out of wool felt

Environmentalists on Thursday rang alarm bells on the declining elephant populations across Africa, warning that one species was on the brink of extinction. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in its updated "Red List" of threatened species said that forest elephants in Africa are the worst-affected as their numbers have fallen more than 86 per cent in three decades.

Environmentalists raise concern as African elephants see massive decline

Fifty-nine couples in Thailand tied the knot on elephants on Sunday (February 14) in a special Valentine's Day wedding ceremony.

Couples in Thailand tie the knot on elephants on Valentine's Day

While most of Reid Park Zoo's animals cosied up in warmth amid a rare snow flurry on Tuesday (January 26), the elephants of this Arizonian zoo decided to stay out for a snowy romp instead.

Elephants take snowy romp in sun-kissed Arizona

Animals at Berlin Zoo enjoyed a belated Christmas feast on Thursday (7 JANUARY 2021). Elephants and bison at the German capital's famous zoo chomped down on discarded Christmas trees, donated from tree suppliers.

Animals at Berlin Zoo enjoy Christmas leftovers

Christmas arrived early in central Thailand on Wednesday (December 23), with elephants wearing Santa hats and giant face masks handing out masks to primary school students.

Elephants hand out Christmas cheer and face masks to Thai students

Srilankan government is making trenches around waste landfills to keep out hungry elephants and also to reduce conflicts between animals and villagers.

Sri Lanka Elephant Crisis: Trenches being made to deter elephants

While on tour in central Thailand, British musician Paul Barton was mobbed by unruly audiences who tugged his hair, stole his music and climbed all over his piano.

Pianist plays concert for hundreds of Thai monkeys in historic site

Zimbabwe's wildlife agency said on Wednesday it had discovered more elephant carcasses near a major game park, bringing the number of dead animals suspected to have been killed by a bacterial infection to 22, double the initial figure.

Zimbabwe finds more elephant carcasses, death toll at 22

Sri Lanka will ban the import of most plastic products in a bid to protect wild elephants and deer that die eating the waste, the environment minister announced Friday.

Sri Lanka to ban imports of plastic goods to protect elephants

Sri Lanka's coronavirus lockdown has helped reduce the death toll from clashes between elephants and humans, conservationists have said. A record 405 elephants were killed by humans in the country last year, up from about 360 in 2018.

Coronavirus gives Sri Lanka's threatened elephants a reprieve

More than 400 elephants have died in Botswana in the last two months. It is one of the biggest disasters to impact elephants in this century. The cause of death remains a mystery. WION's Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: Mysterious elephant deaths in Botswana

Hundreds of elephants have died mysteriously in Botswana's famed Okavango Delta, the wildlife department said Thursday. The officials ruled out poaching as the tusks were found intact.

More than 350 elephants mysteriously die in Botswana

Botswana is investigating the mysterious deaths of at least 154 elephants over two months in the northwest of the country, a wildlife official said on Monday, although poaching or poisoning have been ruled out.

Botswana investigates 154 elephant deaths, rules out poaching

An Austrian minister has become the honorary godmother of a baby elephant born at Vienna Zoo. A small ceremony to mark the occasion was held at the newly-reopened zoo.

Austrian minister becomes godmother to baby elephant

A sea lion performed its usual routine to empty crowds on Tuesday (April 21) in its pool at the Palmyre Zoo in western France, which has closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Seals, monkeys perform to empty crowds at French zoo amid virus crisis

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