"POV: it’s week two of winter break and you really need a nap … but also want to play," describes us all, but none more than ...

Elephants Play Tug-of-War with Garden Hose Just Like Giant Toddlers originally appeared on PetHelpful. For some kids, nothing says summertime like playing with the water hose! Whether they’re using it ...

A baby elephant at the Oregon Zoo had more tricks than treats when handlers gave it a small pumpkin to play with during an annual fall event where giant elephants smash half-ton pumpkins. Marjorie ...

The Rossifari Podcast is a nature and conservation show hosted by Jon Rossi, a professional drummer who is also passionate about wildlife. The podcast features interviews with experts from zoos, ...

Source: Martinvl, via Wikimedia Commons. Play behavior can be a delicate balance between cooperation and competition. In apes and monkeys, a relaxed “play face” signals that one’s intentions are not ...

PORTLAND (AP) — A baby elephant at the Oregon Zoo had more tricks than treats to show when handlers gave it a small pumpkin to play with during an annual fall event where giant elephants smash ...

Baby animals are basically human children in a different form. Or at least they can act so similarly at times that their behavior appears to be the same. That’s certainly the case with these two, very ...

Cassie Dodds has watched three elephants grow up. First it was Nandi, who was the first elephant born in Arizona in 2014. Then it was Penzi, a bundle of joy when she was born at the start of the ...

“Nandi is still enamored with this baby. She prioritizes checking on the calf and touches the calf and lets the calf play with her,” Dodds says. “The calf does like climbing on logs and hillsides and ...