Ely is known as “the sad elephant.” She’s been depressed since she was rescued from abusive conditions at a circus years ago.
A project by students from Tanika Clements’ class at Baxter Elementary earned the Wolf Pack Award for the 2025 ZOOMS STEM ...
The Elephant Sanctuary, in Hohenwald, celebrated its 30 th anniversary on March 3, marking three decades of adopting former ...
Over five Fridays this summer, the animals at the Minnesota Zoo will be serenaded when the Wild Nights outdoor concert series ...
The Sedgwick County Zoo announced Monday that 29-year-old African elephant Simunye delivered a stillborn calf following a ...
The Minnesota Zoo’s overhead monorail was decommissioned in 2013, but the rails installed in 1979 remained as a relic of a bygone era of overhead transportation—until BARR Engineering and Snow ...
Scientists used strontium isotopes in Misha the elephant’s teeth to track her movements, revealing a method to study ancient ...
Elephant Trails, at the National Zoo. National Treasure: The Fearsome Science Behind the T. rex, the King of the Dinosaurs (04:13) National Treasure: The Giant Panda Steals Hearts (and Bamboo ...
A new Minnesota Senate bill would give Como Zoo and Conservatory $3.5 million for the next two years from the state’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. The money will go toward educational programs, ...
Misha was euthanized in 2008 due to declining health. At that time, and with an eye toward advancing isotope research, University of Utah distinguished professor Thure Cerling asked if his team could ...
Misha lived her whole life in zoos, but this elephant's teeth are now helping scientists reconstruct wildlife migrations. Geologists show how strontium isotopes found in teeth or tusks reveal where ...