This story appears in the August 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The royalty of India—Hindu and Muslim—understood long ago that power was best wielded from the back of an elephant.

An internationally renowned artist has painted an elephant sculpture that will be placed with 39 others around Leicester to ...

Experience the amazing process of creating a white ceramic elephant, beautifully adorned with real gold paint and intricate carvings. Watch as skilled artisans carefully sculpt the elephant, paying ...

The animal watchdog group added that the zoo "exploited" elephants by making them perform yoga and paint with "pigment applied to their sensitive trunks." Cheyenne Mountain Zoo doesn't appear to ...

Rex, an Asian elephant, was euthanized, an Oklahoma zoo said. Dr. Jennifer D. Screengrab from @Okczoo on Instagram A 57-year-old Asian elephant was euthanized following chronic pain, an Oklahoma ...

The elephants can seen in the town centre, Christchurch Park, Holywells Parks and at the waterfront until 7 September The inspiration behind an art trail of 55 brightly painted elephants said he ...

the white elephant that amazed Rome. The monk Friar Giovanni da Verona also painted a drawing of the pachyderm, which can now be seen in the Vatican Museums, in one of Raphael’s rooms.