If there were any contender for a real-life equivalent to the Oliphaunts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, it would be ...

The Elephant Sanctuary, in Hohenwald, celebrated its 30th anniversary in March, marking three decades of adopting former circus and show elephants and allowing them to retire in peaceful wilderness.

The History of Newport, New Hampshire, from 1766 to 1878, with a Genealogical Register,” by Edmund Wheeler provides a brisk, ...

Hopes are growing that much loved festive favourite The Snowman could be coming to Doncaster this Christmas as part of the ...

The African elephant in the room: is there such a thing as a true carbon-neutral safari? "I suppose that in a spreadsheet it might be possible," says Lisa Scriven, general manager of Fair Trade ...

World Book Day is being celebrated across Leicestershire today as thousands of children don costumes of their favourite literary characters. Schools, libraries and nurseries throughout the county ...

The mother of a three-year-old boy who has been reunited with his toy elephant which had been sitting in the window of a butcher's shop has trumpeted the power of community for its swift return.

Present-day elephants are the biggest land animals. The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) weighs over 10 tons and is up to 13 feet tall. Their Asian relatives, Elephas maximus, rank next on ...

Name of child, age and characterTobias-Jack. Age 1. Lion from Dear Zoo ...

ACROSS the region, youngsters have been getting into character for World Book Day. This year's annual celebration (March 6) has seen a whole host of costumes inspired by much-loved books.

We asked you send it your photos of children celebrating World Book Day. Whether little ones are having a special event at school or nursery or even attending a baby or toddler class dressed as ...

The gift coincided with Russia's completing delivery of six fighter jets to Myanmar, as part of so-called "elephant diplomacy" between two governments viewed dimly in Western capitals. In the ...