Savvy Elephant Snags Safari Goer's Bag Amboseli National Park, Kenya — November 12, 2025 A group of tourists had a closer-than-expected encounter with a large African elephant during a safari this week. What started as a peaceful observation session in the savannah turned into a surprising display of the animal's intelligence and curiosity as it approached their parked vehicle. The footage shows the elephant reaching its powerful trunk through the open window of the tour vehicle. With remarkable

A new study in Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve shows elephants remain calm around drones, challenging earlier assumptions that the animals were frightened by the devices. Researchers say quieter, better-designed drones now allow scientists to observe elephant behavior from above without causing stress or disturbance. The findings could transform wildlife monitoring and conservation practices, enabling safer, more detailed tracking of elephant movements and social interactions. | CGTN Africa

The scorching African sun cast long shadows across the dusty grounds of the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust’s elephant orphanage in Nairobi. Within the walls of this sanctuary, dozens of young elephants who had lost their mothers to poaching, drought, or human conflict found hope for a second chance at life. But in the furthest corner of the compound, in a specially constructed enclosure designed for the most vulnerable cases, lay a sight that would break even the hardest heart. Timbo, barely three wee