The adorable video of a baby elephant taking a mud bath with its mother is melting the hearts of internet users!

Mud baths offer elephants a natural form of protection against environmental challenges. When the mud dries on their skin, it creates a thick, protective layer that serves as a barrier.

Dibrugarh: In a three-hour rescue operation, forest officials successfully freed a wild Asian elephant that had fallen into a ...

She walked in front of the elephant when it took one of its tusks and gored her to death, reported the Thai Examiner. She was rushed to a local hospital, where she later died from a head injury.

The millions of micrometer-wide fractures in elephants’ skin retain mud and water after mud baths, helping the animals stay hydrated between trips to the water hole. Evaporation from the mud and ...

Forest officials have reported that an injured elephant, found with a wound on its forehead, is currently being monitored in the Athirappilly area within the Ezhattumukham Forest Station limits.

Malappuram, Kerala: A wild elephant that fell into a well in Areekode was successfully rescued after a gruelling 21-hour operation. The rescue team, comprising a 60-member task force from the Forest ...

It is admittedly a tiny amount of water, but it’s water no less. Elephants use water and mud to help cool off — mud also acts as insect repellant and sunscreen. From the jump, 10-year-old ...