Humans appear to be the only species clearly proven to shed tears specifically because of emotions. Elephants, primates, and dogs show behaviors and biological responses that come closest to human ...

Elephants are among the most intelligent and socially complex animals on Earth, yet they remain less studied than many other ...

A recent newspaper article called "Elephant tears: Newborn weeps after being parted from mother who tried to kill him" reports about a newborn male elephant who "cried for five hours without stopping ...

Humans are social beings and complex emotions have always been a part of human evolution but did you ever wonder that some animals are also capable of showing complex emotions just like humans. Well ...

When in doubt, Asian elephants draw on their celebrated memory, intelligence and experience to weigh risks, making nuanced choices — behaviours that may be explained by their advanced brain structures ...

Elephant societies respond to death in ways that look uncannily similar to our own reactions. Here’s why it has researchers describing them as “compassionate.” Wildlife researchers have, for decades, ...

Crying is one of the most recognizable human emotional signals. Tears appear when people experience grief, relief, joy, or deep stress. Because this response is so familiar, observers often assume ...