Hyped as ‘the biggest elephant’ in the world, Jumbo was met by a record-breaking crowd and hauled up Broadway in his crate. More than a century after his death, mystery still swirls around Jumbo.

Prehistoric humans are under suspicion of wiping out the largest birds that ever lived ... According to scientists, it's evidence that the elephant birds of Madagascar were hunted and butchered ...

The haul was Singapore's largest ivory seizure to date Singapore authorities have seized 8.8 tonnes (8,800kg) of elephant ivory, its largest seizure to date. Authorities estimate that the tusks ...