WE HAD gone back to Ceylon for a second winter so that I could paint elephants, and were in Akuressa because it was the nearest place to the Dediyagala sawmill where elephants worked. Seeing ...

Seven of the animals - who live in Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai, Thailand - have been taught to paint surprisingly complicated scenes using brushed designed to fit snugly in their trunks.

To paint, elephants hold brushes with their trunk tips or grasp a piece of bamboo tied to a brush. Some handlers choose colors for their charges, others allow elephants to dip and splash at will.

The animals routinely paint in front of a live audience every week. Obviously, the team couldn't simply ask the elephants whether or not they like painting, so instead, the trio of scientists watched ...

Asali the elephant will do a live paint session Oct. 8 during the Conservation and Cocktails event. Then, Memphis Zoo will auction off her painting.

TOPEKA (KSNT) – August is Asian Elephant Awareness Month. To celebrate, the Topeka Zoo is auctioning off art by a very special pair of artists. Two elephants completed a painting with help from ...

Arkansas residents held a memorial service today for local celebrity, Ellen, an elephant who could paint and play the harmonica.

Animal activists are furious that an elephant was spray-painted for an art exhibit protesting world poverty. The elephant, named Tai, was given a floral, nontoxic paint job for the Thursday opening… ...

One of the zoo's most popular residents is going to take art to a wild level tomorrow, and visitors are invited to watch.Alice, the ABQ BioPark Zoo's Asian elephant, will be painting at 11 a.m. on ...

LOS ANGELES - An elephant that was elaborately spray-painted for an art exhibit by British artist Banksy was washed by order of the city’s Department of Animal Services after animal activists ...