A court has rejected the notion that elephants are people, upholding a zoo's right to keep the animals after a yearslong legal scrap.

The state supreme court on Tuesday said the habeas corpus law does only just that: grants people that ability, which the elephants are not.

A Colorado court has ruled against a bid to free five elephants from a local zoo, determining that elephants do not have the ...

"Because an elephant is not a person, the elephants here do not have standing to bring a habeas corpus claim," the court ...

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When the crowds stopped coming after an aquarium in Japan closed Dec. 1 for renovation work, a sunfish swimming alone in a tank stopped eating, became unwell and began bumping into the side of the ...

The redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti) is one of Australia's most iconic arachnids. It's a member of the widow spider family, closely related to the black widow spider. They're famous for their ...

If you’ve ever wondered what rotting flesh smells like, take a trip to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden to find out. The Amorphophallus gigas, a cousin to the infamous corpse flower, will bloom soon at ...