The Denver Zoo’s elephant herd has a new member, a nine-year-old youngster who joins the locals as the newest tusker in town. Our Asian elephant bachelor herd just grew about 7,700 lbs.

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Zoo’s newest bachelor just joined the Asian elephant herd. The 9-year-old, 7,700 lb. elephant is named is Duncan. He enjoys cantaloupe and alfalfa hay, and you might ...

According to the Oregon Zoo, Asian elephants form multi-generational herds made up of females and their calves, while adult males spend most of their time either on their own or in "bachelor" herds.

It takes a village Female elephants of all ages work together to raise their young. Males stick around until they’re about 13, before venturing beyond the herd to join other bachelor groups.

DENVER — A member of the Denver Zoo's bachelor elephant herd is moving on soon to another zoo. "Good luck, Chuck!" the Denver Zoo wrote on Facebook. "Chuck, one of the beloved members of our ...

Males leave their herd of origin when they are 12 to 15 years old to form smaller bachelor herds. Elephants are a keystone species as they help to shape and maintain the ecosystem. This earns them ...

When herds of elephants are threatened ... are one of these species where the males leave eventually to live in bachelor groups, but the females often stay with their mothers, sisters, and ...

Kirby is Shanti's fifth child after Baylor and Duncan who live at an all-bachelor herd at Denver Zoo, and Joy and Nelson who live with her at the elephant habitat. People who visit the Houston ...