In 1916, a circus arrived in East Tennessee with Mary the elephant at the front of its attractions. Crowds gathered to watch her move through town, unaware of how quickly things would take a violent ...

Mary outlived the average life expectancy of a female Asian elephant by 12 years, according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance The San Diego Zoo is mourning the loss of its 59-year-old Asian ...

Elephants normally wash themselves by using their handy trunks to dip into water and then squirt it on themselves. But not Mary, whose been dubbed the "Shower Queen" at the Berlin Zoo. She uses a hose ...

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Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. In the tiny town of Erwin, Tenn., history is the elephant in the room. At the Unicoi County Chamber of ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - "Murderous Mary" is a popular story in East Tennessee about an elephant that was executed by hanging for killing a man in the early 1900s. A renowned artist is teaming up with ...

She is being described as inventive and expressive - and it's someone who is not human. This is Mary the elephant, at Berlin Zoo, who has taken to showering herself in a most extraordinary way.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (WKRC) - The San Diego Zoo is saying goodbye to Mary the elephant. According to CBS News, the 59-year-old Asian elephant was compassionately euthanized after age-related joint ...