After getting a commissioned piece of two Indian elephants named Emma and Jai, artist Elyssa Helfman knew the cruel situations these animals face. “They could barely stand and the other one had spikes ...

Then the temperaments of wild creatures have had to be studied. I have had to discover — by the process of elimination mostly, I am afraid — which were friendly, or curious, or sedentary, and which ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — For two days, the Toledo Zoo will transform into a sprawling art fair for the enjoyment of humans and animals alike. The zoo's "Wild About Art" event is back and will feature works from ...

Colombian photographer Édgar Jiménez is showcasing his portrait of two hippos brought to Colombia by Pablo Escobar in the ...

Stare into the eyes of "The Watcher," British artist Sophie Green’s portrait of an African wild dog, and you’ll see there’s something reflected. A triangular outline, of a distant mountain perhaps, or ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Elephants, giraffes, lemurs, and even a cockroach at the Oakland Zoo have been exploring their creative sides to produce colorful paintings that will be auctioned for charity. The ...

A 45,500-year-old warty pig drawing is the oldest known cave painting of an animal on record. The piggies were painted in ...

Wild animals, especially big cats, have captivated human interest for as long as we have existed. The very first figurative art, laboriously carved out of woolly mammoth ivory over 40,000 years ago, ...