Jezebel: Elephant

Elephant And Salmon Support Reproductive Choice

Joshua Siegel — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:15:00 EST

Josh Siegel brings you animal art every Monday. Add your own requests in the comments, and maybe Josh will draw an animal for you. More »

Adorable Tiny Huge Baby Elephant Born After Longest Damn Pregnancy Ever

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:40:00 EDT

This new bebe oliphant was born October 18 at the Whipsnade zoo in the UK. Azizah, the mother of this 228 pound bundle of joy, was pregant for nearly 2 years. Apparently the normal gestation period for Asian elephants is 22 months — a seriously long time — but Azizah was pregnant even longer than that. Oddly enough, the newborn happens to be the smallest baby elephant ever born at Whipsnade. Zooborns reports: More »

Smarty-Pants Elephant Knows How To Make A Step-Stool

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:19:00 EDT

Kandula the elephant is being called a "giant genius." And he does seem pretty clever! He lives in an enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo, where jerky researchers put bamboo and fruit just out of his reach. Kandula was smart enough to push a cube over and use it as a step. And when they took away the cube, he used a tire. Which means, like dogs and most of the people I know, he's totally motivated by food. More »

Leader Of The Pach(yderms)

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:10:00 EDT

[Jaipur, April 8. Image via Getty]

Elephants On Parade!

Sadie Stein — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:30:00 EDT

When this elephant suffered a sore foot, the zookeepers at her British home had a custom shoe made. (It's actually more like a heavy-duty booty. But still.) [Scientific American] More »

Baby Elephant Named "Barack"

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:20:00 EST

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baily Center for Elephant conservation has announced the birth of its first elephant calf conceived via artificial insemination. The baby Asian elephant is named Barack. Take that GOP! More »

You Think Your Mom Craps All Over You?

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:40:00 EST

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Check out this poor bebe elephant! [Daily Mail] More »