Theunis Botha died on Friday at 51, after 28 years as a famous South African big game hunter. He was leading a group of huntsman in Hwange National Park, when they accidentally came upon a group of breeding elephants. Three of the elephants charged the group.
Does anyone else feel lately like any and all news about the planet is bad? It’s not just a feeling, it’s a reality, and one that must be fought at every turn. Against the great terror of climate change, mass extinction, and human destruction, one little giraffe can’t tip the scales. But, damn, it’s a good baby…
Today I learned, elephants snore.
A cursory viewing of this little instance of interspecies squee might lead you to incorrectly assume that Elephant and Dog are friends. They are not. Elephant is clearly fucking with Dog while Dog is trying to sleep, probably after a long day of work, probably because Elephant is shiftless and doesn’t have a job. …
This baby elephant at the Fort Worth Zoo is reveling in the annual miracle of summer, when all the pools are open and the supermarket's freezer section is overstocked with Flintstones Push Ups.
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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,…
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…
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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]
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!
Check out this poor bebe elephant! [Daily Mail]
