Insanely Adorable: Woman Lullabies Elephant to Sleep
Today I learned, elephants snore.
Elephant Is Kind of a Dick to Sleeping Dog, but in a Cute Way
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. …
Baby Elephant Gleefully Enjoys the Last Days of Summer
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.
Elephant And Salmon Support Reproductive Choice
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Adorable Tiny Huge Baby Elephant Born After Longest Damn Pregnancy Ever
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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,…
Smarty-Pants Elephant Knows How To Make A Step-Stool
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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…
Leader Of The Pach(yderms)
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[Jaipur, April 8. Image via Getty]
Elephants On Parade!
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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]
Baby Elephant Named "Barack"
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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!
You Think Your Mom Craps All Over You?
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Check out this poor bebe elephant! [Daily Mail]