elephants
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That Viral Elephant Poaching Story Has Gotten A Lot More Complicated
It had the makings of a media sensation: “Scores of dead elephants”, their brutalised corpses rotting in plain sight. Victims of a poaching crisis spiraling out of control in the last African stronghold — perhaps as a result of the government’s recent decision to de-militarise wildlife patrols.
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Origin Mystery Of Ancient Rhino-Like Mammal Solved By 55-Million-Year-Old Fossil
A view of the phosphate quarries in the Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco, where the embrithopod fossil was discovered.Photo: Philippe Loubry Tens of millions of years ago, after most land-roaming dinosaurs died out in the Cretaceous Period, a hodgepodge of ancient animals started to fill the landscapes the dinos left behind. One such group was the…
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When Will The Great Human-Elephant War End?
Humans are at war. They’re at war with each other, they’re at war with themselves, and some are at war with elephants. Researchers want to know how humans and the long-snooted aggressors can live in peace.
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Elephant Herd Rescued After Harrowing Ordeal In Mud Trap
Late last week, 11 Asian elephants at Cambodia’s Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary ambled into a mud-filled bomb crater that dates back to the Vietnam War. Unable to get out, and with the mud quickly drying, the elephants’ situation become dire — prompting conservation officials to spring into action.