Elephants

Rick Scott's Elephant Of A Fail

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.24.2012

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As a GOP governor of Florida, one might think that Rick Scott would know how to deal with elephants. That's apparently not the case. Scott met with...

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Poaching Intensifies In Congo: 'Over 5000 Elephants Killed'

AP | Posted 05.23.2012

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BOMASSA, Republic of Congo -- A wildlife official says that about 5,000 elephants have been killed by poachers over the past five years around the Nou...

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Second Sumatran Elephant Found Poisoned In Indonesia

AP | Posted 05.16.2012

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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — An official says a second endangered Sumatran elephant has been poisoned in western Indonesia, apparently by villagers ...

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PHOTOS: Painted Elephants And The Pink City Of Jaipur

Leora Novick | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Jaipur, India, Elephants, Astrology, Gem Stones, Asia, Pink City, Amber Palace, Jewelry, Amber Fort, Slidewide, Travel News
Leora Novick

My first stop was Hava Mehel or the Wind Palace, a giant, one-walled palace that served as a façade for the royal women.

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Sumatran Elephant Found Poisoned In Indonesia

AP | Posted 05.01.2012

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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — A ranger says an endangered Sumatran elephant has died in a palm oil plantation in western Indonesia, apparently after ...

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Zookeeper Killed By Elephant Wanted To Move Animal To Sanctuary

AP | SUE MANNING | Posted 04.26.2012

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LOS ANGELES — An African elephant is still welcome at a California sanctuary after killing a zookeeper who was preparing to move the animal from...

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Elephants Turn Up Their Noses To Chili Peppers -- And African Farmers Are Taking Advantage

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 04.16.2012

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Elephants never forget -- especially about the burning intensity of chili peppers. And that fiery fact is helping farmers in Tanzania, who are bein...

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LOOK: Scientists Explain Weird 'Animal Face' On Mars

Posted 04.09.2012

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It looks as if scientists have finally caught a glimpse of life on Mars—well, at least something that looks like life. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Or...

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225-Acre Elephant Sanctuary Underway

AP | Posted 04.06.2012

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FELLSMERE, Fla. -- Officials have broken ground on a new elephant sanctuary in Florida. The National Elephant Center is being built on a 225-acre plo...

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WATCH: Elephant Plays With A Smartphone!

Posted 03.28.2012

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Attention: An elephant is playing with a smartphone. Need we say more? Peter the elephant channels his inner techie and spends the day playing ...

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Hunting Through the Thicket

Steven Sanderson | Posted 05.22.2012

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Steven Sanderson

The marriage of hunting and conservation may be troubled, but it is not time for divorce. Private hunting- and fishing-based organizations contribute to habitat preservation.

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It's Quite Simple: Unfollow Trump Jr. on Twitter & 'Fire' Sons From the Show

Randall | Posted 05.15.2012

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Randall

Donald Trump has to deal with his beyond privileged sons, Eric and Donald Jr. Sponsors are starting to pull themselves from Celebrity Apprentice, and why not? As long as these two "sporty" hunters, continue to co-host the program with "daddy," there's no reason to support the show as long as Don Jr. refuses to apologize and drop his "holier than thou," 1983 elitist attitude.

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How To Eat An Elephant

Denise M. Wilbanks | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Emotions, Authentic Self, Fear, Elephants, Inspiration, Willingness, Authenticity, Resistance, Radio Interviews, Belief, Debbie Ford, Wisdom, Gps-Soul, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News
Denise M. Wilbanks

Fear and will are a magnificent duo through which anyone can land on solid ground when it comes to breaking down that which appears to be larger than life.

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To See the Animals: Our Safari to Tanzania, Part 3

Ken White | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Cheetah, Lion, Elephants, Africa, African Animals, Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA, Evolution, Tanzania, Hippo, Safari, Phs-Spca, San Francisco News
Ken White

Everywhere I turn, I am struck by strong and conflicting realities: the beauty of being here, and the fact that it is my own species' presence which has put this all at such risk.

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10 Bizarre Animal Sports

Oddee.com | Posted 03.09.2012

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Horse racing is one of the world's most popular sports, but some people need a little more excitement in their lives. For those, how about a riviti...

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WATCH: Baby Elephant Plays In The Sand

Posted 03.09.2012

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Baby elephants, like baby humans, don't need much to keep them entertained. In the case of Lucas, this little fellow at the Toledo Zoo, a pile of d...

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Woolly Mammoth Extinction Gets Surprising New Explanation

| Posted 03.06.2012

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The past few tens of millennia were hard times for the "megafauna" of the world. Hundreds of big-bodied species—from the mammoths of North America t...

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To See the Animals: Our Safari to Tanzania

Ken White | Posted 04.30.2012

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Ken White

Back when my wife and I first married we promised ourselves that someday we'd travel to Africa and see the elephants and lions. We just fulfilled that promise by celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary on safari to Tanzania.

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Judge Allows Circus To Flout Elephant Bullhooks Ban In Atlanta

Posted 02.17.2012

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From Mother Nature Network's Laura Moss: The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be allowed to use bullhooks on elephants during its ...

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At Least 200 Elephants Slaughtered In Poaching Spree

AP | MICHELLE FAUL | Posted 04.17.2012

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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Poachers have slaughtered at least 200 elephants in the past five weeks in a patch of Africa where they are more dangerously end...

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PHOTOS: Are These Animals Artists?

Posted 02.13.2012

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Is it art? That’s a question artists sometimes hear about their own work. But a new exhibition at a London museum raises the question of whether ani...

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Life And Death On The African Plain

Jim Calio | Posted 04.10.2012

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Jim Calio

Slowly, the other elephants moved away with the baby. Off to the right, up on a hill, a magnificent male lion, his mane golden in the morning sun, sat watching the entire spectacle, having eaten his fill already.

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Sumatran Elephants Could Be Extinct In 30 Years

AP | Posted 01.24.2012

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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The Sumatran elephant could be extinct in the wild within three decades unless immediate steps are taken to slow the breakneck p...

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The Elephant Collection

Milkshake | Posted 03.18.2012

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Milkshake

If the clever design and intricate workmanship wasn't quite enough to tempt you, this might help: 10 percent of all profits from the Elephant Collection will go to helping keep parentless elephants alive.

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Cruelest Show On Earth?

Posted 01.09.2012

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The Greatest Show on Earth is in town at the American Airlines Arena, but not everyone is pleased that the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus i...

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