Scientists have determined that African elephants travel paths leading to their favorite food. They learned this by tracking their footprints through a high-resolution Garmin GPS combined with satellite imagery. After tracking various elephant paths, scientists have determined that elephant bulls and families walk in different paths leading them to the foods they love. African bull…
In a study published on Science Advances, they compared facial nucleus neurons in elephants. Scientists have found that African elephants have more facial nucleus neurons than Asian elephants. What does this mean? While African and Asian elephants differ in ears and trunk, they appear to differ in brains, as well. According to the study, African…
In Thailand, an elephant ripped owner apart after being overworked. On Wednesday, police found a body of the 32 year old elephant owner in Phang Nga. The rubber plantation owner, Supachai Wongfaed, had used his elephant for work in the blazing heat. The elephant was fed up with it and did something about it. …
Did you know that August 12th is World Elephant Day? Well, now you do! This day celebrates elephants and brings awareness to their struggle and needs. Other threats exist to elephants, not just poachers. Patricia Sims, Michael Clark, and the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation (ERF) started World Elephant Day in 2012. Filmmaker Patricia Sims continues to…
On Sunday, a video where a crocodile attacks a baby elephant went viral. The short video comes from India, where a herd of elephants was drinking water. Then out of nowhere, a crocodile jumps and attaches its sharp teeth to the baby elephant’s trunk. While all the other elephants run out of the way, the…
On Wednesday, experts got to witness a dramatic elephant rescue in Thailand. A baby elephant slipped into a manhole in central Thailand and could not get out. A resident discovered the elephant and alerted the authorities. When the authorities came to the site, they could not do anything because the mother was there. She was…
The court in Albany has to decide whether elephants have human rights and are unlawfully imprisoned. On Wednesday, New York Court of Appeals heard both sides of the argument from the Bronx Zoo and Nonhuman Rights Project. They have the hard decision to rule out whether or not habeas corpus applies to elephants such as…
In April, at the beginning of the trophy hunting season, the largest tusker elephant was killed in Botswana. Botswanan hunter Leon Kachelhoffer claims that he has killed this majestic beast, which only cost him 50,000 dollars. This has caused outrage among many animal activists and the former President of Botswana, Ian Khama. For ten years,…
In Thailand, an Asian elephant named Jumbo Chan Chao was beaten by his handler, Peerapat. On Monday, the elephant was getting ready to give a ride to tourists. The handler is seen behind another elephant while moving from one spot to another. Once in full view, he is seen beating the elephant on its head….
For the past five years, elephant trophies were not allowed to enter into the states. Last month the Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it will be approving six elephant trophies into the United States from Zimbabwe. In the upcoming months they will approve a lot more. When Trump became president, the big game hunters thought…
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Covid-19 affected the whole world including orphaned elephants. During the worse of the pandemic, sanctuaries could not get baby formula. Elephant sanctuaries use the same formulas humans do as it provides the nutrition they need to thrive. Since sanctuaries such as Reteti could not get formula they needed they looked for a more dependable source….