elephants

Veterinarians in China cure elephant of drug addiction

erku — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:28:15 -0500

Chinese veterinarians have put an Asian elephant who was fed with drugged bananas by animal smugglers through a detox program to cure the animal of his addiction, the Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.

Elephant legs are much bendier than Shakespeare thought

harminka — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:49:32 -0500

Throughout history, elephants have been thought of as 'different'. Shakespeare, and even Aristotle, described them as walking on inflexible column-like legs. And this myth persists even today.

Elephants on path to extinction by 2020?

harminka — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:40:45 -0500

African elephants are being slaughtered for their ivory at a pace unseen since an international ban on the ivory trade took effect in 1989. But the public outcry that resulted in that ban is absent today, and a University of Washington conservation biologist contends it is because the public seems to be unaware of the giant mammals' plight.

Uncertain future for elephants of Thailand

harminka — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:07:50 -0500

Worries over the future of Thailand' s famous elephants have emerged following an investigation by a University of Manchester team.

Parks can help the people they keep out

harminka — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:59:36 -0500

Creating nature preserves, where elephants, gorillas and other endangered animals and plants can live without being killed or disturbed by humans, is probably our best bet for keeping these species alive.

Early elephant 'was amphibious'

seher — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:08:05 -0500

An ancient relative of today’s elephants lived in water, a team led by an Oxford University scientist has found.

Impossibly Amazing Elephant Art

admin_huliq — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:32:16 -0500

Now we live in an age of elephant art. Look at this amazing elephant self-portrait. The art is created by an elephant in this video.

Scientists discover new species of giant elephant-shrew

harminka — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:23:11 -0600

Although there is unquestionably much left to be discovered about life on Earth, charismatic animals like mammals are usually well documented, and it is rare to find a new species today—especially from a group as intriguing as the elephant-shrews, monogamous mammals found only in Africa with a colorful history of misunderstood ancestry.

Elephants tell human friends from foes by scent, clothing color

harminka — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:27:13 -0500

Elephants are remarkably perceptive when it comes to recognizing specific ethnic groups of people that vary in the degree of danger they are likely to pose, reveals a new study published online on October 18th by Current Biology, a Cell Press publication.

Elephants' fear of angry bees could help to protect them

harminka — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:21:40 -0500

At a time when encroaching human development in former wildlife areas has compressed African elephants into ever smaller home ranges and increased levels of human-elephant conflict, a study in the October 9th issue of Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press, suggests that strategically placed beehives might offer a low-tech elephant deterrent and conservation measure.

Male elephants get 'photo IDs' from scientists

harminka — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:03:41 -0500

Asian elephants don’t carry photo identification, so scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and India’s Nature Conservation Foundation are providing the service free of charge by creating a photographic archive of individual elephants, which can help save them as well.

Asian Elephants Find Oasis in Florida

admin_huliq — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:34:03 -0500

The Asian elephant is believed to be one of the most intelligent animals on Earth. It is also one of the most endangered. But a sanctuary in the southern state of Florida is hoping to save this large animal and ensure its existence for generations to come. For producer Yi Suli, VOA's Elaine Lu has more on the Center for Elephant Conservation.