eleblog

“Jumpen the elephant may lose her foot after she trod on a landmine in Thailand.” - BBCi

“Farmers in some villages in Yunnan Province have lost more than 100,000 kilograms of crops and heads of cattle to state-protected animals roaming out of a neighboring nature reserve in the past year, and they said the number of such incidents is increasing every year. Li Yemeng, a Mangku Village woman, still had the shivers when recalling her recent face-to-face confrontation with an Asian elephant in her fields.” - Eastday

A grand spectacle showcasing the nation’s awesome military might, economic growth, scientific and technological advancement and cultural diversity unfolded at the majestic Rajpath here marking the 54th Republic Day celebrations.” Inspiring the younger generation were the 21 National Bravery Award winning children who went past the saluting dais on caparisoned elephants waving their hands with zest and enthusiasm. Midday

“Elephants at a safari park are to pack their trunks because of fears they have become too frisky.” - U TV

“In Nevada, at Rancho San Rafael Park museum, replicas of elephants from around the world have arrived ? including a 13-foot-tall model of a woolly mammoth covered in a carpet of human hair.” - Reno Gazette

This article is about the use of animals in advertisements shown during the Super Bowl. The article mentions that PETA objects to the use of elephants and chimps. - USA Today

“The hippos are all that remain of Escobar’s private zoo. In his heyday in the 1980s, Escobar imported elephants, rhinoceroses, lions, giraffes and other exotic beasts to his lavish ranch at Puerto Triunfo, 100 miles (160 km) north of Bogota in central Colombia, as a testament to his fabulous wealth.” - Planet Ark

“Ghana’s only surviving virgin rain forest would be commissioned on Thursday January 23, at Ankasa in the Western Region as a tourist destination site.” It might be possible to see elephants in this forest. - Ghana Web

“English scientists ventured to challenge their world famous country-fellow Charles Darwin. Cambridge University scientists cast doubts on the hypothesis, which says that a human being originated from an ape-like ancestor. Our common ancestor is rather strange-looking, and it does not look like a human being at all. It is an anteater.” The researchers compared the chromosomes of a human being, an ant-eater and African and Asian elephants and found that they all share common chromosomes but that humans are closer to the ground pig than any of the other animals. - Pravda

“Two months after an elephant at the Pittsburgh Zoo knocked its trainer to the ground — killing him, zoo officials have released their final report on the deadly accident.” - KDKA

Assistant minister of agriculture Pelokgale Seloma has called upon residents of Bobirwa to co-operate with agricultural officers in the fight against foot-and-mouth disease.” Elephants have broken through a fence, which has allowed livestock to cross into Zimbabwe. - Republic of Botswana

“Cameramen hoping for some exclusive photographs have been attacked by rampaging elephants in the Indian state of Karnataka.” - BBC

“They say elephants never forget, but it seems that African penguins may also have pretty good memories - especially when it comes to remembering being well treated.” - IOL

‘One film mentioned is “Legend of Suriyothai,” considered the most ambitious Thai film ever made (70 horses! 80 elephants!), directed by Prince Chatrichalerm Yukol and executive-produced by Coppola, who helped cut its three-hour, five-minute Thai length to a more manageable two hours, 22 minutes.” - Sunspot

“Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) today announced its local subsidiary in Thailand, MMC Sittipol (MSC), established the Mitsubishi Motors Jumbo Fund and plans to join the Thailand Environment Institute (TEI) elephant protection project.” - JCN Newswire