“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. Which made John Hutchinson from The Royal Veterinary College, London, want to find out more about elephants and the way they move. Are they really that different from other, more fleet-footed species? Are their legs as rigid and ‘columnar’ as people had thought?” - Science Daily

“DNA Solutions based in London, UK, is pleased to announce that it has agreed to work together with Fauna & Flora International, the world’s oldest conservation organisation, in using DNA fingerprinting to monitor elephant populations in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains with the help of our scientists. Elephant dung is being collected by field biologists and trackers, and transported to DNA Solutions, an accreditated DNA testing laboratory, where the DNA will be extracted and analysed.” - openPR.com

“A gun used to kill more than a thousand African elephants has sold for ?66,000 at auction in London.” - UK News Headlines

“A British woman, trampled and left for dead by an elephant in Kenya, is suing the luxury lodge that she says failed to warn her of the dangers posed by wild animals.” - This is London

“It was an extraordinary picture of an unborn baby elephant from inside its mother’s womb, making front page news in London and around the world. Except it wasn’t real - it was a model.” - Guardian Unlimited

“After an absence of almost 200 years, free-roaming elephants can once again be seen not far from the hub-bub of modern East London ? and to witness these majestic creatures in their natural habitat is a thrill not to be missed.” - Go

“The 400,000-year-old remains of a massive elephant discovered near London provide the first evidence that Stone Age humans in Britain hunted and ate the ancient animals, scientists say.” - National Geographic News

“Anjelica Huston added Hollywood glamour to a London fundraising event on Tuesday. The Oscar-winning actress was joined by royalty at the glittering black-tie event in Richmond in aid of saving Asian elephants.” - Hello Magazine

“A lifesife mechanical elephant caused a major traffic jam in London on Thursday.” - IBNLive

“But not too many of us know where the term came from. “Jumbo” is the West African word for elephant and was the name of a huge animal captured in Africa and exhibited in London beginning in 1865. U.S. circus impresario P. T. Barnum purchased the elephant and brought him to New York in 1882, where he paraded up Broadway on Easter Sunday. He captured America’s imagination, and his name entered the language as a synonym for anything oversized.” - Kansas City infoZine

“British model-cum-actress Liz Hurley is planning a jumbo wedding next February when she ties the knot with Indian lover Arun Nayar, a London tabloid reported on Thursday.
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“The trade in illegal ivory is thriving in London, according to an investigation by a wildlife charity.” - BBC NEWS

“Archaeologists working on the U.K.’s Channel Tunnel Rail Link between the south coast and London have unearthed a 400,000 year-old Stone Age site including elephant remains and flint tools.” - Bloomberg.com: U.K.

“In the Whipsnade wild animal park near London, elephants were bathed several times during the day and rhinos wallowed in mud to find some cooling relief.” - The Star

“British zoos’ handling of elephants has been condemned today in the wake of a hard-hitting report commissioned by the RSPCA.” - This Is London