“Tornadoes have hopscotched across the Great Plains and Midwest, causing some damage and spooking two circus elephants that escaped their enclosure, according to Times wire reports.” - Los Angeles Times

“There’s nothing like an elephant… in a zoo… to get many Angelenos riled up. Should the elephants stay or should they go? And what about that $40-million new elephant habitat under construction? Today, City News Service reports that a lawsuit filed to close the Los Angeles Zoo’s current elephant exhibit and stop the construction of a new one was dismissed.” - Los Angeles Times

“This painting pachyderm is far from the only artistic animal in captivity. For years zoos and aquariums across the country have encouraged animals to paint as a way to keep the penned-up denizens mentally enriched. Typically, the paintings were discarded or set aside.” - Los Angeles Times

“Decades of educational entertainment end today as the animals prepare to move to a new exhibit at the San Diego Zoo.” - Los Angeles Times

“Santa Ana’s Discovery Science Center had planned an exhibition in which an artist would try to surround an elephant with a giant soap bubble. People complained; now the elephant won’t participate.” - Los Angeles Times

“It is part of a national research effort to answer pressing questions about South Africa’s elephant population: In short, given the animals’ humongous appetites and destructive habits, is the 20,000-strong population threatening the habitat of other species? If so, how do you control population growth?” - Los Angeles Times