Eleblog

Polo attracts the jumbo jetset

“Flailing two-metre-long bamboo mallets, piles of steaming dung and crazed colonials are all part of this young Englishman’s job, not to mention wrinkled three-tonne arses swinging arbitrarily or the indiscriminate stomping of dinner plate-sized feet.” - The Daily Telegraph

July 4, 2008   No Comments

Elephant gives keeper bum steer

“Footage we found kicking around the web shows what would have to be up there as a zoo keeper’s worst nightmare.” - The Daily Telegraph

June 22, 2008   No Comments

Circus elephant did crush man

“Arna the circus elephant is a killer with forensic evidence showing she crushed a worker to death.” - The Daily Telegraph

January 12, 2008   No Comments

Taronga elephants a happy herd

“If there is any truth to the rumour that weight gain is associated with happiness, Taronga Zoo’s Thai elephants are positively ecstatic one year after moving into their new home” - The Daily Telegraph

December 29, 2007   No Comments

Rain fires elephant passions

“Locking trunks in a warm embrace, two of Taronga Zoo’s Asian elephants splashed around in Sydney’s rain yesterday.” - The Daily Telegraph

April 27, 2007   No Comments

Elephants in space race

“As forest habitat is felled by a growing population in need of more land for homes and farms, India’s remaining elephant population and its people are coming into conflict, causing a jumbo-sized headache for rural officials and wildlife activists.” - The Daily Telegraph

January 17, 2007   No Comments

Stuck again

“Our Thai elephants face yet another hurdle on their long, slow journey to Taronga Zoo, with Thai protesters calling for yet another halt in the program to bring them to Australia.” - The Daily Telegraph

July 12, 2006   No Comments