“Taronga Zoo is keeping mum about whether one of its Thai elephants is pregnant.” - The Sydney Morning Herald

“The RSPCA and Victorian Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu urged an inquiry into the zoo after a report alleged an elephant had been stabbed by a trainer and other animals were held in conditions injurious to their health.” - The Sydney Morning Herald

“Two British tourists were killed and another seriously injured by a rampaging elephant in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, reports said.” - The Sydney Morning Herald

“High on an extinct volcano in Africa the elephants of Kenya follow a unique ritual. After trekking long distances to a cave on Mount Elgon, the five-tonne giants prepare to venture underground. Driven by an inner hunger, they link trunks and tails, like a circus troop, and walk single file into the darkness, carefully avoiding fallen rocks and deadly crevasses.” - The Sydney Morning Herald

“It was more than 40,000 years ago that on the continent of Africa two species emerged to vie with each other for the title of ruler of the land: the elephant and man. Drought, disease and war saw these two protagonists experience alternating cycles of dominance. It took the advent of the gun for the two-legged hunter to finally take charge.” - The Sydney Morning Herald

“New Scientist has reported that elephants appear to be attacking settlements as vengeance for years of abuse by humans.” - The Sydney Morning Herald