Elephant news, features and articles
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350 elephants killed by 'a combination of neurotoxins' in water, Botswana government saysToxic cyanobacteria may have killed 350 elephants in Botswana, government says
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Can CBD soothe mourning elephants? A Polish zoo is about to find outA zoo in Poland plans to test cannabidiol — also known as CBD, a chemical found in cannabis — on its elephants. The elephants are stressed after a death in the herd.
By Rafi Letzter Published
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This palm-sized elephant relative was just sighted for the first time in 50 yearsA bit of peanut butter lured the wee mammal out from the rocky lands of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu Published
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Live Science podcast 'Life's Little Mysteries' Episode 46: Mysterious ElephantsElephants are part of a family that's been around for approximately 16 million years, and they are the biggest land animals alive today.
By Live Science Staff Published
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350 elephants drop dead in Botswana, some walking in circles before doing face-plantsMore than 350 elephants in Botswana have mysteriously died since May, in a phenomenon that some scientists have dubbed a "conservation disaster," and one that has evaded explanation.
By Jeanna Bryner Published
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Elephant in India dies after possibly eating fruit stuffed with explosivesA pregnant wild elephant in Kerala, India, died on May 27, possibly due to an explosion in her mouth after she ate a fruit stuffed with firecrackers.
By Jeanna Bryner Published
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300,000-year-old remains of towering elephant species discovered in GermanyThe elephant likely died of old age, and stone tools nearby indicate it was scavenged.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Viral story of 'drunk elephants' in China is adorable ... and false. Here's what really happened.Photos of allegedly "drunken elephants" quickly went viral on Twitter. But the elephants weren't drunk, they were just resting, officials said.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Elephants in China got drunk and passed out in a gardenA herd of elephants recently overindulged on corn wine in a village in China's Yunnan Province, and a photo of two tipsy pachyderms went viral.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
