Elephant news, features and articles

Elephants' trunks are even longer than they seem.
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Dead Elephant Found Lying on Top of a Squashed Crocodile. What Happened?An elephant's seemingly final act after it was attacked by a crocodile was to collapse on top of the reptile, crushing the would-be predator.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Meet the 'Giant Elephant Trunks,' Mysterious Cosmic Structures 10 Times Bigger Than the 'Pillars of Creation'Astronomers have spotted enormous column-shaped structures called Giant Elephant's Trunks in the galaxy
By Adam Mann Published
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The Most Surprising Elephant Relatives on EarthWould not have guessed it.
By Grant Currin Published
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Botswana Just Lifted Its Ban on Elephant Hunting. Conservationists Are Appalled.The country has long been a safe haven for the animals, but it's unclear what will happen now.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu Published
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Do Elephant Tusks or Rhino Horns Ever Grow Back?Do these valuable body parts grow back?
By Laura Geggel Published
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Herpes Virus Kills 2nd Young Elephant at Indianapolis ZooJust a week after the death of their 6-year-old African elephant, Nyah, the Indianapolis Zoo delivered another sad message: Its other youngest African elephant, 8-year-old Kalina, has died.
By Jeanna Bryner Published
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Incredible Photos Capture Last Glimpse of Long-Tusked 'Elephant Queen'An elephant matriarch in Kenya was an impressive sight to the very end.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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This 2,300-Year-Old Egyptian Fortress Had an Unusual Task: Guarding a Port That Sent Elephants to WarThe enormous fortress was constructed at a time when Egypt was ruled by the Ptolemies, a dynasty of pharaohs descended from one of Alexander the Great's generals.
By Owen Jarus Published
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Watch an Elephant Named Kelly Scoop Cereal Into Her Mouth in Easily the Best Study of 2018One step closer to the perfect cereal-eating robot.
By Brandon Specktor Published