Elephant news, features and articles
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Elephant Genes Hold Cancer-Fighting SecretCancer is less prevalent in elephants than in humans, in part because the giant animals have more copies of a gene that suppresses tumor growth, a new study finds.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Walk with Elephants: Explore African Sanctuary on Google Street ViewYou don't have to leave home to hang out with one of the world's most beloved tusked mammals.
By Elizabeth Peterson Published
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Elephant-Size Underwater Blob Mystifies DiversDivers often swim past bizarre creatures of the deep, but an elephant-size, jellylike blob left a group of them mystified.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Endangered Elephants Could Find Savior in Chinese Chat Sites (Op-Ed)Opinion In China, social media is changing ivory's social status.
By Aili Kang Published
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Elephant Contraception? How a Vaccine is Replacing Sharpshooters (Op-Ed)Opinion Instead of sharpshooters, a sterilizing vaccine is now helping bring elephant populations under control.
By Karen Lange Published
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Woolly Mammoth DNA Inserted into Elephant CellsBy Tanya Lewis Published
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Extinct Mega-Rodent Had Teeth Like Elephant TusksThe biggest rodent to ever live had large front teeth that it used the way elephants use their tusks, new research shows.
By Tia Ghose Published
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Breeding Season: Incredible Photos of Northern Elephant SealsBy Linda & Dr. Dick Buscher Published
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Poachers Killed More than 100,000 Elephants in 3 YearsThe insatiable demand for ivory is causing a dramatic decline in the number of African elephants. Poachers are hunting the animal faster than it can reproduce, a new study finds.
By Laura Geggel Published
