Wild animals are wild for a reason- they are unpredictable, and if one tries to mess with them, they usually end up in a whole load of trouble. Recently, a wild elephant flung a woman away after she kept teasing the giant animal with a banana but never gave it to him. Needless to say, […]
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Elephant rides are a common tourist attraction, but wildlife rescue group in Thailand is warning against the industry. Despite their massive size and strength, elephants are not naturally conditioned for carrying riders. So those forced into service for tourists often suffer severe medal issues as a result. Take Pai Lin, for instance. The Wildlife Friends […]
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Theunis Both. 51, was a big-game hunter until he passed away in 2017. His cause of death was being crushed by an African elephant during a hunt. As he led a group of hunters in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, they stumbled upon a herd of breeding elephants. Three elephants charged at the party, and Botha shot […]
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In 2019, Indian Forest Service ranger Parveen Kaswan posted a video on Twitter of elephants exhibiting some unique behavior. A mother elephant led the herd across a street, carrying a dead calf in her trunk. She put it down to eat as the rest of the herd followed. They sniffed and touched the calf, seemingly […]
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There is a reason hunting is a dangerous activity and is now deemed illegal. The elephants in Namibia are intelligent creatures and demand respect. Hunting them is not a sport and cannot be condoned as a form of entertainment. If we fail to control our fellow humans, then a recently viral clip has shown that […]
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Exploring the Ancient Past of Florida’s Elephant Ancestors In the vast expanse of time, when the landscapes of North America bore witness to an array of colossal creatures, the region that is now Florida hosted a diverse array of ancient megafauna. Among these awe-inspiring inhabitants were the gomphotheres, prehistoric relatives of elephants that once roamed […]
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Even though humans have been trying to domesticate wild animals for centuries with moderate success, we forget some key rules along the way. The one rule that any human needs to remember while dealing with wild animals is that they are wild animals. Unlike humans, they will not back down if they think they are […]
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An elephant in the Indian state of Odisha killed a woman and then trampled her funeral pyre. The local police in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district were the first to report this curious incident.[1] The late woman- a 70-year-old Maya Murmu was apparently collecting water when she was trampled by the animal. Official reports mention that the […]
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A photo of two hunters posing with two small dead elephants sparked outrage online. Featured were Mike Jines, an executive at an energy company, and professional hunter Max “Buzz” Delezenne during an expedition in Zimbabwe in October 2018. After the photo went viral, Jines received death threats from people enraged at the killing of baby […]
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The international ivory trade has been banned since 1990. Despite this, poachers still kill roughly thirty thousand African elephants every year [1]. What makes things worse, is that the killing of mother elephants leaves hundreds of orphaned baby elephants to fend for themselves. Baby elephants need a lot of care from their mothers during the […]
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A Premiere Daily Highlight Story: Sometimes there are tales that are just too good, too beautiful, or too unbelievable to keep locked away. That’s why we scour the archives and bring some of them back to experience again. They may surprise you, make you smile, or even shed a tear, but they’re always meant to add […]
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