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  • Extinct giant elephant skeleton discovered in Indonesia

    06/25/2009 3:29:09 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 17 replies · 1,412+ views
    Times Online ^ | Tuesday, June 9, 2009 | Sophie Tedmanson
    The accidental death of an elephant which had become bogged in mud 200,000 years ago led to the perfect preservation of its skeleton -- and a remarkable scientific discovery... the skeleton of the prehistoric ancestor to the modern Asian elephant which was fossilised in an abandoned sand quarry in East Java, Indonesia. The ancient bones were discovered after land collapsed at the sand quarry on the Indonesian island, adjacent to the Solo River, which killed two men in April. Researchers from the University of Wollongong in Australia and the Geological Survey Institute spent four weeks excavating the bones of the...
  • Rabbit-Size Elephant Ancestor Found -- Oldest Known

    06/25/2009 10:10:39 AM PDT · by JoeProBono · 53 replies · 2,395+ views
    nationalgeographic ^ | June 23, 2009 | Mark Anderson
    After the dinosaurs perished, life on Earth didn't take long to bounce back, a new study suggests. A newfound 60-million-year-old creature called Eritherium azzouzorum—the oldest known elephant ancestor—bolsters the case that whole new orders of mammals were already around less than 6 million years after global catastrophe ended the age of reptiles some 65.5 million years ago. Paleontologist Emmanuel Gheerbrant discovered the rabbit-size proto-elephant's skull fragments in a basin 60 miles (100 kilometers) east of Casablanca, Morocco. Elephant ancestors, he said, now join the likes of rodents and early primates as some of the first known mammals to walk the...
  • Pink elephant is caught on camera

    03/20/2009 4:37:44 PM PDT · by tanuki · 11 replies · 1,074+ views
    A pink baby elephant has been caught on camera in Botswana. A wildlife cameraman took pictures of the calf when he spotted it among a herd of about 80 elephants in the Okavango Delta. Experts believe it is probably an albino, which is an extremely rare phenomenon in African elephants.
  • Pink elephant is caught on camera

    03/20/2009 9:50:35 AM PDT · by JoeProBono · 10 replies · 768+ views
    news.bbc ^ | Friday, 20 March 2009
    A pink baby elephant has been caught on camera in Botswana. A wildlife cameraman took pictures of the calf when he spotted it among a herd of about 80 elephants in the Okavango Delta. Experts believe it is probably an albino, which is an extremely rare phenomenon in African elephants. They are unsure of its chances of long-term survival - the blazing African sunlight may cause blindness and skin problems for the calf. Mike Holding, who spotted the baby while filming for a BBC wildlife programme, said: "We only saw it for a couple of minutes as the herd crossed...
  • Pink elephant is caught on camera

    03/20/2009 5:47:21 AM PDT · by SolidWood · 9 replies · 1,371+ views
    BBC ^ | 20 March 2009 | Rebecca Morelle
    A pink baby elephant has been caught on camera in Botswana. A wildlife cameraman took pictures of the calf when he spotted it among a herd of about 80 elephants in the Okavango Delta. Experts believe it is probably an albino, which is an extremely rare phenomenon in African elephants. They are unsure of its chances of long-term survival - the blazing African sunlight may cause blindness and skin problems for the calf. Mike Holding, who spotted the baby while filming for a BBC wildlife programme, said: "We only saw it for a couple of minutes as the herd crossed...
  • Now, 'Naga chilly' to scare away wild elephants

    01/14/2009 8:49:51 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 7 replies · 346+ views
    The world's hottest chilly, 'Naga chilly', or 'bhoot jolokia' in Assamese dialect, could be the latest weapon against marauding wild elephants who have wrecked havoc in many parts of Northeast. 'Bhoot jolokia', a chilly pepper that grows mostly in Assam, has shot to limelight after the DRDO developed a non-lethal grenade from it that could be used in anti-terrorist operations. The DRDO and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are now working on developing the 'chilly' into a powder that could be coated on fences and ropes to scare away wild pachyderms. "Two months back, a WWF experiment observed that the...
  • The Weirdest Animal Couple (High Sugar Alert)

    01/08/2009 4:06:41 AM PST · by Dallas59 · 21 replies · 1,499+ views
    Wimp.com ^ | 1.08.2009 | Wimp.com
    Nice story even if it is from cBS.
  • PETA offers Ringling an animatronic option

    11/01/2008 11:03:16 PM PDT · by Dawnsblood · 3 replies · 279+ views
    Boston Herald ^ | 10/31/08 | RaeLeann Smith
    Ladies and gentlemen, step right up! You’re about to watch history unfold. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has a plan that could forever end the abuse of elephants in the world’s largest circus. PETA recently offered to provide a state-of-the art, high-tech animatronic "elephant" if the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus agrees to retire its real elephants-sparing them from painful lives in chains and servitude. The animatronic elephant would be similar to the dinosaurs currently used in the popular "Walking With Dinosaurs, the Live Experience" show that is touring the United States. Making the switch would...
  • Elephants Text Message Rangers (Kenya)

    10/12/2008 5:18:51 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 9 replies · 410+ views
    Sky News ^ | Sunday October 12, 2008
    Kenyan rangers have devised a hi-tech way of saving endangered elephants - by getting the animals to send text messages.Elephants from the Ol Pejeta conservancy have been equipped with a mobile phone SIM card on their collar which automatically sends text messages if they head towards villages. Bull elephants, ranked as near extinct in the Red List of vulnerable species, are renowned as a nuisance for raiding villagers' crops during the harvest, sometimes wiping out six months of income at a time. Previously the Kenya Wildlife Service had reluctantly shot five of the animals who persisted in stealing crops. But...
  • The RNC agrees to remove the Republican Elephant from CafePress’ Endangered Species List

    07/21/2008 5:55:31 PM PDT · by no-s · 11 replies · 471+ views
    CafePress Blog ^ | 07/21/2008 | I.P. Freely
    Jul 21st, 2008 The RNC agrees to remove the Republican Elephant from CafePress’ Endangered Species List - Grand Old Party Ensues! Some of you may have seen some of the media coverage (maybe here, here, or here) regarding the Republican National Committee’s recent complaints about our shopkeepers’ use of the terms “GOP,” “Grand Old Party,” “Republican National Committee,” “RNC,” and various elephant designs. To sum it up: back in February, the RNC demanded that CafePress “cease and desist from allowing vendors to utilize the federally registered trademarks of the RNC” and threatened legal action. While we’re open to working...
  • Protest marks year since baby elephant's death [Raging Moonbat Alert!]

    06/08/2008 4:25:28 AM PDT · by markomalley · 20 replies · 272+ views
    Seattle Post Intelligencer ^ | 6/6/2008 | CLAIRE TRAGESER
    Wind, rain and bitter cold could not keep five determined women from sending their message to Woodland Park Zoo: An elephant never forgets. The women, representing three animal activist organizations, went to the zoo Friday morning to remember Hansa, the zoo's baby elephant, who died one year ago, and to protest the zoo's decision to once again impregnate Hansa's mother, Chai. The activists claim that because Hansa died of herpes, Chai might also carry the disease and could pass it on if she had another child. "If she has another baby and it dies, she won't recover," said Nancy Farnam,...
  • Killer elephant "Osama" shot dead in Jharkhand

    05/31/2008 5:41:50 AM PDT · by CarrotAndStick · 7 replies · 322+ views
    Reuters ^ | Sat May 31, 2008 1:13pm IST | Reuters
    PATNA, India (Reuters) - An elephant named "Osama bin Laden" that has killed more than 11 people and injured dozens over the past few months was shot dead in Jharkhand, officials said on Saturday. The wild male elephant, had been terrorising villagers in two states, destroying their crops and homes. Forest officials and a police team tracked down the rogue jumbo in Jharkhand late on Friday, where it was shot dead, Ravi Ranjan, a senior government official said. "Yes, Osama has finally been killed and it took us 20 bullets to silence him," Ranjan told Reuters from Jharkhand on Saturday....
  • Elephant Ancestors Were Sem-Aquatic

    04/14/2008 7:41:14 PM PDT · by blam · 8 replies · 119+ views
    The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 4-15-2008 | Roger Highfield
    Elephant ancestors were semi-aquatic By Roger Highfield, Science Editor Last Updated: 10:01pm BST 14/04/2008 A primitive ancestor of today's elephants grazed in swamps 40 million years ago, according to a study of fossil teeth. The evidence that the ancient relative of today's elephants lived in fresh water is published today by an international team led by an Oxford University scientist. Moeritherium, a 37 million-year-old amphibious relative of elephants The scientists were investigating the lifestyle of the two early elephants - called proboscideans - Moeritherium ('the beast from Lake Moeris') and Barytherium, which looked like a slender version of today's Asian...
  • Why are elephants the Republican icon? (VANITY)

    03/31/2008 3:06:51 PM PDT · by papasmurf · 7 replies · 886+ views
    http://www.youtube.com ^ | 03/31/2008 | papasmurf
    Why are elephants used as the symbol of the Republican Party? Watch this and see... Discover the answer
  • The Elephant in the Room: McCain must change views on social issues (Rick Santorum)

    03/13/2008 11:19:50 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 95 replies · 4,600+ views
    Philly.com ^ | 3/13/08 | Rick Santorum
    I attended the Council for National Policy meeting last week in New Orleans and listened to John McCain address the who's who of Hillary Rodham Clinton's vast right-wing conspiracy. It was another chance for McCain to, in his words, "not just unite, but reignite the base." How did the crowd think he did? Let's just say it's hard to ignite anything with cold water and no fire. He talked about two legs of the Republican stool - spending/taxes and national security. But the third leg - social issues - went unmentioned. When questioned, he failed to connect with the people...
  • Australia: Zoo slammed for elephant's 'under-age pregancy'

    02/14/2008 3:02:37 PM PST · by TigerLikesRooster · 54 replies · 8,141+ views
    Times of London ^ | 02/14/08 | Philippe Naughton
    February 14, 2008 Zoo slammed for elephant's 'under-age pregancy' Philippe Naughton Sydney's Taronga Zoo has been reprimanded by animal rights activists for letting an Asian elephant fall pregnant even though she is only nine years old. The zoo, famed for its views over Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House, proudly announced today that Thong Dee was five months into a 22-month pregnancy and should become the first captive elephant in Australia to give birth. It even released ultrasound images to confirm what it called an "historic event". But Erica Martin, who heads the Asia Pacific office of the International...
  • In the Trees

    02/02/2008 9:21:41 PM PST · by nuconvert · 3 replies · 61+ views
    Time ^ | Feb. 1, 2008
    In the Trees A republican elephant in the garden of a home where President Bush attended a fundraiser in Hillsborough, California.
  • Zimbabwe unveils plans to slaughter excess elephants for dried meat

    01/07/2008 6:02:59 PM PST · by TigerLikesRooster · 25 replies · 104+ views
    Earth Times ^ | 01/04/08
    Zimbabwe unveils plans to slaughter excess elephants for dried meat Posted : Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:24:01 GMT Author : DPA Category : Africa (World) Africa World News | Home Harare/Johannesburg - Zimbabwe's parks and wildlife authority has announced plans to dry and sell elephant meat as a way of making use of the country's burgeoning elephant population, the official Herald newspaper reported Friday. The state-run body will apply to get a quota of elephants it can slaughter to make the delicacy, which is known in southern Africa as biltong. Abbatoirs will have to be specially constructed for the purpose,...
  • Elephant falls from truck, kills circus worker (Australia)

    12/27/2007 10:22:55 PM PST · by atomic conspiracy · 8 replies · 151+ views
    Reuters via Khaleej Times ^ | 12-27-07 | staff
    SYDNEY - An elephant toppled out of a truck and killed a circus worker in Australia on Thursday, police said. “The man was killed, crushed to death, while the elephant was being offloaded from a truck,” a spokeswoman for the New South Wales police department said. Police said they had no other details of the incident, which occurred on the grounds of a circus in the seaside community of Yamba, about 700 km (435 miles) north of Sydney. The victim had been the handler of the elephant, named Anna, for two years, local television reported.
  • Tusker elopes with circus elephant

    08/31/2007 8:28:44 AM PDT · by DancesWithCats · 3 replies · 192+ views
    Times of India ^ | august 31st, 2007 | DancesWithCats
    30 Aug 2007, 0135 hrs IST,Debajyoti Chakraborty,TNN RANIGANJ (WB): He was tall, dark, handsome and wild at heart. She was city bred, not all that coy. And it was love at first sight. A huge tusker, straight out of the jungle, raided a circus in the wee hours of Wednesday, freed a female elephant and eloped with her to make a cosy home by a pond in Raiganj. This tale of untamed love has yet another bizarre twist: a second female elephant, said to be "very attached" to the one that fled the circus, has broken down and is grieving...