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Elephant-sized asteroid passes Earth in extraordinary 'near-miss'
1-29-2023 |
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The space rock passed us by at a distance of 2,200 miles - a fraction of the distance at which some satellites orbit the Earth.
Elephant kills woman, then returns to crash her funeral
6-19-2022 | 16
The elephant not only killed the woman, but came back especially to trample all over her corpse as well.
Zoo elephant 'is not a person' court rules
VIDEO 6-15-2022 | 13
An elephant named 'Happy' has been the subject of a legal battle to have her released back into the wild.
The largest dinosaurs walked more like hippos than elephants
VIDEO 3-12-2022 | 3
Comparisons with today's largest living land animals may not be quite as accurate as first thought.
Prehistoric rhino was taller than a giraffe
VIDEO 6-23-2021 | 2
Weighing the equivalent of four elephants, Paraceratherium linxiaense was an absolute monster.
Scientists solve mass elephant deaths mystery
9-24-2020 | 8
Hundreds of elephants have been mysteriously dying in Botswana and scientists have finally figured out why.
Mystery surrounds death of 150 elephants
6-18-2020 |
The unexplained demise of more than 150 elephants in Botswana has left authorities scratching their heads.
Insane experiment produces giant foam volcano
VIDEO 12-21-2019 | 7
YouTuber Nick Uhas recently tried to set a new world record by creating a mountain of 'elephant toothpaste'.
Firm is selling gin infused with elephant dung
11-13-2019 | 11
A South African gin known as Indlovu is made by combining regular ingredients with elephant excrement.
'Elephant Man' Joseph Merrick's grave found
5-6-2019 | 18
The long-lost unmarked grave of Merrick, who suffered from terrible deformities, has been found after 130 years.
Gigantic 3m-tall 'big bird' was world's largest
VIDEO 9-26-2018 | 4
A gargantuan species of ostrich-like elephant bird from Madagascar was thought to the largest that ever lived.
What wiped out the world's largest bird ?
9-13-2018 | 13
The elephant bird, along with some of Madagascar's other megafauna, went extinct around 1,000 years ago.
Mystery surrounds 'smoking elephant' in India
VIDEO 3-25-2018 | 11
Unusual footage has emerged showing an elephant attempting to ingest pieces of smouldering charcoal.
Rare 'Elephant Man' letter goes on display
9-10-2017 | 12
The only surviving letter written by Joseph Merrick was a thank you note sent to widow Leila Maturin.
Elephants are more intelligent than we thought
4-12-2017 | 9
New research has shown that elephants possess a level of self-understanding that is rare in animals.
Woolly mammoth 'on the verge of resurrection'
2-16-2017 | 17
Scientists believe that an elephant-mammoth hybrid embryo could be created within as little as two years.
Elephant picks up tortilla without breaking it
VIDEO 1-9-2017 | 2
A new experiment has revealed just how gently the world's largest land animal can pick things up.
Elephant is spotted flying over Disneyland
VIDEO 5-2-2016 | 13
Visitors to the popular theme park were amazed to see an elephant flying high above the attractions.
Elephants have world's best sense of smell
7-23-2014 | 14
African elephants have more genes dedicated to smell than anything else in the animal kingdom.
New elephant shrew discovered in Namibia
6-28-2014 | 16
Scientists have identified a new species of shrew which possesses a trunk like that of an elephant.
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