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Judge rules in case of Colorado zoo elephants 'being held prisoner'
Jan 26, 2025A rather unusual court case has recently raised questions about whether or not animals have the same rights as people.
Animals probably get drunk all the time, scientists claim
VIDEO Nov 1, 2024Animals are likely to get drunk on fermenting fruit much more often than previously thought.
Wild elephants each have their own names, new study finds
Jun 12, 2024Scientists now believe that elephants, like humans, have assigned names that they use when calling one another.
Elephant-sized asteroid passes Earth in extraordinary 'near-miss'
Jan 29, 2023The 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
Jun 19, 2022The 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 Jun 15, 2022An elephant named 'Happy' has been the subject of a legal battle to have her released back into the wild.
Prehistoric rhino was taller than a giraffe
VIDEO Jun 23, 2021Weighing the equivalent of four elephants, Paraceratherium linxiaense was an absolute monster.
Scientists solve mass elephant deaths mystery
Sep 24, 2020Hundreds of elephants have been mysteriously dying in Botswana and scientists have finally figured out why.
Mystery surrounds death of 150 elephants
Jun 18, 2020The unexplained demise of more than 150 elephants in Botswana has left authorities scratching their heads.
Insane experiment produces giant foam volcano
VIDEO Dec 21, 2019YouTuber 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
Nov 13, 2019A South African gin known as Indlovu is made by combining regular ingredients with elephant excrement.
'Elephant Man' Joseph Merrick's grave found
May 6, 2019The 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 Sep 26, 2018A 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 ?
Sep 13, 2018The elephant bird, along with some of Madagascar's other megafauna, went extinct around 1,000 years ago.
Mystery surrounds 'smoking elephant' in India
VIDEO Mar 25, 2018Unusual footage has emerged showing an elephant attempting to ingest pieces of smouldering charcoal.
Rare 'Elephant Man' letter goes on display
Sep 10, 2017The only surviving letter written by Joseph Merrick was a thank you note sent to widow Leila Maturin.
Elephants are more intelligent than we thought
Apr 12, 2017New research has shown that elephants possess a level of self-understanding that is rare in animals.
Woolly mammoth 'on the verge of resurrection'
Feb 16, 2017Scientists believe that an elephant-mammoth hybrid embryo could be created within as little as two years.
Elephant picks up tortilla without breaking it
VIDEO Jan 9, 2017A new experiment has revealed just how gently the world's largest land animal can pick things up.
Elephant is spotted flying over Disneyland
VIDEO May 2, 2016Visitors to the popular theme park were amazed to see an elephant flying high above the attractions.
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