Topic: elephant

Thailand celebrates Elephant Day, hopes tourists will return

Thailand celebrates Elephant Day, hopes tourists will return

Vorasit Satienlerk and Juarawee Kittisilpa, Reuters
Posted at Mar 13 09:43 PM

Thailand held a fruit banquet for dozens of elephants in the ancient capital Ayutthaya on Saturday, continuing an annual event which has been a big draw for foreign tourists in the hope they will return soon and revive the key tourism industry. Read more »

You can't escape lice, even 6,500 feet below the ocean

You can't escape lice, even 6,500 feet below the ocean

Priyanka Runwal, The New York Times
Updated as of Aug 27 02:35 PM

If you look at the hind flippers of southern elephant seals, you will find some insects that have made their way to a partially aquatic life. Lice of the species Lepidophthirus macrorhini dwell on the rear limbs of the large aquatic mammals, which spend nearly 10 months of the year in Antarctic waters and dive up to 6,500 feet below the surface. Read more »

Long 'lost' elephant shrew found in Horn of Africa

Long 'lost' elephant shrew found in Horn of Africa

Amélie Bottollier-Depois, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 19 12:02 PM

The Somali sengi has been lost to science since the 1970s, leaving just the 39 preserved specimens held in the world's natural history museums as the only physical evidence that it ever existed. But during an expedition last year scientists found the animals still roaming the wild, discovering that the Somali sengi is not confined to Somalia at all. Read more »

Pachyderm bath time

Pachyderm bath time

Lakruwan Wanniarachchi, AFP
Posted at Aug 11 11:09 PM

A mahout, or elephant keeper, sprays water over elephants during their daily bath in a river in Sri Lanka on Tuesday, a day before World Elephant Day. Read more »

Deaths of lions, ostriches in Islamabad zoo sparks probe

Deaths of lions, ostriches in Islamabad zoo sparks probe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 31 08:17 AM

ISLAMABAD - Pakistani officials on Thursday began a new probe into Islamabad's notorious zoo, already under scrutiny over its treatment of a famous elephant, following the recent deaths of several animals including lions and ostriches. Read more »

Playtime with Mali

Playtime with Mali

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 05:55 PM

A zookeeper plays with the 47-year old elephant Mali inside the Manila Zoo on Saturday.  Read more »

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