Topic: Elephant

PETA urges Isko to reconsider keeping Mali in new Manila Zoo

PETA urges Isko to reconsider keeping Mali in new Manila Zoo

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 02:35 PM

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Wednesday urged Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso to reconsider his earlier statement that the Philippines' lone elephant, Mali, may have a better chance of surviving in Manila Zoo instead of being released from captivity. Read more »

Manila Zoo prepares for Dec 30 soft opening

Manila Zoo prepares for Dec 30 soft opening

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 02:27 PM

A zookeeper interacts with Mali the Elephant while rehabilitation works continue at the Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden along Adriatico Street in Manila on Monday. Read more »

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 »

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