As the Goliaths of the high street tumble like a flimsy line of dominos, it’s tempting to think they are all suffering from the same affliction, but there’s a great difference between last week’s most high-profile victims – Arcadia’s Topshop and Debenhams. I was interviewed by the BBC as news of the collapse of Philip … Read more
Namibia is putting 170 ELEPHANTS up for sale as an alternative to hunting the animals due to over-population There has been an increase in the country’s elephant population to 28,000 ‘The rise in elephants’ population has resulted in human-animal conflict Last year the government offered for sale around 1,000 animals By Aliki Kraterou For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Villagers attack seven elephants with flaming torches and arrows after they damaged their crops in India: Terrified animals suffer burns and other injuries, including one that lost an eye Mob of villagers in Assam state chased the elephants when they damaged crops The animals were resting when they were attacked with arrows and stones Some … Read more
Lil Pump’s visit to Doc Antle’s zoo sparks PETA complaint after rapper fell from elephant’s trunk and played with tiger cubs By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 22:48 GMT, 6 November 2020 | Updated: 22:48 GMT, 6 November 2020 PETA has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate Doc Antle’s zoo after video captured … Read more
Baby elephants slap each other over the head with their trunks in adorable play fight Elephants were spotted at a national park in Kanchanaburi province, Thailand The animals had been eating plants before they started teasing each other The pair are part of a herd of 50 elephants that were foraging nearby By Amelia Wynne For … Read more
Hundreds of elephants that died mysteriously in Botswana were killed by a toxic in their watering hole an investigation reveals. More than 300 elephants were killed in Botswana earlier this year from toxins in water produced by cyanobacteria, officials said today. They announced the results of the investigation into the deaths which had baffled and … Read more
A photographer who has taken tens of thousands of pictures of elephants has revealed some of the shots he is most proud of. And they’re absolutely jaw-dropping, as we reveal here – fine art photographs of one of the most-loved creatures in the animal kingdom. The photographer, Peter Delaney, told MailOnline Travel: ‘There is something … Read more
Elephants can ‘catch yawns’ from familiar humans just like chimpanzees and dogs – suggesting they are more similar to us than previously thought Elephant handlers were asked to yawn, fake yawn and make mouth movements They ‘caught a yawn’ whenever the handlers yawned for real or fake yawned Before this only chimps and dogs had … Read more
Mystery as 11 elephants are found dead in Zimbabwe: Poaching ruled out as animals all retained their tusks The carcasses were discovered in Pandamasue Forest in the west of the country Cyanide poisoning has also been ruled out as a cause of the elephants’ deaths Blood samples have been taken to a laboratory to determine what … Read more
Elephant stoned: Polish zoo will give marijuana to elephants to reduce their stress levels Warsaw Zoo will start giving its three African elephants medical marijuana The project will test how the marijuana reduces the elephants’s stress levels Veterinarian Agnieszka Czujkowska believes it is the ‘first initiative of its kind’ The zoo’s herd had to cope … Read more