Mystery deaths of 154 elephants in Botswana are investigated as poaching, poisoning and anthrax are ruled out 154 elephants were found dead and it is still a mystery as to how they all died Wildlife officials ruled that poaching, poisoning and anthrax were not the reason Botswana lifted its hunting ban but the pandemic stopped the … Read more
The fossil remains of 22 Ice Age sloths the size of elephants have been found preserved in asphalt in Ecuador, researchers have reported. The specimens — which included 15 adults, 5 juveniles and two newborns or fetuses — were unearthed from the Tanque Loma site on the country’s Santa Elena peninsula. Weighing in at several tons, … Read more
When Planet Earth film-maker Vanessa Berlowitz moved from Bristol to Botswana with her husband and young son to track elephants across 1,000 miles of African bush, she knew it would be an adventure. She just didn’t realise how life-changing it would be I woke to what sounded like a giant fire hose spraying against our … Read more
Merry the elephant! Eating fermented fruit gets elephants DRUNK – but tiny shrews and koalas can hold their alcohol, study finds Canadian scientists discovered elephant’s lack genetic mutation called A294 V This is present in humans and other species and allows for processing of alcohol Ends a long-standing debate as to whether elephants get drunk on … Read more
Meghan Markle says she ‘understands’ elephants after spending time with them in the wild in never-before-seen interview to promote Disney nature documentary two weeks after its release Markle recorded the interview last summer in anticipation of the documentary she narrated for Disney It aired on Good Morning America on Monday for the first time The … Read more