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What is elephant art?

  • elephant art
  • January 25, 2011
Did you know that elephants can paint? They can and they do! The National Elephant Institute in Thailand makes great gifts for elephant lovers by...
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The circus is in town

The recent decision by LA Animal Services to shut down the elephant act of Circus Vazquez was impressive. LAAS took swift and decisive action on...
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Room Report: Laragai House on Borana Ranch, Northern Kenya

Arrival Experience: Guests here must hop a puddle jumper from Nairobi to the dirt airstrip at Lewa Downs. On touchdown, a Range Rover driven by a...
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Donald Trump Jr. hunting video stirs debate, controversy

Hunting is viewed as sport by some, and cruel, painful torture by others. A new video showing photos of Donald Trump Jr., and family members on an...
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GoDaddy, the Super Bowl, and ghosts of a dead elephant

GoDaddy and the Super Bowl are inextricably linked in my mind. I am sure GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons loves to hear that kind of thing, as he frequently...
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The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate is a book that almost defies definition. It's a book that should earn six stars on the five star...
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Ringling Brothers to be fined for violation of Animal Welfare Act

Some may question the methods by which PETA approaches animal advocacy and activism, but one cannot deny when they accomplish bringing about some...
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Elephant parade goes to auction this month at Christie's in Milan

  • 2011 Elephants on Parade
  • November 7, 2011
For two months this fall 80 baby-size elephant statues have quietly and colorfully paraded in center city Milan, Italy and now move on to auction...
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Has the translocation of elephants into Maasai Mara National Reserve backfired?

Translocation of elephants from Narok North into Maasai Mara was on the Kenya Wildlife Service's (KWS) agenda during September. According to...
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Exploration of the book Kabumpo in Oz

In her preface to Kabumpo in Oz, Ruth Plumly Thompson announces it as the fifteenth Oz book, which is very odd, since it is actually the sixteenth...
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