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Life

Elephants Aren’t People and Can’t Sue to Leave the Zoo, Says Colorado Court

01.23.25

By Kyle Phillippi
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Life

The Last Elephant in South Africa’s Zoo Was Freed After 40 Years of Captivity

08.23.24

By Kyle Phillippi
News

Hot Weather May Have Caused Elephant to Stab Its Trainer to Death, Police Say

08.23.22

By Koh Ewe
Tech

Rampant Poaching Forces Elephants to Evolve to Not Have Tusks, Study Finds

10.22.21

By Audrey Carleton
News

Sri Lanka Bans ‘Drunk Driving’ on Elephants and Putting Baby Elephants to Work

08.24.21

By Pallavi Pundir
Tech

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08.12.21

By Becky Ferreira
News

China’s Runaway Elephants Are Going Home

08.10.21

By Viola Zhou
News

How an Accidental Death Rescued Mithu the Elephant. Then Put Him in Chains.

05.28.21

By Mahim Pratap Singh
Environment

How I Went From Poaching Elephants and Rhinos to Protecting Them

03.05.21

By Indrani Ghose
News

‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ Lands Safely in Cambodia After Complex Rescue

11.30.20

By Joe Freeman
News

The Epic Final Journey of the ‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’

11.20.20

By Joe Freeman
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05.07.20

By Laurel Tuohy

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