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Graphic Elephant Birth
Posted by ableiman on November 25, 2009 Dave Goldenberg of Gelf Magazine was kind enough to send along this very graphic, often upsetting, but ultimately pretty awesome video of a baby elephant birth in Indonesia. Watch to the end.
Animals Getting Along Spendidly
Posted by Benny Bleiman on March 25, 2009 Get out your Kleenex, wimps. Thanks, Berkery for forwarding this along.
Deadly Herpes Attacking Asian Elephants in the U.S.
Posted by Benny Bleiman on March 3, 2009 A form of deadly herpes is sweeping through American zoos, killing 1 in 5 Asian elephant calves born in the U.S. since 2000 according to a recent article in the New York Times. It’s about suppression. Researchers and zookeepers know almost nothing about the elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus including how it is spread, which elephants carry…
The Economics of the Ivory Trade
Posted by ableiman on October 28, 2008 As reported in the NY Times and elsewhere, an auction of 108 metric tons of ivory took place today in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The buyers were exclusively from China and Japan. Not surprisingly, this sale has raised the ire of animal welfare groups, such as the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).…
Elephants “Phone” Each Other Using the Earth
Posted by Benny Bleiman on October 2, 2008 When elephants become separated from their group they can use their keen senses of smell and sight to locate their brethren, OR they can use the Earth like a giant telephone and call their herd with rumble vocalizations. A new study by Katherine Leighty and a team from the…wait for it….wait for it…Disney Animal Kingdom…
Elephant that Paints Other Elephants
Posted by ableiman on March 6, 2008 Ridiculousness! Special thanks to NK for sharing.