Articles related to "Elephants"

Lawrence Anthony's account of gaining the trust of a herd of traumatized elephants due to be shot is a touching testimony of his commitment to these magnificent giants.

Elephants have been used in war for thousands of years. With their massive strength and magnificent ivory tusks, they inspired awe and terror in all who faced them.

Orwell ponders this notion of whether or not to shoot an elephant and uphold the law of the land, or to follow his true beliefs and rebel against colonial Britain.

The Elephant Nature Park in the Mae Taeng Valley in northern Thailand is home to over thirty Asian elephants, many of them rescued from dire circumstances.

Physical characteristics of elephants, including ears, trunk, skin and tusks, are noticeably different depending on whether the animals originate from Africa or Asia.

Elephants communicate through infrasonic rumbles, sounds too low for the human ear to hear. Scientists are discovering new meaning behind these elephant rumbles.

Four species of elephant are recognized as DNA shows two species are different from the Asian and African. All are endangered largely due to habitat destruction and loss.

this article will offer a brief explanation of "Hills are Like White Elephants"

The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee gives the huge mammals room to roam after retirement from zoos and circuses. The 2700 acre habitat cares for needy elephants.

The Thai elephant is now classed as an endangered species by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species so a Mobile Help Clinic is an asset.

"The Elephants and I" author Sharon Pincott shares her personal story of hope and heartbreak trying to protect the Presidential Elephants in Zimbabwe

The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust acts as an elephant and rhino orphanage, taking care of baby animals that lose their parents or get separated from their herd.

Cage the Elephant's first album release is a mix of bluesy, funky, alternative rock, seemingly influenced by a multitude of artists.

Breeding season of the elephant seals bring hoards of mammals as well as humans to the shores of Año Nuevo State Natural Reserve to observe this incredible process.

North of San Simeon, California along Pacific Coast Highway, hundreds of elephant seals cover the Piedras Blancas beach in January and February.

Several animal welfare organizations and a former Ringling Bros. Circus employee says the Asian elephants are beaten, shackled and confined for days on end.

Visiting San Simeon's elephant seal colony can be combined with a trip to Hearst Castle but you may find yourself entranced by these aquatic giants and forget the castle.

The Asian elephant has played a central role in Thai history, yet rapidly shrinking habitat and a drastic reduction in numbers mean that it is now an endangered species.

Spectacular street show from Royal de Luxe features a forty-two ton mechanical elephant, a barrel-shaped wooden rocket, and a sixteen-foot little girl.

Elephants can get very angry and will hold a grudge a long time.

Sri Lankan rehabilitation-reintroduction program cares for orphaned elephants at Udawalewe National Park, where they are released to become part of the wild population.

Carol Buckley had dreams of being a circus trainer, going to the extent of purchasing a one-year-old elephant named Tarra and training her to perform.

Income from ivory sales to be used for elephant conservation but China's record of ignoring illegal imports from African elephant range states worries conservationists.

Feed the Elephant is a fun gross motor skill activity which provides the opportunity for preschoolers to practice projectile management.

Elephant ear plants add a dramatic accent to any landscape. Their colors range from bright green to purple and black and they take little care after planted.

Community based conservancies are the core of efforts to save Namibia's wild animals, including unique desert-adapted elephants, from human-animal conflict and poaching.

Elephants have served in human armies from 1100 B.C.E. to the 17th century.

Asian elephants have long been a Sinhalese symbol and although numbers have greatly dwindled, conservationists are determined to ensure their survival.

Northern elephant seals have made a huge comeback after facing near extinction but it is their diving and fasting capabilities that researchers are most interested in now

A White Elephant gift exchange idea is a fun party activity for kids, tweens, or teens that involves swapping unwanted or silly items. This is a cheap & easy party game.

Studies by ecologist Caitlin O'Connell reveal that elephants use bone-conducted hearing, which helps them detect low-frequency vibrations that travel through the ground.

This elephant sanctuary not only entertains visitors as one of the top tourist attractions in Sri Lanka, but above all offers a safe haven to many elephants.

Learn how to play the White Elephant Game for holiday or Christmas gift giving occasions.

A heart-warming and compulsively readable novel, Sara Gruen's Water for Elephants transports readers to the weird and colourful life of American circus in the 1930s.

Not only do they help germinate plants, elephants and other African animals ensure the balance of ants on acacia trees, stressing the importance of ecosystem preservation

Details of elephants diet can be gauged from their tail by using an innovative technique developed by Professor Thure Cerling and associates from University of Utah.

Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart is one cup of dark honesty, a tablespoon of maturity, and a teaspoon of feminism.

Habitat loss from encroachment results in human-animal conflict as crop-raiding elephants find gardens a source of quick nutrition, angering people in Assam.

Science tends to look askew at the idea of studying emotion in the animal kingdom, largely because the evidence is almost exclusively anecdotal, much like the book.

Masterful symbolism and psychological themes contribute to Sara Gruen's literary success in her 2007 Algonquin Books historical fiction title Water for Elephants.

The light and airy Elephant House coffee shop in George IV Bridge, Edinburgh styles itself 'the Birthplace of Harry Potter, because J K Rowling sat and wrote there.

An imaginative "what if" story for children.

Nibbles, a juvenile elephant seal has been attacking other inhabitants at the mouth of the Russian River. Some possible reasons are based in his species' natural history

Yala National Park lies in the deep south of Sri Lanka. Dawn safaris are one of the best ways to glimpse one of the park's favourite inmates, the elephants.

South Africa's Addo Elephant National Park has the largest concentration of elephants of any park worldwide, as well as lion, black rhinoceros, leopard, and Cape buffalo

A late-Christie Marple that cleverly uses the reader's expectations against them, and compares well with her other novels of that period, such as Third Girl and Nemesis.

With both human and elephant numbers rising, preventing human-elephant conflict in Botswana will be key to preserving one of the largest elephant populations in Africa.

Following the Aryan Invasions, ancient Indian armies were composed of the four limbs: chariots; elephants; cavalry and infantry.

A well-crafted and touching story redeems crude CGI animation in Jim Henson Company/The Weinstein Company's The Blue Elephant. 7/10.

Mo Willems provides entertaining and educational picture books with his series of Elephant and Piggie stories.