Thai authorities have unveiled measures to crackdown on “elephant begging” — a decades-old scam in which the animals’ owners offer tourists and passers-by the chance to feed or pet the giant creatures in return for payment. Read More »
Morality may not be a uniquely human trait according to recent research suggesting mammals as varied as wolves, primates, mice, bats and whales know the difference between right and wrong. Read More »
A devastating drought in Mali is threatening the existence of West Africa’s last desert elephants, according to conservationists, with “urgent action” needed to prevent them dying of thirst – or as a consequence of a water war with local herdsmen. Read More »
The birth and first hours of a baby elephant born Sunday at Belgium’s Antwerp Zoo are being webcast live over the internet. Read More »
Taronga Zoo is looking forward to a baby boom among its Asian elephants following the announcement of a third pregnancy among the herd’s four cows.
Pak Boon, whose name means Morning Glory Flower, is due to give birth in early 2011 — at around 22 months elephants have the longest gestation period of any land animal — after falling naturally pregnant to the herd’s male elephant, Gung. Read More »
A wildlife photographer in Botswana has snapped a picture of what could be Africa’s only living pink elephant. Read More »
Here at Zoogle News, we take our journalistic responsibilities seriously. And like the New York Times admitting that its coverage of the buildup to the war in Iraq was insufficiently rigorous, Zoogle News is not afraid to admit when it gets things wrong. Read More »
Elephants are the subject of the latest episode in the BBC’s stunning “Natural World” series – and one man’s quest to chart the extraordinary migratory patterns of these gigantic, graceful creatures. Read More »