elephants
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Scott’s group ranked the Tulsa Zoo among the 10 worst zoos for elephants last year, claiming it suffers from overcrowding and a breeding program with a checkered history.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
City Council budget hearing last year that the Toronto Zoo lost its accreditation in 2012 by sending its elephants to a sanctuary at the direction of the Toronto City Council.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
The Brazilian Uberabatitan and the Argentine Neuquensaurus were roughly the size of modern elephants.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
"In Wayanad, going into the plantation at night is risky. We have snakes, wild boars, sometimes even leopards and elephants," he says.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
“Thing is, people love babies. Baby elephants, baby gorillas, heck, give me a baby alligator and I could make a killing.”
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
