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elephant

[el-uh-fuhnt] / ˈɛl ə fənt /
NOUN
large mammal
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"We know where elephant corridors and habitats are -- and they are being destroyed and fragmented at an unprecedented pace," Bindra said.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

Unlike in 1986, when many of the artifacts, especially the elephant tusks, decomposed after being exposed to the open air, Ran improvised a new system for the dig.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

Don’t miss: If Social Security’s funding crisis is the elephant in the room, this is the mouse everyone has overlooked.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

Officials say this is the first time in decades that elephant mortalities on this scale have been recorded in the region where they have successfully cracked down on poaching.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

As for our fellow refugees, maybe they had been too dazed, too traumatized, or just too tired to pay much attention to this young elephant that was wandering along with them.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

It saw wildlife experts attempt to move elephants from a park in Malawi to help increase population in areas where they have been heavily poached.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

"Maternal age effects are incredibly common, from invertebrates up through humans, elephants, other primates and other mammals," said Kristin Gribble, an associate scientist in the Bay Paul Center at the Marine Biological Laboratory.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

When the park floods, rhinos, elephants and other animals move towards higher ground, crossing farms and settlements, destroying crops and sometimes coming into deadly conflict with people.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

South Africa’s Cheetah Plains now uses electric Land Cruisers for what it markets as its “silent game drives” through Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, trading engine noise for the rustle of elephants munching grass.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

“It’s Ruby, Ivan. She’s with other elephants now. Because of you.”

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate




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