pachyderm
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When Berenger stumbles into the office, a debate rages about whether news of a stray pachyderm can be credited.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Naturalist Stephen Boyes believes massive elephants live undetected on a remote plateau in Angola; they’d be descendants of a giant pachyderm hunted and killed 70 years ago that now resides in the Smithsonian.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
The pachyderm, fondly known as Craig, died of natural causes on Saturday morning at Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya, conservationists confirmed.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2026
The pachyderm is expected to return to Sri Lanka after treatment, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has said, and animal welfare activists hope he will be sent to a sanctuary.
From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2023
Hazel dragged Percy out of the road as a demigod rode past on a full-grown pachyderm covered in black Kevlar armor.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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