elephants
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The Botswana-based Elephant Protection Society warns the decision could undermine conservation, with its chairman Oaitse Nawa telling the BBC elephants needed greater protection.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Botswana has more than 130,000 elephants and communities living alongside them have long complained about animals destroying crops, damaging property and sometimes killing people.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The earliest scientific accounts of elephants practicing "self-medication" date back to the early third century.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
From this, the researchers concluded that the elephants use 35 different plant species, and that 25 of those are known locally to have medicinal uses.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Did you hear that, August? The lad wants to work with animals. You want to carry water for elephants, I suppose?”
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
