elephant
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In May, the New York State Senate passed legislation banning the importation, transportation and possession of elephant, leopard, lion and rhinoceros trophies, but the bill hasn’t become law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
Veterinarian Kushal Konwar Sarma showed AFP an elephant hospital with hydraulic operating tables and hydrotherapy pools, where retired working elephants recover from injuries.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
The fossils belonged to Palaeoloxodon antiquus, commonly known as the straight-tusked elephant.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Instead, he’s trying to shed light on what he refers to as “parts of the elephant rather than the whole elephant.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
He’d been a little obsessed with animals back then, so first he’d pictured elephant seals waddling on top of official-looking papers.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Clifford Chikuwe, a taxidermist in Dande, starts each day by inspecting a shaded area where the freshly hunted heads and skins of buffalo, elephants and crocodiles are left to dry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
Ancient Europe was home to animals such as elephants, rhinoceroses, aurochs, and bison.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
Over 260 former working elephants wander through teak plantations, trumpeting as they bathe in lakes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
A potential tie-up between DoorDash and Instacart would help the delivery apps address the two biggest elephants in the room for the grocery industry: Walmart and Amazon.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Many dying elephants would lie by that body of water, which became what people called an elephant graveyard.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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