Two elephants who terrified circus audience by brawling during a show are banned from performing after one of them broke a trainer’s spine when he tried to break up their latest fight Female giants last week sent people fleeing from the circus as they clashed Now their trainer Eduard Sheishenbekov has been wounded in their latest … Read more
The Great Escape: Two wild elephants stuck in a ditch in Thailand cleverly work together to help each other climb to safety Elephants became trapped in dried-out river in Thailand’s Rayong province Over the course of an hour the elephants worked together to get back to safety Adorable moment they climbed free was filmed by … Read more
Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard are set to feature in the new ‘Tom & Jerry’ film, it was revealed on Friday. The Good Morning Britain presenter, 53, and her co-host, 46, will voice a pair of show-stopping elephants who are required to escort guests to a high-profiled wedding ceremony. Things go disastrously wrong when they are … Read more
Attenborough’s Life In Colour Rating: McDonald And Dodds Rating: During his seven decades at the Beeb, teaching us about the marvels of the animal kingdom, Sir David Attenborough must have heard some daft questions. But there can’t have been many more stupid than the one I blurted in our phone interview last month, as he … Read more
Asian elephants living in captivity have a lower body fat percentage than the average HUMAN and are no more likely to be overweight than their free-ranging cousins Researcher fit captive Asian elephants with a large Fitbit-style tracking device They also fed them bread soaked in heavy water and took regular blood samples This allowed them … Read more
The world’s bravest dog: Collie-cross Jasper is bred to herd cattle but is also happy to round up elephants, cheetahs and warthogs in South Africa Collie-cross Jasper lives with his owners in Greater Kruger Area of South Africa He was bred to herd cattle but has chased everything from squirrels to cheetahs Owner William Davis, … Read more
The world’s bravest dog: Collie-cross Jasper is bred to herd cattle but is also happy to round up elephants, cheetahs and warthogs in South Africa Collie-cross Jasper lives with his owners in Greater Kruger Area of South Africa He was bred to herd cattle but has chased everything from squirrels to cheetahs Owner William Davis, … Read more
Namibia is putting 170 ELEPHANTS up for sale as an alternative to hunting the animals due to over-population There has been an increase in the country’s elephant population to 28,000 ‘The rise in elephants’ population has resulted in human-animal conflict Last year the government offered for sale around 1,000 animals By Aliki Kraterou For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Namibia is putting 170 ELEPHANTS up for sale as an alternative to hunting the animals due to over-population There has been an increase in the country’s elephant population to 28,000 ‘The rise in elephants’ population has resulted in human-animal conflict Last year the government offered for sale around 1,000 animals By Aliki Kraterou For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Heartwarming moment locals rescue three elephants helplessly trapped in muddy swamp using diggers Locals used diggers to help make a slope for the group of trapped elephants The pit in northeastern India had been dug for use by electricity department People watched on as the rescuers dug up large chunks of mud to save the … Read more