August 21, 2011

• Agony and Ivory
• I can hardly stand to read these.
• Ach, sorry, I should have put a warning here. These articles deserve to be read, but they are very sad.
• Zoologists Capture Elephant’s ‘Eureka!’ Moment
• Beehive Fences Keep African Elephants Away From Crops
• Nanners, please!
• Fred thinks he's an Elephant!
• Texting while driving
• Happy elephant
• Mumba voor het eerst in de sneeuw
• That is industrial levels of squeeee.
• Could imported elephants trample Australia’s environmental woes?
• Nearly 300 elephants slain in Cameroon for ivory, government minister confirms
• On the one hand, I'd happily see the poachers hanged, on the other, it would be best to go after the wealthy who think they deserve to own what they will. Make owning ivory a high crime, and not worth the punishment. Maybe that will help keep more elephants alive.
• *cue piano riff...*
• Ed, I ortta slap you...!
• Obscure references don't get past you, do they ma'am...
• Spain king ousted as honorary president of World Wildlife Fund branch after elephant hunt
• Mother and calf rescued from abandoned elephant trap
• Hooray!!! Poor things looked like they're starved and dehydrated. Amazing that the calf was able to survive. What a good mom, she is. Now fill the rest of the damn things in!!
• Do elephants purr?
• Only when scritched behind the ears while sitting in your lap.
• Delighted to make your acquaintance
• Painting elephant fetches $2,000 for artwork in Czech Republic
• Hmmm, that's one elephant that I might scritch behind the ears!
• ATE team rescue another baby elephant from a well
• Peter the Elephant plays a Green Piano
• Sorry, but elephants really want nothing to do with us
• Camera-Equipped Elephants Filmed Wild Baby Tigers For the First Time Ever
• Elephants Communicate in Sophisticated Sign Language, Researchers Say
• Suspected poacher trampled to death by elephant he was trying to shoot
• The Longform Guide to Elephants
• Pregnant elephant does prenatal Pilates
• Elephants need to escape the heat too.
• US colonel caught smuggling carved ivory from Kenya
• Mourning elephants seek revenge after herd member killed by train
• Elephants deserve respect and careful policy relations.
• Now Peter plays a blues duet.
• Elephants Never Forget: The Touching Legacy of Tamil Nadu Conservationist Mark Davidar
• I lubs me some 'phants.
• Baby elephant learns to use her trunk
• *dances around squeeing* I want to snorgle with that schnozzle! More squeeeeee: pick your nose, pick your toes, and step on your trunk
• Elephant Photobombs Oblivious Tourists in Africa
• Dead zookeeper's dream realised as Mila the elephant meets others for first time in 37 years
• Searching For The Elephant’s Genius Inside the Largest Brain on Land
• ElephantFilter!
• Do elephants call ''human!''?
• Rampaging elephant pulled down house but then rescued trapped baby Wow.
• How Elephant Armies Built the Ancient World
• That was an amazing article! Why don't they teach this stuff in school. Posting this to multiple email 'cause it's neato.
• How to win a baby elephant's affection
• A baby elephant sat on my friend.
• Baby Elephant Wanders Into South African Living Room, Has A Snack
• Just ignore the elephant in the room.
• In other large orphan animal news: Gertjie the Orphaned Baby Rhino Enjoys the Company of Humans
• Lullaby to elephant