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Koshik Speaks Korean: 22-Year-Old Asian Elephant Imitates Human Speech - Hartford Pets | Examiner.Com
Offbeat  (tags: elephant, animals, interesting, humor, off-beat, odd, news, unusual, bizarre )

Dianne Ly
- 197 days ago - examiner.com
Koshik, a 22-year-old Asian elephant speaks Korean. Not only can the 5-1/2 ton pachyderm use his trunk to pick up food and other objects, he has found a way of tucking it into his mouth the modulate sound and imitate human vocabulary.
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Tortured Elephant Released, Thanks to Paul McCartney
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, elephant, released, wildlife, protection )

Cher
- 268 days ago - greenerideal.com
The life of Sunder the elephant gained worldwide attention earlier this month, after his tragic existence in India was revealed to the public. The 13-year-old elephant had been kept chained in the dark for seven years at an Indian temple, at the hands of
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Zoo Elephant Raises Money With Paintings - PawNation
Offbeat  (tags: elephant, artist, prague zoo, shanti, elephant, fundraiser )

BarbKnigh
- 325 days ago - pawnation.com
Elephants never forget, and that means they never forget about their own kind, especially when they need a little help. According to WMAQ-TV, Shanti, an elephant at the Prague Zoo, is creating and selling original works of art in a fund-raising effort to
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Pete the Elephant Plays With Smartphone (VIDEO)
Offbeat  (tags: elephant, smart phone, technology, bizarre, odd, off-beat, interesting, pictures, wildlife, unusual, animals )

Lindsey
- 418 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
Peter the elephant channels his inner techie and spends the day playing with a Galaxy Note phone in what's likely a clever advertisement for Samsung. The clip shows the giddy elephant using its trunk to browse through photos, play the xylophone and even
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"Born To Be Wild" New IMAX Movie About Orphaned Orangutans and Elephants
Offbeat  (tags: movie, animals, orangutan, elephant, morgan freeman, animals, goodnews, humans, interesting, off-beat, odd, photos, pictures, unusual, world )

Lindsey
- 527 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
A new film from Warner Brothers and IMAX tells the courageous story of orphaned orangutans and elephants, and the humans who care for them. "Born To Be Wild," which is narrated by Morgan Freeman, opens January 9 at the American Museum of Natural...
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Lone Baby Elephant Gets Adopted By A New Mom :)
Offbeat  (tags: elephant, baby, mother, adopted, animals, happy news, environment, goodnews, interesting, news, off-beat, odd, protection, safety, unusual, wildlife )

Lindsey
- 530 days ago - animaltracks.today.msnbc.msn.com
TODAY Show- An elephant calf is recuperating at Coochbehar Wild Life in India's eastern West Bengal state. The15-day-old calf was rescued after falling into an open well and was brought to the sanctuary. VIDEO
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Tarra and Bella: A Beautiful Friendship Ends
Offbeat  (tags: beautiful friendship, Bella, death, sadness, Tarra, elephant, bonding, memories )

Simone
- 569 days ago - ohmidog.com
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee passes on some sad news: Bella, the dog whose friendship with an elephant captured hearts around the globe, is dead. Indications are that Tarra was the first to learn of Bella's demise.
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Dog & Elephant Best Friends- VIDEO
Offbeat  (tags: friendship, bonding, wonderful, elephant sanctuary, tarra, elephant, bella, Dog )

Simone
- 700 days ago - globalanimal.org
Two minutes of heaven with Bella the labrador and her best friend Tarra the elephant, as they gambol around The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee.
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WONDER OF ELEPHANT IN HIS MUM'S WOMB
Offbeat  (tags: beautiful, touching, elephant, mothers womb, photograph, nature )

Simone
- 916 days ago - dailyexpress.co.uk
THIS amazing photograph shows an embryonic elephant in the womb - with its tiny trunk clearly showing. The image of George, Whipsnade Zoo's latest arrival, was captured 19 months before he was born.
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Does Mammoth Ivory Make Ethical Jewellery?
Offbeat  (tags: elephant, mammoth, ivory, tusks, illegal, poachers, fashion, jewellery, endengerd species )

Agnes
- 966 days ago - guardian.co.uk
The tusks from long-dead mammoths are being presented as a more sustainable alternative to elephant ivory
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Elephant Provides Breakdown Assistance to Zoo Keeper
Offbeat  (tags: zoo keeper, car breakdown, five, elephant, helped )

Simone
- 1120 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Lawrence Bates was all set to call for assistance when his jeep at West Midland Safari Park broke down, until Five the elephant decided to give him a helping hand.
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Elephant Out of Moat at Milwaukee County Zoo-VIDEO
Offbeat  (tags: elephant, zoo elephant, fell into moat, rescued, milwaukee county zoo )

Simone
- 1295 days ago - todaystmj4.com
A 31 year old African elephant fell into a moat at the Milwaukee County Zoo around 3:15 PM on Monday. Zoo officials said she slipped and wasn't hurt in the fall. Animals handlers set up makeshift stairs to try and lure Ruth the elephant into walking
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Elephant Gains Stardom After Criminal Charges
Offbeat  (tags: elephant, charged, criminal charges, woman, zoo elephant )

Simone
- 1312 days ago - news.asiaone.com
The first-ever elephant to be accused of assaulting a person has become the top star of the Seoul Children's Grand Park zoo after being cleared of its charges, according to zoo officials. A 48-year-old woman surnamed Kim claimed last month that one of
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Best Friends Fur-Ever: The World's Most Unusual Animal Friendships
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, animal friends, giraffe, ostric, elephant, sheep )

Beatrice
- 1365 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Bea, a three-year-old giraffe, and Wilma, an ostrich, have become the best of friends at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Florida. Eight-month-old orphan elephant Themba, whose name means 'hope' in Xhosa, who has struck up a friendship with a sheep called Albert
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So That's How You Cut An Elephant's Toenails
Offbeat  (tags: elephant, pedicure, sleeping, boy the elephant )

Simone
- 1455 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
He might have preferred shocking pink, or a gold that would have twinkled in the sunlight as he lumbered along. But since Boy the elephant was asleep during his pedicure he had no choice in the colour of varnish smeared on his nails - and ended up with
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