Dear Elephants: Elephant Spoken Here was born on 12 August 2015 so that makes us 6 years old. That is about 6.86 elephant years^ so that puts ESH in our adolescence+, as you are very much like us (humans) in your lifespan.* Like us (humans) you are considered an adult at age 18. … Continue reading »
Elephant family, including three babies and their mothers, hold steady against the river’s current until one baby elephant is swept away… A Save the Elephants team stands by… Narrator: “…If they become separated, they could easily drown.” (elephants rumble) Man, Save the Elephants: (pointing from banks of river downstream) ‘Oh my God! One is … Continue reading »
With less than three days to go until World Elephant Day 12 August 2020 the following organizations have come together for our elephants, for elephant conservation. There are “elevents” for everyone!: “Let’s Put Lucy on the Agenda!” Sweet elephant Lucy has been living in the Edmonton Zoo for over 43 years and LEAP Lucy’s … Continue reading »
Working elephants have long played a part in the history of Cambodia. They have been depicted in bas relief and other forms of sculpture for centuries, particularly on and among the temples of the Angkor Wat. As the twenty first century rolled around it naturally evolved that elephants would play an important part … Continue reading »
For those of us who love elephants, and are always researching or writing about them, we have never failed to understand their intelligence or doubted their human-like qualities. So when we discovered this gem of a video, portraying the science behind an elephant’s “encephalization quotient,” explaining their memory & intelligence in such a fun way … Continue reading »
For six weeks kind humans in the village of Hirnan in Odisha, India tried in vain to treat a mother elephant for injuries ( a broken leg included) apparently associated with a dreadful fall into “a pit”. Left with “wounds on her right leg and forehead” the mama elephant limped her way into the village … Continue reading »