Elephant Gets Irritated at Girl Petting It, Trashes Her
During her holidays in Thailand, American student Whitney Lavaux got the shock of her life when she reached out to pet a bathing elephant. The animal bashed the girl with his trunk, throwing her several feet away. Luckily, the girl landed in the muddy waters unharmed and even got to become Internet-famous after the video had gone viral. IF YOU … Continue reading
Elephant Picks up Tortilla Without Breaking it
Elephants can control how much force their trunks exert. (Headline Image Credit: CC BY-SA 2.0 Greg Willis) A new experiment has revealed just how gently the world’s largest land animal can pick things up. Despite being extremely big and heavy, the elephant is capable of manipulating objects with a significant degree of care and finesse thanks to the remarkable properties … Continue reading
China Announces it Will be Shutting Down its Ivory Trade by the End of 2017
China will shut down its domestic ivory trade by the end of 2017, according to an announcement made today by the Chinese government. The announcement comes more than a year after China’s President Xi Jinping and United States President Barack Obama pledged to enact “nearly complete bans” on the import and export of ivory, an agreement Wildlife Watch reporter Rachael … Continue reading
Odd Couples of the Animal World: When Mortal Enemies Become Friends
We as a species have an ingrained desire to bond with others and seek out others for friendship. We yearn for that connection with people, no matter how elusive it may seem at times. Yet it seems that humans are far from unique in this regard, and indeed the animal world holds some of the most baffling and at the … Continue reading
