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Elephants use the tips of their trunks to grasp things with great precision – how this can help...
The Conversation· 23 hours agoAn elephant uses its trunk for eating, drinking water, communicating, exploring the environment, social behaviour, and making and using tools. The
At 3 months old, Tucson's baby elephant is learning to use her trunk and loves splashing in water
Arizona Daily Star· 5 days agoElephants use their trunks for a long list of reasons: eating, drinking, smelling, socializing....
Crack up the youngsters with these 162 funny jokes for kids
The Today Show via AOL· 3 days agoSummer jokes for kids and more: Funny jokes for kids that will get your family laughing together,...
Two elephants, both longtime residents of Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, leaving
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIt is time for two of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's elephants to pack their trunks and hit the road. The 49-year-old female Connie and her companion, 36-year-old male Hank ...
Haboob dust, heat and rain make for busy weather day in Tucson
Arizona Daily Star· 5 hours agoThe longest day of the year was a hazy one in Tucson. A particularly huge haboob swept across west...
Where you can ride elephants in Florida
WKMG ClickOrlando· 6 days agoYou don’t have to leave the country to have a close encounter with Elephants. Two Tails Ranch in Williston, which is just south of Gainesville, is home...
Donald Sutherland, the towering actor whose career spanned 'M.A.S.H.' to 'Hunger Games,' dies at 88
Arizona Daily Star· 9 hours agoDonald Sutherland, the prolific film and television actor whose long career stretched from...
Study finds elephants name each other
The Columbian· 3 days agoAfrican elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to research published June 10. The...
REVIEW: 'Water for Elephants' thrives on circus atmosphere
Sioux City Journal· 6 days agoWithout a dazzling group of circus performers, “Water for Elephants” would be little more than a...
The most exciting fossil finds of the 21st century
LoveEXPLORING via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoThe animal (Paraceratherium linxiaense) is believed to have resembled the modern-day tapir but with the weight of four African elephants, making it one...