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'Tax Collector' Elephant In Sri Lanka Goes Viral For Stopping Vehicles, Seeking Food
Social media users have given their seal of approval to Raja to continue his bureaucratic duties and chomp on bananas and other fruits.
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Elephants Go Out Of Control At Sri Lanka Festival, Pilgrims Flee; 13 Injured
A Hindu religious festival in Sri Lanka ended in chaos after an elephant in the procession panicked, with 13 people in the crowd injured as they fled, police said Sunday.
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Watch: Elephant Charges At Family's Van, Smashes Window For Food In Sri Lanka
In a desperate attempt to appease the curious giant, one of the tourists offered their packet of chips.
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Sri Lanka To Toughen Pollution Laws But Have A Massive Problem
Heart-wrenching images of revered elephants and cattle eating plastic in Sri Lanka have prompted politicians to toughen pollution laws, but sceptical conservationists warn past bans were repeatedly ignored.
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Temba Bavuma Is "Elephant In The Room" For South Africa: Ex Sri Lanka Coach's Big Take
Temba Bavuma only managed to score 70 runs in five innings at a strike rate of 112.90 in the T20 World Cup
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Sri Lankan Tower, Taller Than 1,000 Feet, Displays Beijing's Control
A huge green and purple communications tower in Sri Lanka financed with Chinese debt that has become a symbol of the ousted Rajapaksa clan's closeness to Beijing will finally open this week.
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Sri Lanka Bans "Drunk Driving" Of Elephants In New Protection Law
Sri Lanka will issue captive elephants with their own biometric identity cards and ban their riders from drinking on the job under a wide-ranging new animal protection law.
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Viral Video: Elephant Stops Bus To Steal Bananas In Brazen Daylight Robbery
An old video that has resurfaced online shows the startling moment an elephant stopped a bus in the middle of a road to steal food. The brazen daylight robbery was captured on camera by a passenger inside the bus.
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Sri Lanka Rangers Spot Possible Rare Baby Elephant Twins
A pair of baby elephants feeding from the same mother have been spotted in a Sri Lankan national park, with officials speculating Wednesday the two could be a rare set of twins.
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Curious Elephant Walks Into Hotel, Knocks Over Lamp In Viral Video
A video that has gone viral with 2.5 million views on Twitter shows a wild elephant casually strolling around a hotel.
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This Elephant Has 24X7 Security Escort When He Moves
Nadungamuwa Raja, 65 years old, is a celebrated elephant towering around 10.5 feet (3.2 metres) in height, the tallest tamed tusker in Sri Lanka. And he has his own armed guards.
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70-Year-Old Frail Elephant In Sri Lanka Whose Photos Sparked Outrage Dies
An emaciated 70-year-old elephant that caused a social media outcry after being forced to take part in an annual Buddhist pageant in Sri Lanka has died, officials said Wednesday.
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Elephants Out Of Control At Religious Festival, 17 Injured
Seventeen people were injured in Sri Lanka when two elephants ran amok at a religious festival, police said.
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70-Year-Old Bony Elephant Was Paraded In Sri Lanka. She Later Collapsed
Sri Lanka Friday ordered an investigation after a skeletal 70-year-old elephant was paraded at a high-profile Buddhist pageant in a move criticised as cruelty to the ailing animal.
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Train In Sri Lanka Kills Three Elephant Calves
A passenger train hit and killed three young elephants in eastern Sri Lanka, officials said Sunday, weeks after two calves and their pregnant mother were fatally struck in the same region.
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'Tax Collector' Elephant In Sri Lanka Goes Viral For Stopping Vehicles, Seeking Food
Social media users have given their seal of approval to Raja to continue his bureaucratic duties and chomp on bananas and other fruits.
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Elephants Go Out Of Control At Sri Lanka Festival, Pilgrims Flee; 13 Injured
A Hindu religious festival in Sri Lanka ended in chaos after an elephant in the procession panicked, with 13 people in the crowd injured as they fled, police said Sunday.
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Watch: Elephant Charges At Family's Van, Smashes Window For Food In Sri Lanka
In a desperate attempt to appease the curious giant, one of the tourists offered their packet of chips.
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Sri Lanka To Toughen Pollution Laws But Have A Massive Problem
Heart-wrenching images of revered elephants and cattle eating plastic in Sri Lanka have prompted politicians to toughen pollution laws, but sceptical conservationists warn past bans were repeatedly ignored.
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Temba Bavuma Is "Elephant In The Room" For South Africa: Ex Sri Lanka Coach's Big Take
Temba Bavuma only managed to score 70 runs in five innings at a strike rate of 112.90 in the T20 World Cup
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Sri Lankan Tower, Taller Than 1,000 Feet, Displays Beijing's Control
A huge green and purple communications tower in Sri Lanka financed with Chinese debt that has become a symbol of the ousted Rajapaksa clan's closeness to Beijing will finally open this week.
-
Sri Lanka Bans "Drunk Driving" Of Elephants In New Protection Law
Sri Lanka will issue captive elephants with their own biometric identity cards and ban their riders from drinking on the job under a wide-ranging new animal protection law.
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Viral Video: Elephant Stops Bus To Steal Bananas In Brazen Daylight Robbery
An old video that has resurfaced online shows the startling moment an elephant stopped a bus in the middle of a road to steal food. The brazen daylight robbery was captured on camera by a passenger inside the bus.
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Sri Lanka Rangers Spot Possible Rare Baby Elephant Twins
A pair of baby elephants feeding from the same mother have been spotted in a Sri Lankan national park, with officials speculating Wednesday the two could be a rare set of twins.
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Curious Elephant Walks Into Hotel, Knocks Over Lamp In Viral Video
A video that has gone viral with 2.5 million views on Twitter shows a wild elephant casually strolling around a hotel.
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This Elephant Has 24X7 Security Escort When He Moves
Nadungamuwa Raja, 65 years old, is a celebrated elephant towering around 10.5 feet (3.2 metres) in height, the tallest tamed tusker in Sri Lanka. And he has his own armed guards.
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70-Year-Old Frail Elephant In Sri Lanka Whose Photos Sparked Outrage Dies
An emaciated 70-year-old elephant that caused a social media outcry after being forced to take part in an annual Buddhist pageant in Sri Lanka has died, officials said Wednesday.
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Elephants Out Of Control At Religious Festival, 17 Injured
Seventeen people were injured in Sri Lanka when two elephants ran amok at a religious festival, police said.
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70-Year-Old Bony Elephant Was Paraded In Sri Lanka. She Later Collapsed
Sri Lanka Friday ordered an investigation after a skeletal 70-year-old elephant was paraded at a high-profile Buddhist pageant in a move criticised as cruelty to the ailing animal.
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Train In Sri Lanka Kills Three Elephant Calves
A passenger train hit and killed three young elephants in eastern Sri Lanka, officials said Sunday, weeks after two calves and their pregnant mother were fatally struck in the same region.
