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Shipwreck Off Kenya's Coast Could Be Galleon Linked to Vasco da Gama's Final Voyage
An international team of archaeologists is investigating a shipwreck discovered off the coast of Malindi, Kenya, which may be the remains of the São Jorge, a Portuguese galleon linked to Vasco da Gama's final voyage. The wreck, found in 2013, lies on a coral reef approximately 500 meters from the shore and is believed to have sunk over 500 years a...
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Bees Help Tackle Elephant-Human Conflict In Kenya
A nine-year study published last month found that elephants avoided farms with the ferocious bees 86 percent of the time.
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This Kenya Cave, Believed To Be Source Of Ebola, Could Cause Next Pandemic
The 600-foot-deep cave has been continuously dug and expanded by elephants, only to have disease-carrying bats make it their home.
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Viral Video: Baby Elephant Scratches Itself, Internet Is All Hearts
The video was shared by Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, an orphan elephant rescue and wildlife rehabilitation program in Kenya.
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Elephant's Birth Surprises Mother, Caretaker At Kenya Sanctuary
The mother and the head keeper who were unprepared for the arrival of the newest addition to the family.
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Elephant Who Survived Being Shot Five Times By Poachers Dies In Drought
A mother of seven calves, Monsoon survived being shot five times during a rampant poaching crisis about a decade ago that sent Africa's wild elephant populations into freefall.
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Elephants Stuck In Mud For 2 Days Rescued, "Happy Ending" Gets Thumbs Up From Internet
The rescuers said that this is a common situation during the drought period when elephant's search for water becomes a death trap.
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Viral Video: Baby Elephants Give "Trunk Cuddles" To Keeper, Internet Delighted
Animals may not know man-made languages but they surely know the language of love and empathy. A heartwarming video showing two baby elephants hugging their keeper in the most adorable manner is another reminder of this fact.
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Watch: Baby Elephants Successfully 'Plotting A Milk Heist' Is The Best Thing On Internet Today
A rehabilitation sanctuary for elephants in Kenya shared the video on its Twitter timeline
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In "World First For Rewilding", UK Elephants Head To The Wild In Kenya
Touting a world first for "rewilding", an animal charity said Tuesday it was set to fly a herd of elephants from a British zoo to a new home in Kenya.
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"Little Menace": 2-Month-Old Elephant Tries To Fight Older Ones In LOL Video
What this baby elephant lacks in size, he makes up for in spirit. A hilarious video of Lapa, a two-month-old baby elephant in Kenya, trying to take on his elders is being widely circulated on social media.
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Melania Trump Shoved By Playful Baby Elephant In Kenya
US First Lady Melania Trump visited Kenya on Friday, on her third leg of a solo tour of Africa. While feeding elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi, one of calves moved suddenly advancing towards her causing the former model to loose footing. She chuckled and brushed aside the incident.
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Kenya Seizes Nearly 2 Tonnes Of Ivory From Shipment Bound For Cambodia
Kenyan officials seized nearly two tonnes of smuggled ivory after recalling a shipment en route to Cambodia following intelligence that it contained illegal cargo, a tax official said.
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After Kenya, Now India Plans To Burn Its Ivory Stockpile
Close on the heels of Kenya, which recently set on fire over a hundred ton of its ivory stockpile, experts in India are planning a similar provision to destroy the "white gold" to send a strong message against poaching.
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Kenya Torches World's Biggest Ivory Bonfire To Save Elephants
Eleven giant pyres of tusks were set alight Saturday as Kenya torched its vast ivory stockpile in a grand gesture aimed at shocking the world into stopping the slaughter of elephants.
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Shipwreck Off Kenya's Coast Could Be Galleon Linked to Vasco da Gama's Final Voyage
An international team of archaeologists is investigating a shipwreck discovered off the coast of Malindi, Kenya, which may be the remains of the São Jorge, a Portuguese galleon linked to Vasco da Gama's final voyage. The wreck, found in 2013, lies on a coral reef approximately 500 meters from the shore and is believed to have sunk over 500 years a...
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Bees Help Tackle Elephant-Human Conflict In Kenya
A nine-year study published last month found that elephants avoided farms with the ferocious bees 86 percent of the time.
-
This Kenya Cave, Believed To Be Source Of Ebola, Could Cause Next Pandemic
The 600-foot-deep cave has been continuously dug and expanded by elephants, only to have disease-carrying bats make it their home.
-
Viral Video: Baby Elephant Scratches Itself, Internet Is All Hearts
The video was shared by Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, an orphan elephant rescue and wildlife rehabilitation program in Kenya.
-
Elephant's Birth Surprises Mother, Caretaker At Kenya Sanctuary
The mother and the head keeper who were unprepared for the arrival of the newest addition to the family.
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Elephant Who Survived Being Shot Five Times By Poachers Dies In Drought
A mother of seven calves, Monsoon survived being shot five times during a rampant poaching crisis about a decade ago that sent Africa's wild elephant populations into freefall.
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Elephants Stuck In Mud For 2 Days Rescued, "Happy Ending" Gets Thumbs Up From Internet
The rescuers said that this is a common situation during the drought period when elephant's search for water becomes a death trap.
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Viral Video: Baby Elephants Give "Trunk Cuddles" To Keeper, Internet Delighted
Animals may not know man-made languages but they surely know the language of love and empathy. A heartwarming video showing two baby elephants hugging their keeper in the most adorable manner is another reminder of this fact.
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Watch: Baby Elephants Successfully 'Plotting A Milk Heist' Is The Best Thing On Internet Today
A rehabilitation sanctuary for elephants in Kenya shared the video on its Twitter timeline
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In "World First For Rewilding", UK Elephants Head To The Wild In Kenya
Touting a world first for "rewilding", an animal charity said Tuesday it was set to fly a herd of elephants from a British zoo to a new home in Kenya.
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"Little Menace": 2-Month-Old Elephant Tries To Fight Older Ones In LOL Video
What this baby elephant lacks in size, he makes up for in spirit. A hilarious video of Lapa, a two-month-old baby elephant in Kenya, trying to take on his elders is being widely circulated on social media.
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Melania Trump Shoved By Playful Baby Elephant In Kenya
US First Lady Melania Trump visited Kenya on Friday, on her third leg of a solo tour of Africa. While feeding elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi, one of calves moved suddenly advancing towards her causing the former model to loose footing. She chuckled and brushed aside the incident.
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Kenya Seizes Nearly 2 Tonnes Of Ivory From Shipment Bound For Cambodia
Kenyan officials seized nearly two tonnes of smuggled ivory after recalling a shipment en route to Cambodia following intelligence that it contained illegal cargo, a tax official said.
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After Kenya, Now India Plans To Burn Its Ivory Stockpile
Close on the heels of Kenya, which recently set on fire over a hundred ton of its ivory stockpile, experts in India are planning a similar provision to destroy the "white gold" to send a strong message against poaching.
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Kenya Torches World's Biggest Ivory Bonfire To Save Elephants
Eleven giant pyres of tusks were set alight Saturday as Kenya torched its vast ivory stockpile in a grand gesture aimed at shocking the world into stopping the slaughter of elephants.
