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Elephants Call Each Other By Name, Finds Study
Elephants call out to each other using individual names that they invent for their fellow pachyderms, a study said on Monday.
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Elephant Kills 2 After Crowd Gathers To Look At Its Dead Cub In Bengal
Two elderly men were killed in an attack by a female elephant in West Bengal's Jhargram district on Wednesday, following the death of the pachyderm's cub, a forest official said.
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Kerala Rogue Elephant Attempting To Integrate After Tamil Nadu Shift: Officials
Captured wild elephant Arikomban was healthy and trying to integrate with other herds of pachyderms, the Tamil Nadu Forest department said on Sunday.
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Bengal Launches Campaign To Prevent Electrocution Deaths Of Elephants
The West Bengal government has launched a campaign in areas adjoining elephant habitats in the northern parts of the state to prevent electrocution deaths of the pachyderms, a top forest official said on Sunday.
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Elephant ''Poisoned'' To Death Over Mahout Dispute In Bihar
An elephant was found dead in Bihar's Begusarai district on Sunday, with its mahout claiming that the pachyderm was poisoned, the police said.
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5 Elephants Circled Thai Man On Motorcycle, Trampled Him To Death
A Thai man was trampled to death by five wild elephants near a rubber plantation Friday, police said, the latest deadly encounter in a country where pachyderms are both venerated and feared.
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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Gifted Footprint Painting Of Rescued Pachyderm
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was presented with a footprint painting of a rescued pachyderm after his visit to an elephant conservation and care centre in Mathura, a city-based wildlife body which runs the centre said today.
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Wild Elephant Attacks And Kills 4 In Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore
A wild elephant has killed four people including a teenager in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore early this morning. According to the police, the elephant entered a house in Ganesapuram where it attacked two people including a 12-year-old girl who were asleep killing them instantly. Soon after, the pachyderm targeted two women who were relieving themselves i...
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Karnataka Counts Its Elephants, Hopes To Remain State With Highest Pachyderm Population
Volunteers are helping Karnataka officials to count elephants at Bannerghatta National Park, close to Bengaluru. The state hopes to keep its claim as the state with the highest number of wild elephants in India.
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In Kerala, An 86-Year-Old Elephant Caught In The Middle Of Traditions
86-year-old female elephant Dakshayani is a symbol of pride for Kerala's Travancore Davasom Board - one of the richest temple boards of the country. On Tuesday, the 86-year-old pachyderm was at the centre of a lot of festivities. It was the temple board's attempt to enter her into the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest alive captive elephant.
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Delhi High Court Sends Back To Election Commission Plea To Cancel BSP Symbol
Delhi High Court on Friday remanded back to the Election Commission a plea seeking cancellation of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) symbol 'Elephant', for alleged misuse of public funds by the erstwhile Mayawati government in installing statues of the pachyderm across the state.
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Pakistan's Lonely Elephant Suffering 'Mental Illness': Experts
Pakistan's lonely elephant Kaavan has become the subject of a high-profile rights campaign backed by music icon Cher, but efforts to improve the pachyderm's lot appear limited.
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Wild Elephant Kills 2 Thais in Rubber Plantation Rampage
A wild elephant killed two Thai men in separate pre-dawn attacks today as they worked at a rubber plantation in eastern Thailand, police said.
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Viral Video: Thai Elephant Hates Tourists, Trashes Car in National Park
If you ever cross paths with a pachyderm in a foul mood, run.
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Vacation for Elephants: Spa, Ayurvedic Supplements And New Friends
Its vacation time in the wild for thirty stressed out elephants brought from temples and darghas across Tamil Nadu. The pachyderms are chilling out on the the River Bhavani twice a day which has turned into a natural spa, by the foothills of the Nilgiris.
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Elephants Call Each Other By Name, Finds Study
Elephants call out to each other using individual names that they invent for their fellow pachyderms, a study said on Monday.
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Elephant Kills 2 After Crowd Gathers To Look At Its Dead Cub In Bengal
Two elderly men were killed in an attack by a female elephant in West Bengal's Jhargram district on Wednesday, following the death of the pachyderm's cub, a forest official said.
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Kerala Rogue Elephant Attempting To Integrate After Tamil Nadu Shift: Officials
Captured wild elephant Arikomban was healthy and trying to integrate with other herds of pachyderms, the Tamil Nadu Forest department said on Sunday.
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Bengal Launches Campaign To Prevent Electrocution Deaths Of Elephants
The West Bengal government has launched a campaign in areas adjoining elephant habitats in the northern parts of the state to prevent electrocution deaths of the pachyderms, a top forest official said on Sunday.
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Elephant ''Poisoned'' To Death Over Mahout Dispute In Bihar
An elephant was found dead in Bihar's Begusarai district on Sunday, with its mahout claiming that the pachyderm was poisoned, the police said.
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5 Elephants Circled Thai Man On Motorcycle, Trampled Him To Death
A Thai man was trampled to death by five wild elephants near a rubber plantation Friday, police said, the latest deadly encounter in a country where pachyderms are both venerated and feared.
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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Gifted Footprint Painting Of Rescued Pachyderm
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was presented with a footprint painting of a rescued pachyderm after his visit to an elephant conservation and care centre in Mathura, a city-based wildlife body which runs the centre said today.
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Wild Elephant Attacks And Kills 4 In Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore
A wild elephant has killed four people including a teenager in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore early this morning. According to the police, the elephant entered a house in Ganesapuram where it attacked two people including a 12-year-old girl who were asleep killing them instantly. Soon after, the pachyderm targeted two women who were relieving themselves i...
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Karnataka Counts Its Elephants, Hopes To Remain State With Highest Pachyderm Population
Volunteers are helping Karnataka officials to count elephants at Bannerghatta National Park, close to Bengaluru. The state hopes to keep its claim as the state with the highest number of wild elephants in India.
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In Kerala, An 86-Year-Old Elephant Caught In The Middle Of Traditions
86-year-old female elephant Dakshayani is a symbol of pride for Kerala's Travancore Davasom Board - one of the richest temple boards of the country. On Tuesday, the 86-year-old pachyderm was at the centre of a lot of festivities. It was the temple board's attempt to enter her into the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest alive captive elephant.
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Delhi High Court Sends Back To Election Commission Plea To Cancel BSP Symbol
Delhi High Court on Friday remanded back to the Election Commission a plea seeking cancellation of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) symbol 'Elephant', for alleged misuse of public funds by the erstwhile Mayawati government in installing statues of the pachyderm across the state.
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Pakistan's Lonely Elephant Suffering 'Mental Illness': Experts
Pakistan's lonely elephant Kaavan has become the subject of a high-profile rights campaign backed by music icon Cher, but efforts to improve the pachyderm's lot appear limited.
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Wild Elephant Kills 2 Thais in Rubber Plantation Rampage
A wild elephant killed two Thai men in separate pre-dawn attacks today as they worked at a rubber plantation in eastern Thailand, police said.
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Viral Video: Thai Elephant Hates Tourists, Trashes Car in National Park
If you ever cross paths with a pachyderm in a foul mood, run.
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Vacation for Elephants: Spa, Ayurvedic Supplements And New Friends
Its vacation time in the wild for thirty stressed out elephants brought from temples and darghas across Tamil Nadu. The pachyderms are chilling out on the the River Bhavani twice a day which has turned into a natural spa, by the foothills of the Nilgiris.
