Asian Elephant

...- some with crocodile-like jaws and four tusks. The one that populated North America is called Cuvieronius and is about the size of an Asian elephant and elephantlike in appearance, Lambert said. Holliday is executive director of the...

In this article: North America, Archaeologists, Crocodile, and Geological Society of America

...of intricate carvings once prized by the Chinese emperors. A passion for ornaments such as these is what helped decimate African and Asian elephant populations until the United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered...

In this article: China, Guangzhou, Africa, Traffic, Tiger, Giraffe, Poaching, and Environmental Investigation Agency

...Bengal tigers, defy gravity on a motorcycle in the Spherical Miracle, dazzle the crowd with aerial acrobatics, and dance with an exotic Asian elephant. Only the best will become certified to perform in front of thousands in the exciting ZING...

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...is far too small and its surface is too flat and hard, resulting in painful arthritis in her feet and legs. The 49-year-old Asian elephant has lived at the zoo for 47 years in an exhibit that spans about half an acre. Her previous...

In this article: San Antonio Zoo, Arthritis, California, Endangered species, and U.S. Department of Agriculture

The National Zoo has launched a series of conservation postal stamps. The stamps feature seven animals: the giant panda, clouded leopard, Asian elephant, Panamanian golden frog, Kirtland's warbler, Scimitar-horned oryx and western lowland...

In this article: Washington, D.C., National Zoo, Giant Panda, Western Lowland Gorilla, and Scimitar-horned oryx

...elephant's gestation period is typically 22 months, the longest of any mammal. Last year a row erupted in Australia when a nine-year-old Asian elephant fell pregnant in Sydney's zoo. Animal rights groups said it was the equivelant of a...

In this article: Carbon, Sydney, Munich, Australia, and UK

...Enid News & Eagle/AP Carpenter, 68, said he swerved his sport utility vehicle and ended up sideswiping the 29-year-old female Asian elephant on U.S. 81 in Enid. "So help me Hannah, had I hit that elephant, not swerved, it would have...

In this article: Oklahoma State University

...second I said 'elephant!'" Carpenter, 68, said he swerved his SUV at the last second and ended up sideswiping the 29-year-old female Asian elephant on U.S. 81 in Enid, about 80 miles north of Oklahoma City. "So help me Hanna, had I hit...

In this article: Oklahoma, U.S., and Oklahoma City

...blended in with the road. At the very last second I said, 'Elephant! ' '' Carpenter, 68, said he swerved and only sideswiped the Asian elephant on US 81 in Enid. "So help me, Hanna, had I hit that elephant, not swerved, it would have...

In this article: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and US

At Australia's Taronga Zoo, the birth of an Asian elephant calf this summer was a cause for celebration. The calf, a male, was the first of his species to be born in an Australian zoo. The zoo held a contest to name the baby, for which it...

In this article: Taronga Zoo and Australia