The approach to the “village of elephants” in the Sangha Rainforest in the Central African Republic must be made in complete silence. Not even the faintest rustle of backpack on rain jacket should break the soundscape as visitors wade through the sometimes waist-deep swamp at the forest’s edge. The Indigenous Ba’aka guides must be able […]
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Asian elephants’ picky diet helps shape their forest home, study shows
Asian elephants have long been described as forest “cleaners” by the Orang Asli people of Peninsular Malaysia who have lived alongside the giant mammals for tens of thousands of years. A new study looking closely at the foraging behavior of free-roaming elephants backs up this ancestral understanding, demonstrating that through their feeding habits, Asian elephants […]
Elephant encounters rattle farmers in Indonesia’s Jambi province
SAROLANGUN, Indonesia — On a night in early July, Solikin was awake chasing elephants past sunrise. The animals had entered the community’s oil palm fields and raised hell, mashing hundreds of young palm stems to a pulp. “What are we farmers supposed to do?” Solikin told Mongabay Indonesia a week later as he surveyed the […]
Only those with a high IQ can find a heart among the elephants in under 15 seconds
Only people with the keenest eyes can spot a heart among the elephants in an adorable puzzle. The puzzle, created and posted to Facebook on the account thedudolf, is a graphic teeming with white, purple and pink elephants. Challengers will need to look over every single elephant to discover a heart carefully placed among them. […]
Study Reveals Elephants and Tigers as Top Choices for Brits Seeking Wildlife Encounters
According to a recent study, elephants and tigers have emerged as the most desired animals for Brits hoping to witness them in their natural habitats. The research, conducted by Audley Travel, also identified lions and dolphins as highly sought-after wildlife encounters among the British population. In addition to the aforementioned animals, giraffes and giant pandas […]
Bangladesh captive elephant death by train highlights need for conservation
On May 17, an elephant was killed after a train hit it in the capital Dhaka’s Uttara area. The incident took place in the Court Bari area while two captive elephants, guided by their mahout, were crossing the railroad tracks. Immediately after the incident, the mahout fled the spot, and nobody took responsibility for the […]
Similar to humans, elephants also vary what they eat for dinner every night
Elephants eat plants. That’s common knowledge to biologists and animal-loving schoolchildren alike. Yet figuring out exactly what kind of plants the iconic herbivores eat is more complicated. A new study from a global team that included Brown conservation biologists used innovative methods to efficiently and precisely analyze the dietary habits of two groups of elephants […]
Inside horror life of tortured elephants and monkeys chained up in Bali tourist parks
Elephants, tigers and monkeys in Bali tourist parks are being chained up in tiny cages, according to a new investigation. World Animal Protection looked into 34 wildlife venues in the world-famous holiday hotspot and nearby Lombok and found not a single one met the needs of the animals living there, reports Daily Mail Australia. The […]