Who&#39;s Afraid of the Big, Bad Elephant?
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o they are finally here: the Republican delegates with their rep ties and the protesters, bearing angry signs and a grudge. Over the next few days, passions, no doubt, will run hotter than August
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SEOUL, South Korea - He's no Dumbo the Flying Elephant but with his ability to &quot;speak,&quot; perhaps as close to the Disney cartoon character as a real life elephant can get.
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Forget the bulls. Ignore the bears. The week ahead was made for wolves, hogs, and forgetful elephants.
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Outgrowing their parks and preserves, elephants may soon face officially sanctioned culls for the first time since 1995, according to a new government announcement.
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Ambika, one of the oldest Asian elephants in North America, has suffered from recent health problems but seems to be improving, the National Zoo said Thursday.
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ROYAL OAK, Mich. The Detroit Zoo is considering what to do with two elderly elephants after its efforts to move the elephants to a sanctuary were rebuffed.
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THE future of the world&#39;s large wild mammals is threatened by pressures similar to those that caused the extinction of two-thirds of such species at the end of the most recent Ice Age.
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By analyzing elephant DNA, a research team led by Seattle scientists has discovered a way to trace the origins of ivory and help stem the poaching that still threatens the giant beasts across much of their habitat.
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Hunters in India's remote northeast are tracking a rogue elephant blamed for 14 deaths in the region and named after Osama bin Laden by fearful villagers.
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KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa  - There are no  easy answers when it comes to keeping the world's largest land  mammal in check.
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By Lisa Anderson  NEW YORK - In a world so riven by religious, political and economic differences, it is striking how much we all have in common when it comes to the fabulous creatures that inhabit our dreams and our nightmares.
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The substitution of mammoth ivory for elephant ivory presents an unusual example of how conservation of one limited resource could  lead to the uncontrolled, and perhaps catastrophic, exploitation of another.
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Robert Culp's lawsuit alleging that the Los Angeles Zoo mistreats elephants can go forward. Judge Reginald A. Dunn has rejected arguments by the city that the complaint filed by the 77-year-old actor and real estate agent Aaron Leider lacks a legal basis.
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San Francisco officials pondered  on Thursday whether to stop keeping elephants in the city's zoo  as activists pushed for a ban amid concerns about their  conditions in captivity.
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With two days to spare, the October Surprise arrived yesterday, but it was not the type either campaign had in mind. Instead, it was America&#39;s most loathed enemy, injecting himself into Tuesday&#39;s
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GABORONE, Botswana  - When Uttum Corea arrived in  Africa from Sri Lanka he was puzzled by the widely held notion  that African elephants could not be tamed.
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News flash: Paris Hilton&#39;s Chihuahua has been recovered. Isn&#39;t that a relief? We&#39;ve simply been sick with worry, haven&#39;t we? ...