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Elephant Shrews Aren’t Shrews—They’re Basically Miniature Elephants
Imagine stumbling across a tiny creature darting across the African underbrush, its nose twitching and legs pumping like a ...
Avian influenza is a devastating setback for the Patagonian elephant seal population
It may take 100 years for the southern elephant seal colony of Península Valdés in Argentine Patagonia to look like it did in ...
Stranded elephant seal pups wash up in SLO County. What to do if you see one
The pups born this season have been weaned and are now making their way into the ocean. Some might not quite make it.
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An Asian elephant calf was born at Zurich Zoo and its name will start with the letter Z
A 19-year-old Asian elephant at the Zurich Zoo gave birth this weekend to a male calf whose name, starting with the letter Z, ...
Southern elephant seals are adaptable – but they struggle when faced with both rapid climate change and human impacts
Protecting remaining strongholds and minimising human impacts on food sources will be crucial to avoiding further population decline of this remarkable creature.
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How Do You Clean an 11-Ton Elephant? One Brushstroke at a Time
The National Museum of Natural History recently spruced up its iconic African elephant mount, which has greeted visitors since 1959 ...
Mercury News23d
Hollywood comes for the Bay Area’s elephant seal pups
Sound designer David Farmer of Novato, who recorded elephant seal vocalizations at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif. that were used in the Lord of the Rings movies. (courtesy of David ...