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Ten Exceptional Ancient Elephants, From Small Swimming Creatures to Shovel-Tusked Beasts
If there were any contender for a real-life equivalent to the Oliphaunts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, it would be ...
Tigers Are Fearsome Hunters, but Elephants Are Not Easy Prey
Though rare for a tiger to attack a fully grown elephant, young elephants could be in danger of tiger attacks when they stray from their herd. In the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, India, ...
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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What is March Mammal Madness? A Look at the Internet Phenomenon
The elephant won the first March Mammal Madness in 2013. / John Partipilo / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Every March, college basketball fans print out brackets and try ...
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Southern elephant seals are adaptable—but they struggle when faced with both rapid climate change and human impacts
Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are an iconic species of the Southern Ocean. But with rapid environmental changes in their ocean home, the seals' population range has been shifting.
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Young elephant seal molting on Seaside, public urged to "share the shore"
SEASIDE, Ore. (KATU) — Beachgoers are being reminded to "share the shore" and give resting marine mammals ample space after a young elephant seal was found basking in the sun in Seaside this ...