2008-02-17 - Gastonia, United States. Teri Walley
Larry Agenbroad, modern-day woolly mammoth hunter, was part of an international team of scientists who, in 1999, chipped the Jarkov mammoth out of the permafrost, extracting from the ice an elephant-sized popsicle. The Fossil Fair and Agenbroad's talk fit in with the Schiele's featured exhibit, "TUSKS! Ice Age Mammoths and Mastodons," which presents the skulls of American lions, saber-tooth cats, cave bears and 10-million-year-old shoveltuskers. Agenbroad will tell stories about his famous Russi...
2008-01-26 - Gastonia, United States. Bernie Petit
The countdown began at 8 a.m. Wednesday morning. That’s when the massive semi-trailer truck containing almost 20 crates filled with 80 fossil specimens, replicas and artifacts for a new exhibition pulled into The Schiele Museum’s loading dock area. It gave the Schiele employees setting up the museum’s latest temporary exhibition, “TUSKS! Ice Age Mammoths and Mastodons,” 72 hours to have everything ready for Saturday’s premiere. Shortly after the exhibition arrived from Gainesville, W...
2025-03-27 - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
In a united effort to prevent forest fires, a team of three elephants joined over 20 locals in constructing firebreaks in Chiang Mai’s Mae Taeng district on Wednesday. The initiative, led by Phra Kh...
2025-03-27 - Cholamunda, India.
A Wild tusker, known as Kasera Komban, was found dead in abandoned septic tank in Kerala Malappuram. The tusker used to be affectionately called "Kasera Komban" due to its remarkably long tusks, which...
2025-03-18 - Wichita, United States.
The Sedgwick County Zoo announced Monday that 29-year-old African elephant Simunye delivered a stillborn calf following a healthy, full-term pregnancy. This would have marked the first elephant born a...
2025-03-08 - Guwahati, India.
A female elephant calf took birth in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park. The newborn, named Gauri, is the offspring of an elephant named Phulmai, who resides within the protected area of Kaziranga.
2025-03-05 - Trichy, India.
A 60-year-old female elephant named Jaini, who was being cared for at the MR Palayam Government Elephant Rehabilitation Centre in Reserve Forest under the Trichy Forest Division, has passed away. The ...
2025-02-07 - Amboseli, Kenya.
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Paolo, one of Amboseli’s most famous and cherished elephants. At 46 years old, Paolo’s death marks the loss of a true giant, not only in size but ...
