2008-04-28 - IRINJALAKUDA, India.
Minister G Sudhakaran distributed the relief of Rs One lakh each announced by the Koodalmanikyam Temple to the next of kin of two victims who died in the attack of tusker Unnikrishnan in a function held here on Saturday. During the festival of Koodalmanikyam temple here, elephant Unnikrishnan ran amok and killed the mahout Noushad, 40, Kousalya, 75 and Nitheesh 30. The Minister distributed the amount of relief of Rs one lakh each to the next of kin of Kousalya and Niteesh only. The relief to the...
2008-04-26 - Maryland, United States.
The Zoo's new baby elephant has a name: Sampson! At a press conferance this moring with the Mayor and Governor Maryland Zoo announced that Felix's baby boy had a new name. The calf was born in late March of this year and people all over the state have been voting on the new name. Zoo officials say Sampson and his mom are both doing very well.
2008-04-24 - Dublin, Ireland.
Dublin Zoo has officially named its new elephant calf Budi following a competition that attracted over 1,000 entries. 11-year-old Tallaght student Cian Cooke picked the Indonesian name, which means 'wise one', to reflect the elephant's Asian heritage. Budi was born in February, just the second elephant born in Ireland.
2008-04-23 - Narayangarh, Nepal. Surya Prakash Kandel
Ever heard of ‘elephant bureaucrats’? Well, there are 80 elephants on the payroll of our government. The practice of ‘hiring’ jumbos as government employees began 70 years ago. These jumbos are stationed in six hattisars (elephant breeding centres) across the country. Officials at the Chitwan National Park said the practice of employing elephants dates back to the Rana period. Subba at the Sauraha hattisar Rameshwar Chaudhary said each jumbo employee on government payroll gets 15 kilos o...
2008-04-21 - Vallejo, United States. Linda Goldston
Sixty-eight-year-old Taj likes to nap in the pool, resting her nose on the far end. "She's a year younger than my mom, so she's part of my extended family," said Steve Johnson, supervisor of the park's Elephant Encounter, who has worked with Taj for 28 years. Taj, a former circus elephant who has been at the park since 1978, cares for the younger elephants the same way female elephants do in the wild. One of seven elephants at the park, she weighs 9,000 pounds and stands 8 1/2 feet tall but is s...
2008-04-16 - Manila, Philippines. Karen Lema
Sisi slowly browses through the yellow pages, looking not for a phone number but for peanuts and sunflower seeds hidden in the directory. Mali plays with a block of ice containing apples and oranges, crushing it with her feet to get at the fruit. Sisi, a 23-year-old orangutan, and Mali, a 33-year-old elephant, are two of a number of mammals and birds undergoing behavioral therapy at Manila Zoo as part of a program to combat the stress and boredom of living in captivity. The program is Manila's a...
2008-04-14 - Jacksonville, United States. ASHLEY BELAND
It's a story that those familiar with the game of love can relate to: Moki and Chana are at odds with each other over a guy, but he can't seem to choose between the two of them. This particular love triangle is between three African elephants at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, whose relationships will hopefully yield offspring to help sustain their species.
2008-04-11 - Thrissur, India.
Need to halt an unruly elephant. Apply the 'brake'. Thats what a small town innovator here has come out a metallic 'brake' to halt unruly elephants which the mahout can apply sitting atop the jumbo to stop the animal from running amok. Bhaskaran, who designed the elephantine brake, claims that the device could rein in even the mightiest of tuskers but elephant experts are skeptical of its efficacy. The device consists of an iron lock to be put on the forelimbs of the animal with a cable linked t...
2008-04-10 - Thrissur, India.
Revenue Divisional Officer K N Ravindran on Wednesday issued an order banning the entry of tuskers with the signs of musth/violent nature to the town on April 15, 16 and 17, when Thrissur Pooram will be staged in the town. Documents concerning the elephants proposed to be paraded in the Pooram should be submitted to the DySP concerned in advance, the order said.
2008-04-09 - Milwaukee, United States. DINESH RAMDE
Brittany wields her paintbrush with confidence, slapping it roughly against the canvas to produce streaks of green or smears of orange. With apparent pride, she steps back, inspects her work — and extends her trunk to receive a freshly loaded paintbrush. Brittany, an African elephant, is doing her small part to pay her way at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Her artwork is sold at the zoo's gift shop to raise funds. This painting pachyderm is far from the only artistic animal in captivity. For years ...
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