2007-06-02 - Louisville, United States. Sheldon S. Shafer
Scotty is the name chosen for the Louisville Zoo's baby African elephant, zoo officials said yesterday. People who voted throughout May at the zoo preferred the name Scotty over Jonesy and Angus, the other names that were chosen as finalists by the zoo's elephant caretakers. About 7,000 names were suggested in the contest sponsored by Norton Healthcare.
2007-05-23 - Bangkok, Thailand.
Authorities are preparing to stop 99 elephants and thousands of villagers from entering Thailand's capital to protest the possible dissolution of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's political party, the military said on Wednesday. We have to use all means to stop the elephants from joining the political rally," said Prayuth Chanocha, commander of the 1st Army, which is responsible for peacekeeping in Bangkok.
2007-05-20 - San Andreas, United States. TINA LAM
Patti Miles stood in the sharp California sunshine next to the enormous, deeply wrinkled creature towering over her. I miss her more than anyone can imagine," Miles said. Miles was one of the keepers of the much-loved Detroit Zoo elephants Wanda and Winky, working with them for more than six years before the animals moved from Royal Oak to the hills of northern California. At the Detroit Zoo, white rhinos have taken Wanda and Winky's place, but the elephants are not forgotten. "Every weekend, we...
2007-05-01 - Grahamstown, United States.
CAPTURED in the wild and trained for 18 months to cart wealthy tourists around an Eastern Cape game reserve, it is not just the future of five young elephants that hangs in the balance following SPCA objections to a permit application to use the animals for mounted game safaris. Ten Zimbabwean elephant trainers, who boast more than 50 years’ collective experience, could also face a bleak future if the permit is denied.
2007-05-01 - Baltimore, United States. M. Hirsh Goldberg
When the circus was in town earlier this year, I began to think back to my early days in public relations. I remembered the day, in pursuit of publicity for a client, I experienced one of the most potentially embarrassing occasions in my career, the time when I lost a circus elephant in downtown Baltimore.
2007-04-30 - Colombo, Sri Lanka. K. G. H. MUNIDASA
Over 50 years ago, this story concerning a she elephant at the Dehiwala Zoological Gardens was published in the local press. Meena was a very docile animal and her keepers had no problem looking after her. But one day, she started to behave in an unusual manner. She strained at her fetters in obvious excitement as if trying to free herself. The crowds of visitors gave her wide berth, thinking that something unforeseen had befallen the poor beast. Meena behaved in this manner for over 36 hours.
2007-04-25 - Cologne, United States. Louisa Schaefer
Cologne's ego-centrism has won out. The "mini-phant" (as the city's Express readers had dubbed their little darling for the short term) is due to be christened "Ming Jung" on Wednesday, April 25. "Ming Jung," one might add, is the Cologne dialect expression for mein Junge, or "my boy." Only the people of Cologne could detect the symmetries between their city and the Orient.
2007-04-23 - Antwerp, Belgium.
The Antwerp Zoo welcomed nine new elephants today, the wood and metal sculpture entitled "'You can buy my heart and my soul" that graced the beach at De Panne for six months last year as part of the Beaufort 2006 art project. The group will arrive at the Koningin Astridplein today, where they will point visitors the way to the zoo, as part of the zoo's "Year of the Elephant" theme. The sculpture will remain at that location until 30 September.
2007-04-23 - South Beach, Oregon, United States. Opa's Antiques
4 bids; current bid: US $529.99. All pieces are damage free with no repairs. All original paint present except two tiny spots on boy's arms. Elephant has red eyes; Keepers left arm moves. Children fit into saddle. Not original box.
2007-04-20 - Thiruvananthapuram, India.
A love story is brewing in the Thiruvananthapuram Zoo where age it seems is no bar for a very special jumbo combo. The impossible love affair between 18-year-old Rajkumar and his 76-year-old sweetheart Maheshwari is blossoming into elephantine proportions. Rajkumar was sent to the Thiruvananthapuram Zoo by the Bombay High Court after it was found that his keepers in Mumbai could not manage him.
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