Elephant (animal)

12 in Southern California and Nevada charged with trafficking in wildlife

2012-01-07 00:00:00

<![CDATA[12 in Southern California and Nevada charged with trafficking in wildlife]]>

San Diego Zoo euthanizes 2 elephants

2012-01-07 00:00:00

<![CDATA[San Diego Zoo euthanizes 2 elephants]]>

Ringling Bros., they're elephants, not clowns

2011-12-02 00:00:00

<![CDATA[Ringling Bros., they're elephants, not clowns]]>

Around the world in 23 days

2011-12-18 00:00:00

Phileas Fogg went around the world in 80 days. I did it in 23. And I bet I visited more amazing sites than he — India's Taj Mahal, Easter Island, Tibet, Cambodia's Angkor Wat, the African plains, to name a few — all without having to endure...

Fossils radically alter ideas about the look of man's earliest ancestors

2009-10-02 00:00:00

A treasure trove of 4.4-million-year-old fossils from the Ethiopian desert is dramatically overturning widely held ideas about the early evolution of humans and how they came to walk upright, even as it paints a remarkably detailed picture of early life...

Vietnam's Lac Canh Dai Nam Van Hien theme park an adventure for tourists

2010-01-10 00:00:00

Lions, tigers, bears and a haunted house in Vietnam? It's not a fairy tale, and the only missing ingredient is a voice exclaiming, "Oh, my!" Lac Canh Dai Nam Van Hien is a $219-million amusement park that began construction in 1999 and opened Sept. 11,...

San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park enjoys baby boom

2010-05-16 00:00:00

I admit it: I fall in love easily. First, it was with a 268-pound guy. Despite his youth, he was gray and wrinkled. But there were others as the day wore on. One had a face like a horse. Another was nice-enough looking, but that neck — oh, heavens,...

Review: Wild Animal Trek takes visitors on VIP jungle tour at Disney's Animal Kingdom

2011-02-28 05:30:00

Emerging from the African jungle, my knees wobbled as I carefully traversed the missing slats in the rickety footbridge. In the river chasm below, a dozen sunbathing crocodiles were awaiting my first misstep. This surreal safari scene seemed real...

Kenyan officials seize 2 tons of ivory, rhinoceros horns destined for Malaysia at Nairobi airport

2010-08-24 16:34:59

Indian panel recommends policy changes to protect wild elephants

2010-08-31 16:34:59

Tree's weapon against elephants? Ants!

2010-09-04 16:35:06

Photos: Athletic bears, dogs, birds, cats, horses, monkeys and more show off their jumping skills

2010-09-22 21:34:58

. The shop owners are very helpful and knowledgeable about their inventory, as well. The back room - and its treasure trove of African pieces - will take your breath away. This 23-inch-high Ashanti stool ($350) with a Gye Nyame (meaning "except for God") symbol on the base comes from Ghana.

2012-07-27 00:00:00

Home to more than 650 animals, this popular Midwest zoo features creatures of all kinds. Travelers can immerse themselves in the ten-acre River�s Edge exhibit, a naturalistic habitat featuring roaming hyenas, hippos, elephants, and more.

2012-05-30 18:01:00

Baby elephant Nayan, aged two, gets cooled off with water by keepers at Chester Zoo in Chester, England.

2012-05-22 00:00:00