Man calls and talks to the elephants in their language
In this video, we see a man in Asia who clearly knows this group of elephants very well and he is calling them at a distance. They come almost immediately. As they approach him,...
Category: Elephants
Highway robbery in Thailand as elephants stop trucks carrying sugar cane for a bite
This elephant waits by the side of the road where there is a sign saying “CAUTION ELEPHANT CROSSING”. I guess they realise that they have a right of way at this point. He/she is...
Do elephants have long memories? Yes, the ‘sniff test’ proves it.
The elephant is said to have a long memory. It is a species of animal which is known for this attribute. Now, the “sniff test” has proved it unquestionably. This is a nice story,...
Watch the epic saga of a mother elephant and her calf being released from mud
KENYA: The video is an inspiration for conservationists. It does seem ironic, however, that on the other side of the coin elephants are being slaughtered in Africa’s reserves for their ivory. Two competing interests....
Enraged elephant charges jeep. Driver rapidly reverses.
This is a classic example of human-animal conflict in a wildlife park. The video went viral. I’m not sure where it was made. Clearly it is somewhere in Asia. I do not think that...
Gabon: declaring war on elephant poachers has been highly successful
It seems that if you want to carry out a successful conservation programme to protect elephants on the African continent you’ve got to commit to and declare war on poachers. It also seems to...
Pissed off elephant kicks motorbike because it has connotations of abusive human behavior
The elephant seems to kick the motorbike out of irritation at its presence. I think he sees it as a potential threat, as an animal, and kicks it to ensure that it doesn’t bother...
Elephants sneak into stables and grab some horse feed at night
This is somewhere in India; a place where they have interactions with wildlife that nearly all of us in the West can’t imagine in our wildest dreams. Imagine in the UK having horses stabled...
Do elephants deliberately kill people?
The question in the title is asking whether individual elephants or elephants acting together deliberately target an individual person or persons with the intention of killing them. In the human world this is murder...
Wise senior male elephants keep aggressive youngsters in order
Research has clearly indicated that senior males in a group of males serve a useful purpose in keeping the younger members of the group in order. When an old bull elephant is present, they...
