Tagged: elephants

April 2021: you can buy an elephant hunting grant at auction for $50,000

Zimbabwe grants 500 elephant hunting permits

NEWS AND NEWS-ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe’s parks authority has granted 500 elephant hunting permits. They are being auctioned to help pay for the upkeep of national parks. They justify the granting of these permits because they...

Elephants can catch a yawn from humans

Elephants can catch a yawn from humans

Contagious yawning between animals is common apparently. However, it is rare for animals to “catch a yawn” from a human. But it has been seen in chimps, dogs and now elephants. A new study...