By: Elizabeth Claire Alberts/The Dodo “They were under a lot of business pressure … they were willing to do anything.” The elephant never should have been taken out of Africa, and she definitely shouldn’t have been forced to have another baby. That’s what animal welfare advocates say about Seeni, a 23-year-old elephant who tragically lost…
Wild Elephant Stops Potato Truck For A Little Snack
By: Sarah V Schweig/The Dodo Nothing could get between a wild Asian elephant and his snack — not even the firecrackers people used to try to scare him away. A wild elephant recently approached a truck along a road going through the Garhbeta forest in eastern India. And even though bystanders shouted at him to go back…
Hunter Killed After Shot Elephant Falls Over And Crushes Him
By: Robin Andrews/IFL Science Humanity, in plenty of ways, has had a profoundly negative impact on wildlife. From throwing them into volcanoes to overzealously feeding them when we shouldn’t, it’s not surprising that animals sometimes decide that they’ve had enough, and fight back. Big game hunter Theunis Botha reportedly learned this lesson the hard way. Stalking…