All news on the topic: Elephants

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Locals watch elephant stroll along motorway to 'reach supermarket' in Italy
In hilarious footgae, the mighty creature could be seen just a few feet from the Eurospin supermarket in Calabria, southern Italy, before its circus owners retrieved it and brought it back "home"
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Inside tragic life of 'the Elephant Man' as plans for statue are scrapped
Local historian Jo Vigor-Mungovin has failed to raise £67,000 to bring the statue of Joseph Merrick - the so-called Elephant Man - back to his hometown of Leicester
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Elephants and tigers top list of animals Brits would love to see in the wild
Lions, whales, and giraffes are other top choices to spot in their natural habitats - but many Brits are unsure where exactly these natural habitats are
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Queen of Essex Gemma Collins speechless as she meets King Charles and Camilla
Gemma Collins was one of the guests at the lavish Animal Ball on Wednesday, as she and a host of other celebrities - including Succession’s Matthew Macfadyen - celebrated an elephant charity
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Girl, 13, spends parents' life savings and blows £68,000 on mobile phone games
The 13-year-old girl racked up a massive bill of £68,000 by spending her parents' life savings on mobile phone games with friends at her boarding school in China
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Elephants solved panic at one of world's most famous bridges 139 years ago today
People were concerned about the safety of the newly opened Brooklyn Bridge stretching over the East River from Manhattan to Brooklyn, so circus extraordinaire PT Barnum put it to the test using elephants
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Woman who broke arm inside elephant's mouth during photo needs $10,000 surgery
Beth Bogar was crossing off her bucket list taking photos with elephants at the Mason Elephant Park & Lodge resort when she got too close for comfort
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Safari ranger gored to death by massive elephant after it opened gate and fled
Elephant handler Kabelo Mashao was on patrol at the Inverdoorn Private Nature Reserve, South Africa when he spotted an elephant open a gate and flee its enclosure
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'Picky' elephant learns how to peel her own bananas in amazing video
Asian elephant Pang Pha is not a fan of banana peels which have started to go brown, and has been seen throwing them to the floor to peel it away and get to the ripe fruit
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King's Coronation plans in full - crown jewels, carriages and huge controversy
More details have been revealed about King Charles' upcoming coronation, taking place on May 6, including the route the procession will take and which priceless jewels will be used
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New TV show details animals' struggle to survive drought in Africa’s savannas
If life isn’t harsh enough for the animals of Kenya, their plight has been worsened by the longest drought in the country for 20 years
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President who once banned trophy hunting begs MPs to stop wildlife 'destruction'
Ian Khama, the former of President of Botswana, is imploring UK MPs to attend a crucial Commons vote on Friday as efforts to ban trophy hunting imports gather pace
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Bruce Willis' worsening condition forced directors to reduce role on movie sets
As Bruce Willis' health declined, directors were forced to reduce the star's role in movies years before his dementia diagnosis
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'Putting an actor in a fat suit to play an obese character is ableist hogwash'
Anna Morell, who works for Disability Rights UK, says actor Brendan Fraser's interviews about his role in a fat suit, beg the question: why are we still using fat suits like this?
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Elephant forced to entertain tourists for 40 years is finally freed
An elephant who once starred in beer advertisements while chained up by his owner has finally been given a new home where he will be looked after by staff
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Stop UK firms profiting from animal abuse in overseas tourist attractions
Elephants, dolphins, tiger cubs and other animals endure horrendous treatment, forced to perform unnatural tricks for spectators
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'British trophy hunters should not be allowed to bring home sick souvenirs'
Essex-based Syed Rizwan has shamelessly published photos of himself with the corpses of lions and giraffes. Trophy hunters have imported 2,500 animal parts into the UK in the past decade
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Trophy hunters just 'like ISIS terrorists' says former African president
Botswana’s former leader Ian Khama compared sick marksmen who kill elephants, lions and zebras for sport to ISIS extremists 'because those people take a morbid delight in killing'
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