Elephants

Prof. Ran Barkai holds a vertebra from an ancient elephant at the La Polderra site, Italy

On the fire, the stone version: When ancient man discovered the secret to smoking meat

Even a million years ago, people used to smoke meat to extend its shelf life.
A herd of elephants illustration: depositphotos.com

The mystery of the prehistoric quarrying sites has been solved: the connection between man, the elephant and the source of water

Why did the ancient man return again and again, over hundreds of thousands of years, to the same quarry sites? It turns out that the secret lies in the migration routes of the elephants
About 130 thousand elephants live in Botswana - more than in any other country in the world. Photo: Sofia Zubiria, Unsplash

On elephants and peppers

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Illustration: pixabay.

Chili pepper for elephant protection

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It turns out that the trade is possible because of close ties between the traders and officials and government officials. All the researchers came to the conclusion that the criminal activity is made possible because of corruption and weak authorities. Photo: Schuyler Shepherd.

How elephant tusks turn into ivory in the hands of criminal organizations

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Elephants leave in their wake habitats for dozens of other creatures. Photo: Yathin S Krishnappa / Wikimedia.

Elephant tracks are bustling with life

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elephant tusk The renewal of the ivory trade

elephant day

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Burning elephant tusks and rhinoceros horns. Photo: WWF

Burn or sell?

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A herd of elephants graze in a reserve in Kenya. social animals. Photo: shutterstock

The social network of the elephants

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A description of a battle involving Indian war elephants, in a temple in Thailand. Photo: shutterstock

Hanukkah story: Who knocked down the elephant?

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African elephant during a run. Photo: shutterstock

A cancer cure inspired by the elephant

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save the elephant

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A young orangutan in Borneo. Photo: shutterstock

to act against the criminals for the sake of nature

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African elephant. Photo: shutterstock

Now it's official - elephants have been dying out at an alarming rate for the last decade

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Stow's elephant shot by ivory traders. From Wikipedia

A petition to stop the killing of elephants

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Elephant. Photo: shutterstock

Protecting elephants against the ongoing killing

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woolly mammoth. Photo: Andreas Meyer for shutterstock

Dolly the Sheep Clan claims that it will be possible to clone mammoths, but it won't be easy

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African elephant. From Wikipedia.

United Nations Security Council for the Protection of Elephants

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Wide-lipped rhinoceros. Photographed in 2003 in South Africa. From Wikipedia

Economy kills

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African elephant. From Wikipedia.

A new foundation for the protection of elephants

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Tigers at Six Flags Park in New Jersey. Photo: Bob Jagendorf from Wikimedia Commons, CC license

Breeding wild animals

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Elephants run away from the sounds of angry bees. Source: University of Oxford.

Elephants make warning sounds when threatened by bees

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elephant tusk The renewal of the ivory trade

Ivory trade conference - elephants in danger again?

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A glacier from Scotland and humans completed the path: a possible route to the Stonehenge altar stone

The slaughter of elephants increased

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A glacier from Scotland and humans completed the path: a possible route to the Stonehenge altar stone

When Teddy the elephant is fed up - you should keep your distance. The sensor will tell when

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A glacier from Scotland and humans completed the path: a possible route to the Stonehenge altar stone

How to protect elephants

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A glacier from Scotland and humans completed the path: a possible route to the Stonehenge altar stone

Who causes the killing of elephants?

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Asian elephant family

Scientists have deciphered the DNA of mammoths for the first time: close to Asian elephants

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