Elephant

The quest for ivory has led to the widespread slaughter of elephants, pushing some species to the brink of extinction

Expert Constantinos Filis joins Thanos Davelis to break down why the Eastern Mediterranean deserves Washington, DC's full attention, look at how Turkey - the elephant in the room - factors into this discussion, and explain why this is an opportunity for Greece - a key US ally and partner - to work with the US to set the agenda for the region. 

Israeli archaeologists recently unearthed the titanic tusk of a prehistoric elephant near a kibbutz in southern Israel, a remnant of a behemoth once hunted by early people around half a million years ago.

As intelligent as she is, Happy the elephant doesn't meet the definition of a "person" and is therefore not being illegally confined in the Bronx Zoo, New York's top court ruled on June 14 in a closely watched case for animal rights.

An elephant in Kenya has given birth to twins, an extremely rare event, conservationists said on Jan. 20.

Conservation group Save the Elephants said the twins -- one male and one female -- were born to a mother named Bora.

They were first spotted by lucky tourist guides on a safari drive at the weekend in Samburu reserve in northern Kenya.

Fossils of a turtle and three teeth, thought to be of the ancestor of elephants (Proboscidea), believed to be some 7-8 million years old, have been found in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri.

Excavation works that were initiated three years ago, along the Yamula Dam in Kocasinan district's Taşhan neighborhood, have been continuing ever since.

Weak from hunger and thirst, the elephant struggled to reach a pool of water in this African wildlife reserve. But the majestic mammal got stuck in the mud surrounding the sun-baked watering hole, which had dramatically shrunk due to a severe drought.

At least 55 elephants have died of starvation in Zimbabwe's largest national park in the past two months as heavy droughts force animals to seek food and water in neighboring areas, the Associated Press reported.

"The problem is real and the situation is terrible," said a spokesman for the local National Park Service. It has been the largest drought in the country for years.

11 wild elephants have died in Thailand after falling from a waterfall, according to international media reports.

The incident occurred after a baby slipped off the waterfall and the others tried to save it, BBC cited officials.

The Gaziantep Zoo, which is one of the largest zoos in Turkey in terms of its field size and variety of animal species, is looking to match up its single elephants Gabi and Pili, jaguar Hasret and male hippopotamus with potential partners.