Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus will stop using elephant acts ‘under the big top’ in 2018. The 13 elephants that are performing now will be sent to the Center for Elephant Conservation in Florida.
The world's most popular sport isn't just for humans. In addition to robots, animals are also quite smitten with the sport, perhaps because it doesn't require opposable thumbs. Whatever the reason, one thing's certain -- when animals get their paws on a soccer ball, d'awwwws ensue. Check out these super-cute pictures and GIFs for proof.
It might not be very cost efficient, but a vodka and water mix can act as antifreeze for your car. Apparently such a solution will also keep your elephant from freezing.
Two retired circus elephants have arrived in Maine to live out the rest of their lives at a new facility built just for them. Rosie and Opal arrived recently in the town of Hope where they are living at a newly built facility with a large elephant barn and an acre of land developed by veterinarian Jim Laurita.
The folks at the Amboseli Trust for Elephants in Kenya got a call that a baby elephant had fallen into a well. So they went out to rescue her. We know it seems like a lot of sitting and watching people try to wrap some rope around an elephant, but it's worth it for the big finish...