Do elephants call ''human!''?
African elephants make a specific alarm call in response to the danger of humans, according to a new study of wild elephants in Kenya.
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Mar 7, 2014
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Comparison with humans and bonobos suggests wild African elephants may have self-domesticated
A team of biologists and linguists from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, City University of New York, the State University of New York and the University of Seville has found evidence suggesting that wild African ...
Elephant slaughter, ivory sales 'out of control': conservationists
The slaughter of Africa's elephants and the illegal trade in ivory in China are "out of control" and could push wild elephants to extinction within a generation, conservationists said Tuesday.
Ecology
Dec 9, 2014
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With drones and bananas, China coaxes wayward elephants home
First the entire village is shooed indoors, its power supply is cut, and finally bananas and other elephant treats are dumped on the opposite side of town to coax the uninvited guests to pass through.
Ecology
Aug 4, 2021
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Avoiding extinction: Some Asian animals found thriving near humans
Some of Asia's largest animals, including tigers and elephants, are defying 12,000 years of extinction trends by thriving alongside humans, a University of Queensland-led study has revealed.
Ecology
Oct 21, 2022
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Wildlife pays the price of Kenya's illegal grazing
"It's devastating. I've been following them every day of my life for the last year," said Dedan Ngatia, a wild dog researcher in Kenya's central Laikipia region. "They're all dead."
Ecology
Sep 20, 2017
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Drought ignites human-wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean villager Dumisani Khumalo appeared to be in pain as he walked gingerly towards a chair under the shade of a tree near his one-room brick shack.
Environment
Jan 11, 2020
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Capturing elephants from the wild shortens their lives
Humans have been capturing wild Asian elephants for more than 3,000 years, and this continues today despite the fact that the populations are declining. An international team of researchers has now analysed records of timber ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 7, 2018
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Capturing elephants from the wild hinders their reproduction for over a decade
Capturing elephants to keep in captivity not only hinders their reproduction immediately, but also has a negative effect on their calves, according to new research.
Plants & Animals
Oct 9, 2019
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Sri Lanka elephants face plastic danger foraging dumps for food
At a garbage dump in central Sri Lanka a herd of wild elephants forage among a mountain of rubbish, swallowing dangerous scraps of plastic mixed with rotting food in what experts warn is an increasing problem for the revered ...
Ecology
May 17, 2018
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