elephants

Happy, who taught researchers that elephants can recognize themselves, is euthanized at Bronx Zoo

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NEW YORK — Happy, a Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insight into the animal’s behavior and became the crux of a closely watched animal rights case, has been euthanized at age 55, the zoo said Wednesday. The Asian elephant was put to sleep Tuesday at the zoo where she lived for almost a … Read more

Skeletal remains of new dinosaur weighing as much as 9 elephants discovered by scientists:

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Scientists have identified a massive new dinosaur from remains discovered in Thailand, with the creature estimated to have weighed as much as nine adult elephants. The long-necked herbivore stretched 88 feet and weighed about 27 tons, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports. It probably roamed what is now Thailand between 100 … Read more