Does a Video Show an Elephant Painting a Picture of an Elephant?

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David Mikkelson

Mar 30, 2006 Is this the real thing, the product of digital trickery, or something else?

Did Matt Walsh Tweet Support of an Elephant Fetus?

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Jordan Liles

Jun 27, 2022 There's no shortage of fake tweet screenshots that fly around on the internet, so we looked to G ...

Elephant Reportedly Returns to Woman’s Funeral After Trampling Her to Death

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Madison Dapcevich

Jun 20, 2022 Elephants are intelligent, social animals known to grieve the loss of their kin.

'Man Saves Her Baby' Ad About Mama Elephant Is Misleading

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Jordan Liles

Feb 7, 2022 An online advertisement conflated two real stories about successful baby elephant rescues.

Did the Kray Twins Use an Elephant to Rob a London Tram?

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Dan Evon

Mar 7, 2018 An image of an elephant standing near a tram in London is frequently shared with a fictional bac ...

Is This a Jumping Baby Elephant?

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Dan Evon

Mar 5, 2018 An image that appeared to be a luckily timed photograph was actually created with digital manipu ...

Do Elephants Think Humans Are 'Cute'?

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Arturo Garcia

Dec 27, 2017 A popular tweet posited a natural affinity between elephants and humans.

After 146 Years, Ringling Brothers Circus to Shut Down

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Brooke Binkowski

Jan 14, 2017 The "Greatest Show on Earth" cited declining interest in the circus and costly lawsuits among th ...

Elephants Born without Tusks

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Kim LaCapria

Nov 28, 2016 Reports that elephants are being born without tusks thanks to the long term effects of ivory poa ...

Ungrateful Elephant Kills Man

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Barbara Mikkelson

Aug 8, 2006 A legendary but false story about a man killed by an elephant he mistook for one he had aided ye ...