Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:10:02 +0100 (AP) - FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 31, 2011 file photo, elephants are fed with fresh sugarcanes at the elephant camp in Ayutthaya province, central Thailand. Thailand's revered national symbol, the elephant, may face a new threat of extinction: being poached not just for their tusks, but for their meat. Two wild elephants were found slaughtered in December 2011 in a national park in western Thailand, alerting authorities to the new practice of consuming elephant meat. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:10:15 +0100 The Sumatran elephant could be extinct in the wild within three decades unless immediate steps are taken to slow the breakneck pace of deforestation, environmentalists warned Tuesday. (Source: Associated Press)
The German Casselly family perform with African elephants and ...
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:50:09 +0100 (AP) - The German Casselly family perform with African elephants and horses during the opening ceremony of the 36th Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco, Thursday, Jan 19, 2012. (AP Photo/ Eric Gaillard, Pool)
Mahouts and their elephants run after a ball during a soccer ...
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:20:01 +0100 (Reuters) - Mahouts and their elephants run after a ball during a soccer match on the final day of the Elephant Race event at Sauraha in Chitwan, about 170 km (106 miles) south of Kathmandu December 28, 2011. Elephants and mahouts from Chitwan will participate in the Elephant Race, which begins on Monday and ends today, where elephants will play in an exhibition soccer match and various other sports and activities. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)
Elephants are seen in the background as a mahout washes his ...
Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Elephants are seen in the background as a mahout washes his hand at the hand pump after collecting food for elephants from Chitwan National Park at Sauraha in Chitwan, about 170 km (106 miles) south of Kathmandu, December 27, 2011. Elephants and mahouts from Chitwan will participate in the Elephant Race, which begins on Monday, where elephants will play in an exhibition soccer match and various other sports and activities. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)
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