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Baby elephant gets sweetest birthday serenade as she turns a year old

If you guessed it, they pretty much acted just like typical kids with cake, and viewers couldn't help but notice the cake ...
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

What’s the difference between Asian and African elephants? And 10 other elephant facts

Elephants are vital to ecosystems. Learn interesting facts and how WWF works to protect them across Africa and Asia.
ABC News

Asian elephants have lost 64% of their suitable habitat, scientists say

Human development has driven the species from their homes. Habitats for Asian elephants have decreased by more than 64% across the continent, equating to about 3.3 million square kilometers -- more ...
Yahoo

5 things to know about the Cincinnati Zoo's new Elephant Trek habitat

The Harry and Linda Fath Elephant Trek, the largest habitat in the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden's 149-year history, is now open. The new Elephant Trek habitat opened to the public Tuesday, Oct. 1 ...
Yahoo

Human activities in Asia have reduced elephant habitat by nearly two-thirds since 1700, dividing what remains into ever-smaller patches

Habitat loss has driven Asian elephants, like these foraging at a garbage dump in Sri Lanka, into human areas. Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP via Getty Images Despite their iconic status and long ...
Science Daily

Asian elephants prefer habitats on the boundaries of protected areas

New research, offering a comprehensive analysis of Asian elephant movement and habitat preference, finds that elephants prefer habitats on the periphery of protected areas, rather than the areas ...
CNN

Elephant crashes into a woman’s home in search for food, as natural habitats shrink

A woman in Thailand found an unexpected visitor in her house in the middle of the night last weekend – a wild Asian elephant. “We were sleeping and woke up by a sound inside our kitchen,” said ...