ISLAMABAD (AP) – Iconic singer and actress Cher Kavan, who has been dubbed the ‘world’s tallest elephant’, is in Pakistan to celebrate her departure, leaving the Pakistani zoo in good condition soon after years of lobbying by animal rights groups and activists. In the country. Due to safety concerns, the …
Read More »Researchers Developer A robot trunk that can hold objects
In another example of unsettling biomimicry, engineering researchers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney were inspired by the trunk of an elephant and designed to look like it. Robotic tongue Which can wrap itself around it like a snake and hold objects firmly. Biomimicry is an engineering …
Read More »Botswana senior veterinarian defends investigations into unexplained elephant deaths
GABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana’s top wildlife veterinarian on Friday rejected accusations by some conservationists that the government had not moved fast enough to investigate the unexplained deaths of at least 275 elephants. Authorities said Thursday they were still trying to find out what killed the elephants around two months after …
Read More »Authorities investigate “mysterious” death of hundreds of elephants in Botswana
Officials in Botswana are investigating the mysterious deaths of hundreds of elephants in the Okavango Delta area of the southern African nation in the past three months. The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism said Thursday that it had verified 275 corpses of the 356 deaths that have …
Read More »Factbox: What could be causing Botswana’s mysterious elephant deaths?
GABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana is investigating hundreds of unexplained elephant deaths in one of Africa’s top tourist destinations. A dead elephant is seen in this undated brochure image in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, May-June 2020. PHOTOS OBTAINED BY REUTERS / Brochure via REUTERS Botswana is home to a third of …
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