Well, there is also a “Grand Canyon of the Adirondacks” in northern New York state called Ausable Chasm ... You will pass by Rainbow Falls, Elephant’s Head, Column Rock, Hyde’s Cave ...

There’s a Sherlock Holmes tale in here somewhere: A clever observer could check wrinkles and whiskers on an elephant trunk to catch a left-trunker pachyderm perp masquerading as a righty ...

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This story appears in the October 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. IN JANUARY 2012 A HUNDRED RAIDERS ON HORSEBACK CHARGED OUT OF CHAD INTO CAMEROON’S BOUBA NDJIDAH NATIONAL PARK ...

During the Eocene Epoch, which spanned 56-34 million years ago, gigantic ancient elephant-like animals began to roam through ...

If a constant drip, drip, drip keeps you awake at night, or if you get startled by a spray of water from a leaking shower head every time you hop into the shower and turn it on, it’s time for a ...

Learn more If you're looking for a fun way to ring in the holiday season with friends and family, you can't go wrong with a white elephant party. For those not familiar, a white elephant is a gift ...

Relation: Aunt to SheRa. The largest female elephant in the herd. She is identifiable by her forward flapped ear, domed head and loss of pigmentation on her trunk. Birthdate: May 1971. This ...

The forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of two living African elephant species, the other being the savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana). Historically, forest elephants thrived in the dense ...

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