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The Biggest Elephant Ever Killed By Man: In the dense, wild bush of Angola, in Africa, a hunter tracks and kills the largest animal ever shot on earth

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Sports Illustrated article written by Josef J. Fénykövi about tracking his famous elephant that now stands in the Rotunda of the National Museum ...
The Durango Herald

Tuesday is World Elephant Day. 5 things to know about the world's largest land mammals

BELA-BELA, South Africa (AP) — Tuesday is World Elephant Day. Here are five things to know about the largest land animals on our planet. There are three species of elephants: the African savanna or ...
Charlotte Observer

One of the largest elephants in North America dies at 46, zoo announces. ‘Heartbroken’

Weighing in at 15,000 pounds, Tonka was the largest male African elephant in the U.S., according to wildlife officials. His keepers and those who got to know him at Zoo Knoxville over the years are ...
Reuters

For African bush elephants, wrinkles are cool

LONDON (Reuters) - A study of the African bush elephant's vast network of deep wrinkles has found it is intricately designed to help the animals keep their cool, fight off parasites and defend against ...
Kansas City Star

One of the largest elephants in North America dies at 46, zoo announces. ‘Heartbroken’

Tonka, the largest male African elephant in the U.S., died at the age of 46 at Zoo Knoxville, his caregivers said. Screengrab from Zoo Knoxville's Facebook post Weighing in at 15,000 pounds, Tonka was ...