Peanuts only, please! A Spanish tourist is under fire after viral footage showed him pouring beer down an elephant’s trunk at a wildlife sanctuary in Kenya. The obnoxious act, reported by the BBC, has been slammed by conservationists as dangerous and deeply disrespectful to the animals and the country’s conservation efforts. An obnoxious tourist is … Read more
Skip the selfie safari. A tourist who attempted to snap a photo with an elephant was subsequently severely injured after being trampled and stripped — revealing his bare behind for all manner of beasts to bear witness. Authorities are calling it a reckless and dangerous stunt. The shocking incident, which occurred near a temple in … Read more
No, this photo-bombing pachyderm is not an apparition, a phantasm or a spooky specter. He is the only African forest elephant to be spotted — via remote trail cam — in Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park in five long years. The “ghost” epithet can be applied to a range of endangered species, but ghost elephants in … Read more
Horton hears an earthquake! A herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo acted on instinct and formed an “alert circle” around their young to protect the calves against the earthquake that rattled Southern California on Monday, amazing video shows. In addition to their gargantuan ears, elephants have a unique ability to sense sounds through … Read more
Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city. What’s making our luxury list this week? Elephants arrive in Meat Packing, Adam Driver is back on … Read more
Theater review WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Two hours and 40 minutes, with one intermission. At the Imperial Theatre, 249 West 45th Street. There must be something in the water, because “Water for Elephants,” which opened Thursday night at the Imperial Theatre, is the third Broadway musical this season to be centered around an older man who … Read more
And it has produced an unusual camaraderie among the cast, a product of the interdependence that circus requires. (You can’t really fly through the air unless you trust the people on the ground to catch you.) “In circus, we’re a bit lawless,” Carroll said. “But we’re also really collaborative.” There is joy in seeing a … Read more
The hunters became the hunted. Chilling resurfaced footage shows a man shooting at a herd of elephants — and when he takes one of their own, the large mammals become not-so-gentle giants. The man aims his firearm at the behemoths passing by as his guide advises, “Hit it between the eyes.” That’s the moment the man … Read more
A woman holidaying in Bali revealed how she got her arm stuck in an elephant’s mouth with the “terrifying” ordeal costing her $10,000 in medical bills. Beth Bogar, from New Hampshire, was at the popular Mason Elephant Park & Lodge — the only dedicated and certified elephant rescue park in Ubud — with her husband … Read more
This is totally bananas. A woman was flung to the side by an annoyed elephant after she teased the behemoth with a banana — and wouldn’t give it up. Footage from the startling incident — which took place in an unidentified area in India — shows the unnamed woman holding up a piece of fruit … Read more
This elephant found a more a-peel-ing way to eat her snack. Just like humans, elephants love to eat bananas, but they don’t usually peel them first. They pick them up with their trunks and eat the fruit whole — peel and all. An Asian elephant named Pang Pha who lives at the Berlin Zoo set … Read more
Newborn lion cubs play in the high-contrast carrion of a malnourished zebra. Yards away, their mother stalks a wildebeest in the tall grass, Its ribcage bulges against its thick hide. She takes him down with a single bite. Welcome to the circle of life. After six years of poor rainfall, Kenya is experiencing its worst … Read more
There’s an elephant in the room. In a video clip shared Monday, a Kenyan TV journalist is adorably interrupted by a young elephant as he reports from Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, a not-for-profit wildlife rehabilitation center for elephants and rhinos in Nairobi. The video shared on Sheldrick’s Instagram page shows KBC Television reporter Alvin Patterson Kaunda standing … Read more
All-you-can-drink booze? Count these elephants in! A herd of two dozen elephants was caught sleeping off hangovers after drinking alcohol made by villagers in India. The elephants came across the brew — also known as “mahua,” which is a traditional liquor made from the flower of the madhuca longifolia tree — and apparently couldn’t resist … Read more
The three African elephants at the Milwaukee County Zoo had a smashing good time with a seasonal treat this October: giant pumpkins. The Milwaukee County Zoo posted footage of its “annual smash and squash” on its Facebook page on Oct. 26. The pumpkins are given to the elephants as part of an enrichment program, the zoo explained. … Read more