When it comes to the business of moving elephants, Amir Khalil and his team might be the best.
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Philadelphia airport celebrates its brigade of stress-busting therapy dogs
A pack of 4-legged therapists that help calm airport travelers are getting a break of their own.
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Pair of giant pandas from China acclimating to new home at San Diego Zoo
The 2 giant pandas from China are not yet on public display.
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A European wild cat was nearly extinct. Now, it’s making a comeback.
Once ‘critically endangered,’ the Iberian lynx population has grown to more than 2,000, and could be unthreatened in 10 years.
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Loose military horses stampede through central London
Four soldiers from the Household Cavalry, which patrols the grounds outside Buckingham Palace, were thrown from their saddles.
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Anne Innis Dagg, pioneering giraffe researcher, dies at 91
The Canadian zoologist conducted trailblazing studies of wild giraffes and was featured in the 2018 documentary ‘The Woman Who Loves Giraffes.’
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Brothers tried to fight off mountain lion during fatal attack in Northern California, family says
The brothers from rural Mount Aukum were hunting for shed antlers Saturday afternoon near Georgetown, a historic town about 50 miles northeast of the state capital.
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New York City owl Flaco was exposed to pigeon virus and rat poison before death, tests show
Flaco crashed into a building and died last month. A pair of medical conditions may have been a factor.
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Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar’ heir and author, dies at age 98
Laurent de Brunhoff revived his father’s popular picture book series about an elephant-king.
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Frans de Waal, who explored empathy among apes, dies at 75
Witnessing 2 chimpanzees fight and then reconcile began de Waal’s exploration into the inner lives and emotions of primates.