Word: elephantitis
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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For years he believed his ivory was found in the fields of Africa at a common elephant graveyard. Fifteen years ago, he learned the truth. As he moved a section of ivory through a saw, the blade came to a screeching halt and broke. He looked down; in the heart...
Since ancient times, human beings have been fascinated by elephants. From the powerful woolly mammoths that dominate prehistoric cave paintings to the soulful Babar of children's stories, these partisans of the order Proboscidea have captivated us with their gentleness and awed us with their strength. Unfortunately for the elephant...
Accompanied by photographer William Campbell, Gup saw his first elephant in the wild in Kenya's Tsavo National Park. "We were lying on our bellies near a water hole, waiting, when suddenly there they were -- a herd of seven elephants approaching the water hole. The little ones were frolicking and...
Bill Woodley killed his first elephant at 16. By 19 he had shot 150 tuskers and lived as a professional ivory hunter. Today, at 60, he is the elephant's staunchest protector, leading the desperate war against poachers in Kenya's Tsavo National Park. "They say once an elephant hunter...
Tsavo, the country's largest wildlife reserve, was once the grandest elephant sanctuary in Kenya. Now it is a case study of what has gone wrong -- and how the elephant may yet be saved. Tsavo stretches over 8,000 sq. mi., an area the size of Israel. In the mid...