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Motala had her foot blown off by a land mine; Fuji lost most of her tail to a mysterious disease; Stumpy crippled her leg in an unknown injury in the wild. Only a few years ago, a wounded elephant, dolphin and kangaroo like these would not have had much hope...
When Motala the elephant stepped on a land mine eight years ago in Thailand, her prospects were bleak. Veterinarians were forced to amputate what was left of her mangled foot and part of her leg. The operation saved her life but left her hobbling around on only three legs for...
"I had my doubts," says caretaker Soraida Salwala, founder of the hospital. "I had heard of prosthetics for birds and dogs, but nothing had ever been made for an elephant." So well has Motala adjusted to her new foot, however, that doctors are already designing a lighter, sturdier replacement for...
Mrs. Astor never neglected a guest - after all, her guests were people she had invited. She always remembered names. And her intellect was lively: even at the age of 100 she continued to write poems and articles. These were not ghostwritten pieces, but conceived and written by herself. She was...
The Elephant Vanishes, 2001 This collection of short stories, many packing the kookiness of Murakami's novels into less than 20 pages, was written over six years. Several stories in the book made their first appearances in magazines such as The New Yorker and Playboy. The title piece inspired a...