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Asian elephants Jewel and Tina to move from San Diego to the L.A. Zoo's new Asian elephant exhibit
L.A. UnleashedJewel and Tina, a bonded pair of Asian elephants removed from the care of their Texas owner by the U.S. Department of Agriculture last summer, will soon move to the Los Angeles Zoo to live in its new Elephants of...... -
Elephant-smuggling ring busted by Indian police
L.A. UnleashedGAUHATI, India -- Indian police busted an elephant-smuggling ring in the northeastern state of Assam, arresting five people and seizing three wild elephants, two of them calves, authorities said Monday. Documents seized during the operation Sunday night... -
Australia's Taronga Zoo welcomes its first female Asian elephant calf
L.A. UnleashedSYDNEY — Sydney's premier zoo is celebrating the birth of its first female Asian elephant -- a 270-pound (120-kilogram) calf who is doing well. Taronga Zoo director Cameron Kerr said in a statement that the birth Tuesday means that Australia...... -
Billy the elephant makes the most of a cool new enclosure at L.A. Zoo
L.A. NOWOne Los Angeles resident had no trouble dealing with the 90-plus degree weather Thursday. Billy, the Los Angeles Zoo's 25-year-old Asian elephant, showered under a waterfall and dug into river sand in his new enclosure at the zoo in steamy...... -
Two elephants from San Diego arrive at L.A. Zoo
L.A. NOWTwo Asian elephants have arrived at their new home, the Los Angeles Zoo, about a month before the scheduled opening of their new exhibit. Tina and Jewel, estimated to be 43 to 45 years old, are on indefinite loan from...... -
'Barnum's FUNundrum': Ringling Bros. circus bravely goes retro, tries nightly for the quadruple
The Theater LoopTHEATER REVIEW: "Barnum's FUNundrum" ★★★ The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus is in Rosemont through Nov. 14 at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road; then in Chicago Nov. 17-28 at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St.;...... -
Humane Society International offers South African wildlife-viewing vacations with a conscience
L.A. UnleashedNot all "ecotourism" is actually as animal-friendly as one might like to think. So if wildlife encounters like swimming with dolphins are out for many animal lovers, what's in? A new option called Humane Travels is now available to folks...... -
Still at large: Nikica, 2-ton hippo that escaped from private zoo in Montenegro
L.A. UnleashedA 2-ton hippo who escaped from a flooded private zoo in Montenegro was roaming free today but returning to the zoo owner's restaurant to eat bread and hay. Officials disagreed over whether to kill the hippo, considered one of the...... -
On YouTube's 5th birthday, a look at the first video uploaded, but which was the first comment?
L.A. Times Tech BlogFive years ago, the first video was uploaded to YouTube. Before the laughing babies and sneezing pandas, before being courted and acquired by Google, before the seemingly never-ending litigation with Viacom, there was "Me at the zoo." The simple 19-second... -
Elephants' newly discovered fear of bees could help prevent run-ins with African farmers
L.A. UnleashedJOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Eek, a bee! Lore has it that elephants are afraid of mice, but scientists have now discovered that elephants are truly afraid of bees -- and that the pachyderms even sound an alarm when they encounter...... -
African elephants imperiled by ivory trade in Asia
L.A. UnleashedPUTIAN, China — Carefully, the Chinese ivory dealer pulled out an elephant tusk cloaked in bubble wrap and hidden in a bag of flour. Its price: $17,000. "Do you have any idea how many years I could get locked away...... -
Dance Review: Lionel Popkin's 'There is An Elephant in This Dance' at REDCAT
Culture MonsterDrunks allegedly see pink ones. The white ones of the species are hard to unload. Then there's the mascot of the Republican Party. We're talking elephants, those lovable beasts with steel-trap memories. Indeed, even the late George Balanchine couldn't...
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