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 * Elephants** are large mammals of the family [|Elephantidae] and the order [|Proboscidea]. Elephants are scattered throughout sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. They are considered to be [|keystone species] due to their impact on their environments. - [|Wikipedia]

Celebrations
To bring attention to the urgent plight of Asian and African elephants, World Elephant Day was launched in 2012. Keep an eye on [|events] around the world. Twitter: [|@wrldelephantday] Hashtag: [|#WorldElephantDay] []
 * August 12** [|World Elephant Day]

Spanish: Día Mundial del elefante French: Journée mondiale de l'éléphant
 * Translating: World Elephant Day**

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Headlines
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/25/the-guardian-view-on-an-ivory-ban-tusk-trade-rules-need-teeth [|The ivory trade isn’t just a disaster for elephants. It threatens our future too - Ian Redmond] [|'Set up Elephant Sanctuary in Kerala'] [] [] - @rnicolasdesales [] [] [|Biggest elephant killed in Africa for almost 30 years brings back memories of Cecil the lion] [|Ringling Eliminating Elephant Acts] Muthoot partners with WWF for elephant project - The Times of India [|Zambian guide shows how to take on a charging elephant] [|barbaric-capture-of-baby-elephants-for-zoos-in-china-shocks-the-world] [|Elephants Are Not Widgets] [|Elephants in tourism: a good example and role model for the industry? - Outbounding] [|World Elephant Day - Abhishek Behl] [|raju-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-in-cruel-elephant-slave-trade] [|can-tourism-industry-help-save-africas-wild-elephants] [|an-elephant-never-forgets] [|Elephant Behavior and Conservation Issues] [|http://www.newsmen.in/news-item/two-more-wild-elephants-dies-on-north-bengals-killer-railway-tracks] Who owns the protected areas?

Irresponsible Tourism: Riding Elephants
[|The truth about riding elephants] [] [|Why Elephant Riding Should Be Removed from Your List] [] [] [] [] [] []

South Africa
Deep within the shadows of the dense valley bushveld of the Sundays River region of the Eastern Cape lies the Addo Elephant National Park. http://www.addoelephant.com/parks/addo [|Elephant Conservation - SouthAfrica.Net]

Elsewhere on the Web
http://www.elephantbar.com http://www.defenders.org/elephant/basic-facts http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Blindmen_and_the_Elephant http://www.travelstomyelephant.org

FYI
An elephant's pregnancy lasts for around 22 months, it's the longest gestation period of any mammal. Elephants are the largest land mammal

Flickr
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Flickr Groups
[|Addo Elephant National Park] [|Elephants, Rhinos, Giraffes & Hippos] [|Elephants]

Twitter
[|@wrldelephantday] [|@dw_globalideas] [|@SAASA_RSA] [|@DTravelsRound] [|@cynthiaord]

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[|In the Presence of Elephants and Whales] - Katy Payne is a renowned acoustic biologist with a Quaker sensibility. And she’s found her astonishment in listening to two of the world’s most exotic creatures. She has decoded the language of elephants and was among the first scientists to discover that whales are composers of song.

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Mfuwe Lodge
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