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Sri Lanka Probes Claims Of Cruelty To Elephants Gifted By Thailand
Sri Lanka is investigating allegations that two elephants gifted by Thailand have been subjected to cruel treatment at their homes in Buddhist temples.
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'Tax Collector' Elephant In Sri Lanka Goes Viral For Stopping Vehicles, Seeking Food
Social media users have given their seal of approval to Raja to continue his bureaucratic duties and chomp on bananas and other fruits.
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Elephants Go Out Of Control At Sri Lanka Festival, Pilgrims Flee; 13 Injured
A Hindu religious festival in Sri Lanka ended in chaos after an elephant in the procession panicked, with 13 people in the crowd injured as they fled, police said Sunday.
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Sri Lanka Bans "Drunk Driving" Of Elephants In New Protection Law
Sri Lanka will issue captive elephants with their own biometric identity cards and ban their riders from drinking on the job under a wide-ranging new animal protection law.
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Curious Elephant Walks Into Hotel, Knocks Over Lamp In Viral Video
A video that has gone viral with 2.5 million views on Twitter shows a wild elephant casually strolling around a hotel.
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Elephants Out Of Control At Religious Festival, 17 Injured
Seventeen people were injured in Sri Lanka when two elephants ran amok at a religious festival, police said.
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70-Year-Old Bony Elephant Was Paraded In Sri Lanka. She Later Collapsed
Sri Lanka Friday ordered an investigation after a skeletal 70-year-old elephant was paraded at a high-profile Buddhist pageant in a move criticised as cruelty to the ailing animal.
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Train In Sri Lanka Kills Three Elephant Calves
A passenger train hit and killed three young elephants in eastern Sri Lanka, officials said Sunday, weeks after two calves and their pregnant mother were fatally struck in the same region.
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How A Navy Used Divers, Ropes To Rescue 2 Elephants Washed Out To Sea
Two young elephants washed out to sea were saved from drowning Sunday by the Sri Lankan navy in the second such incident off the island in as many weeks.
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Sri Lanka's Ultimate Status Symbol, A Baby Elephant
Expensive and high-maintenance, baby elephants have become the ultimate status symbol for Sri Lanka's wealthy elite -- a trend that has horrified conservationists and prompted a government crackdown.
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Lightning Kills 4 Elephants In Sri Lanka
Four elephants, including two calves, were killed by lightning in northern Sri Lanka in one of the worst wildlife tragedies to hit the country in years, officials said Sunday.
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Sri Lanka Probes Claims Of Cruelty To Elephants Gifted By Thailand
Sri Lanka is investigating allegations that two elephants gifted by Thailand have been subjected to cruel treatment at their homes in Buddhist temples.
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'Tax Collector' Elephant In Sri Lanka Goes Viral For Stopping Vehicles, Seeking Food
Social media users have given their seal of approval to Raja to continue his bureaucratic duties and chomp on bananas and other fruits.
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Elephants Go Out Of Control At Sri Lanka Festival, Pilgrims Flee; 13 Injured
A Hindu religious festival in Sri Lanka ended in chaos after an elephant in the procession panicked, with 13 people in the crowd injured as they fled, police said Sunday.
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Sri Lanka Bans "Drunk Driving" Of Elephants In New Protection Law
Sri Lanka will issue captive elephants with their own biometric identity cards and ban their riders from drinking on the job under a wide-ranging new animal protection law.
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Curious Elephant Walks Into Hotel, Knocks Over Lamp In Viral Video
A video that has gone viral with 2.5 million views on Twitter shows a wild elephant casually strolling around a hotel.
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Elephants Out Of Control At Religious Festival, 17 Injured
Seventeen people were injured in Sri Lanka when two elephants ran amok at a religious festival, police said.
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70-Year-Old Bony Elephant Was Paraded In Sri Lanka. She Later Collapsed
Sri Lanka Friday ordered an investigation after a skeletal 70-year-old elephant was paraded at a high-profile Buddhist pageant in a move criticised as cruelty to the ailing animal.
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Train In Sri Lanka Kills Three Elephant Calves
A passenger train hit and killed three young elephants in eastern Sri Lanka, officials said Sunday, weeks after two calves and their pregnant mother were fatally struck in the same region.
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How A Navy Used Divers, Ropes To Rescue 2 Elephants Washed Out To Sea
Two young elephants washed out to sea were saved from drowning Sunday by the Sri Lankan navy in the second such incident off the island in as many weeks.
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Sri Lanka's Ultimate Status Symbol, A Baby Elephant
Expensive and high-maintenance, baby elephants have become the ultimate status symbol for Sri Lanka's wealthy elite -- a trend that has horrified conservationists and prompted a government crackdown.
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Lightning Kills 4 Elephants In Sri Lanka
Four elephants, including two calves, were killed by lightning in northern Sri Lanka in one of the worst wildlife tragedies to hit the country in years, officials said Sunday.
