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EleFact Friday: Endangered Species Day

May 16, 2025

Happy EleFact Friday! Today is a special day, Endangered Species Day, which is observed every year on the third Friday in May. There are currently over 1,300 endangered species across the globe. We all know that the three types of elephant–African savannah, African forest, and Asian–are classified as endangered species.…...

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Asian elephant Mara makes vocalizations

EleFact Friday: On Purrs and Rumbles

May 9, 2025

As a family of animal lovers of all kinds, we often get questions about how elephants compare to other creatures. We’ve had a few curious minds wondering about how elephant rumbles compare to kitten purrs. For today’s EleFACT Friday, we’re going to find out. ...

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EleFact Friday: African Elephant Tusk Facts

May 2, 2025

Happy EleFact Friday. We’ve previously looked at the tushes that the female Asian elephants have, and today we’re going to dive a little further into the anatomy of the tusks of African elephants. ...

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EleFact Friday: Surprising Elephant Cousins

April 11, 2025

In the past, we’ve shared stories of the tapirs (or antas) who have passed through our wildlife rehabilitation and release program. Some readers had questions about whether tapirs are related to elephants in any way. Surprisingly, they are more closely related to horses and rhinoceroses than elephants, despite the similarity…...

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EleFact Friday: Asian Elephant Communication

April 4, 2025

As we know, elephant vocalization plays a key role in their survival in the wild. For this week’s EleFact, we look at a recent study that delved into the complex system of sounds they make, from low-frequency rumbles and roars to high-frequency chirps and squeaks. Much of the research on…...

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EleFact Friday: Getting Ticked

March 28, 2025

From the biggest of animals to the smallest of insects, we cover it all on EleFACT Fridays. Many of you may be extra vigilant in the warmer months when it comes to pets and ticks, and we are especially careful when it comes to the elephants here in Brazil as…...

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