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Zimbabwe Expert: The Truth About Killing 'Problem' Elephants

Zimbabwe's premier conservationist, a 62-year-old man who says he's endured assassination attempts for trying to preserve wildlife in one of Africa's poorest and most repressive countries, can't watch the video showing Bob Parsons, the billionaire CEO of GoDaddy.com, shooting and killing an elephant. "I've seen so many of...

No Dumbos: Elephants Learn Cooperation, Study Finds

A new study shows that elephants have a talent that even many humans lack: Pachyderms can learn cooperation. In experiments at a Thai refuge, paired elephants quickly figured out that they could reach bowls of treats only if they worked together. When one partner yanked on a rope, the treats bowls remained out of reach....

Drunk as a Skunk? 5 Most Famous Soused Animals

(Aug. 31) -- A troop of baboons on a bender has been causing a ruckus in a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, and around the Web due to their unruly behavior. After feasting on the sauvignon blanc grapes fermenting in the sun in Cape Town's wine country every day for the past few weeks, the bacchanalian horde has destroyed...

The Best Photos of Animals From AOL Weird News

(Aug. 18) -- It's a zoo out there, judging by the wild photos of animals that AOL Weird News has in its archives. From adorable baby elephants to creepy, but still kind of cute, two-headed snakes, animals certainly get lots of news coverage. Especially when they do wacky things. Like a cheeky chipmunk trying to munch on...

Elephants Stomp Humans in Bun-Eating Contest

(July 2) -- On the Fourth of July, Nathan's Famous will host its annual hot dog eating contest at Coney Island in New York. But earlier today, three of the Major League Eating competitors faced a bigger challenge than anything they'll see Sunday. And by big, I mean Asian elephant big. As part of the celebration of P.T....