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HAPPY WEEKEND: ready, set, charge!

            Here's a fun video of a baby elephant learning how to defend his family! It will get you charging into your weekend. Enjoy!
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Happy Weekend: Lending a Helping Trunk

              Steep embankments can be tough for a little elephant to navigate. But thankfully, the herd is always there to provide a little help and encouragement!
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The Hidden Plight of Temple Elephants

Our newest board member, Drusti Klein, is a writer for the Blue Dot Post where she first wrote about the hidden plight of temple elephants. As our focus is normally on the African elephant and the…
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Happy Weekend: Elephant Play!

            Enjoy a few minutes hearing the sounds of elephants at play! For juvenile elephants, much of life revolves around play. Young male elephants play chase and spar with other…
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Happy Weekend: Elephants, Elephants, Elephants!

            Two and a half minutes of absolute magnificence with Botswana's elephants by Martin Harvey. They have a set routine – first priority is a drink, then its time for a cooling…
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A Day with the GRI Elephant Orphans in Zambia

Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of an orphaned elephant is like? Today we'd like to share a guest blog post from friend and fellow conservationist Stacy James of Dazzle Africa on her recent…
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Eco-Friendly Holiday Travel

(the above wallpaper shared from http://wallpaper.imcphoto.net/animals/rhino/white-rhinoceros.jpg) Traveling this holiday season? Two things to keep in mind: Kruger National Park is on high alert for poachers, and are calling on visitors to help #SaveRhinos. Please help them protect…
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Resolve to Do the Dishes

As a new week begins, I like to think: how am going to make a difference? Alison Langevad Photography shared some truly inspirational photographs from Botswana with Elephantopia, and I decided to post a picture on Elephantopia's Facebook…
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Take a Journey to Africa

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” -- Jawaharlal…
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Friends of the March

We are excited about the upcoming Global March for Elephants and Rhinos. The Elephantopia event would like to thank the following friends for their contributions to this important day: Global March for Elephants and Rhinos…
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