We remember today the anniversary of Chunee’s murder by soldiers at the Exeter Exchange on the Strand in London in 1826. He was an Indian elephant who was imported into Britain in 1809 or 1810. Like many wild-caught elephants who … Continue reading
The Grumpy Vegan and Sue Coe are working on a project about Topsy, the elephant who was electrocuted by Edison in 1903. Our story of Topsy is available in Blab!. Currently, we’re working on an expanded book-length version and securing … Continue reading
Remember Maggie the elephant who went from a zoo in Anchorage in Alaska to the Performing Animal Welfare Society sanctuary in San Andreas, California? Well, here’s a great photograph of her. Pat Derby, PAWS President, writes The elephant paths have … Continue reading
Arna and Gigi spent yesterday getting to know Burma, Western Plains Zoo’s resident Asian elephant. Arna, the so-called ‘killer’ elephant, yesterday was “cool, calm and collected” as she and her companion Gigi made their debut at Western Plains Zoo. Senior … Continue reading
January 4 is the anniversary of the electrocution by Thomas Edison of Topsy, the elephant we must never forget. We know more about how her life ended than we do about how it began. Newspaper reports on her death in … Continue reading
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