elephant

research

Why do today's elephants not interbreed like ancient species?

Swedish and international researchers have found that modern-day elephants do not interbreed the same way elephants and mammoths did, swapping genes that helped them adapt to new habitats and climates.

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Royal elephant at Swedish zoo has deadly herpes virus

A Swedish elephant calf with a royal background has been struck down by herpes and is in critical condition.

offbeat

Elephant escapes circus and rams family home

A family in Värnamo in southern Sweden awoke on Sunday morning to find an Indian elephants wandering about in their garden after having escaped from a circus which had set up camp in the vicinity.

birth

Swedish zoo celebrates rare elephant birth

The Borås Zoo in western Sweden has welcomed a rare new elephant calf as African elephant Dudu gave birth after two years of pregnancy.

Gothenburg

Elephants on the loose in Gothenburg park

Three elephants escaped from a travelling circus in Gothenburg on Tuesday afternoon, and went wandering through a nearby park.

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Malmö elephant dies after sit down protest

Malmö emergency services had to break off their attempts to coax a lying elephant back on to its feet on Wednesday afternoon - the elephant refused and had to be put down.

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Sweden sees birth of first male baby elephant

A male baby elephant was born on Monday at Borås Zoo in western Sweden, the first male elephant ever born in the country.