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Asian elephants from Malaysia at Osaka zoo

Photo taken on April 21, 2026, shows Asian elephants at Osaka Tennoji Zoo in the western Japan city of Osaka. The three elephants from Malaysia went on public display the same day, marking the zoo's first elephant exhibition in eight years.

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Asian elephants from Malaysia at Osaka zoo

Photo taken on April 21, 2026, shows Asian elephants at Osaka Tennoji Zoo in the western Japan city of Osaka. The three elephants from Malaysia went on public display the same day, marking the zoo's first elephant exhibition in eight years.

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Asian elephants from Malaysia at Osaka zoo

Photo taken on April 21, 2026, shows Asian elephants at Osaka Tennoji Zoo in the western Japan city of Osaka. The three elephants from Malaysia went on public display the same day, marking the zoo's first elephant exhibition in eight years.

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Asian elephants from Malaysia at Osaka zoo

Photo taken on April 21, 2026, shows Asian elephants at Osaka Tennoji Zoo in the western Japan city of Osaka. The three elephants from Malaysia went on public display the same day, marking the zoo's first elephant exhibition in eight years.

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Asian elephants given by Myanmar at southwestern Japan zoo

Photo taken Nov. 30, 2024, shows Asian elephants at Fukuoka Zoo in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka. Three Asian elephants, given by the city of Yangon under a sister-city partnership program, went on public display the same day.

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Asian elephants given by Myanmar at southwestern Japan zoo

Photo taken Nov. 30, 2024, shows Asian elephants at Fukuoka Zoo in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka. Three Asian elephants, given by the city of Yangon under a sister-city partnership program, went on public display the same day.

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Asian elephants given by Myanmar at southwestern Japan zoo

Photo taken Nov. 30, 2024, shows Asian elephants at Fukuoka Zoo in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka. Three Asian elephants, given by the city of Yangon under a sister-city partnership program, went on public display the same day.

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Tracking A Herd Of Elephants With A Drone - China

A drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2024 shows elephants in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The elephant herd that gained widespread recognition for its epic journey through southwest China's Yunnan Province has welcomed four new babies over the past three years, indicating a healthy and thriving wild Asian elephant population, said local authorities on Monday. Currently, the wild elephant family has split into two groups. One group of 13 elephants still roams the Mengyang area, while the other group of seven elephants co-exists with 28 wild elephants from another family in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong. Photo by Xinhua/Hu Chao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tracking A Herd Of Elephants With A Drone - China

A drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2024 shows elephants in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The elephant herd that gained widespread recognition for its epic journey through southwest China's Yunnan Province has welcomed four new babies over the past three years, indicating a healthy and thriving wild Asian elephant population, said local authorities on Monday. Currently, the wild elephant family has split into two groups. One group of 13 elephants still roams the Mengyang area, while the other group of seven elephants co-exists with 28 wild elephants from another family in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong. Photo by Xinhua/Hu Chao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tracking A Herd Of Elephants With A Drone - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2024 shows elephants playing in a pond in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The elephant herd that gained widespread recognition for its epic journey through southwest China's Yunnan Province has welcomed four new babies over the past three years, indicating a healthy and thriving wild Asian elephant population, said local authorities on Monday. Currently, the wild elephant family has split into two groups. One group of 13 elephants still roams the Mengyang area, while the other group of seven elephants co-exists with 28 wild elephants from another family in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong. Photo by Xinhua/Hu Chao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tracking A Herd Of Elephants With A Drone - China

Asian elephant observer Peng Jinfu operates a drone to monitor elephants in the city of Jinghong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 7, 2024. The elephant herd that gained widespread recognition for its epic journey through southwest China's Yunnan Province has welcomed four new babies over the past three years, indicating a healthy and thriving wild Asian elephant population, said local authorities on Monday. Currently, the wild elephant family has split into two groups. One group of 13 elephants still roams the Mengyang area, while the other group of seven elephants co-exists with 28 wild elephants from another family in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong. Photo by Xinhua/Hu Chao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tracking A Herd Of Elephants With A Drone - China

A drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2024 shows elephants in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The elephant herd that gained widespread recognition for its epic journey through southwest China's Yunnan Province has welcomed four new babies over the past three years, indicating a healthy and thriving wild Asian elephant population, said local authorities on Monday. Currently, the wild elephant family has split into two groups. One group of 13 elephants still roams the Mengyang area, while the other group of seven elephants co-exists with 28 wild elephants from another family in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong. Photo by Xinhua/Hu Chao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tracking A Herd Of Elephants With A Drone - China

A drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2024 shows elephants playing in a mud puddle in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The elephant herd that gained widespread recognition for its epic journey through southwest China's Yunnan Province has welcomed four new babies over the past three years, indicating a healthy and thriving wild Asian elephant population, said local authorities on Monday. Currently, the wild elephant family has split into two groups. One group of 13 elephants still roams the Mengyang area, while the other group of seven elephants co-exists with 28 wild elephants from another family in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong. Photo by Xinhua/Hu Chao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tracking A Herd Of Elephants With A Drone - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2024 shows elephants playing in a mud puddle in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The elephant herd that gained widespread recognition for its epic journey through southwest China's Yunnan Province has welcomed four new babies over the past three years, indicating a healthy and thriving wild Asian elephant population, said local authorities on Monday. Currently, the wild elephant family has split into two groups. One group of 13 elephants still roams the Mengyang area, while the other group of seven elephants co-exists with 28 wild elephants from another family in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong. Photo by Xinhua/Hu Chao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tracking A Herd Of Elephants With A Drone - China

A drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2024 shows elephants playing in a pond in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The elephant herd that gained widespread recognition for its epic journey through southwest China's Yunnan Province has welcomed four new babies over the past three years, indicating a healthy and thriving wild Asian elephant population, said local authorities on Monday. Currently, the wild elephant family has split into two groups. One group of 13 elephants still roams the Mengyang area, while the other group of seven elephants co-exists with 28 wild elephants from another family in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong. Photo by Xinhua/Hu Chao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tracking A Herd Of Elephants With A Drone - China

A drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2024 shows elephants playing in a pond in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The elephant herd that gained widespread recognition for its epic journey through southwest China's Yunnan Province has welcomed four new babies over the past three years, indicating a healthy and thriving wild Asian elephant population, said local authorities on Monday. Currently, the wild elephant family has split into two groups. One group of 13 elephants still roams the Mengyang area, while the other group of seven elephants co-exists with 28 wild elephants from another family in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong. Photo by Xinhua/Hu Chao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tracking A Herd Of Elephants With A Drone - China

A drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2024 shows elephants in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The elephant herd that gained widespread recognition for its epic journey through southwest China's Yunnan Province has welcomed four new babies over the past three years, indicating a healthy and thriving wild Asian elephant population, said local authorities on Monday. Currently, the wild elephant family has split into two groups. One group of 13 elephants still roams the Mengyang area, while the other group of seven elephants co-exists with 28 wild elephants from another family in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong. Photo by Xinhua/Hu Chao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tracking A Herd Of Elephants With A Drone - China

A drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2024 shows elephants in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The elephant herd that gained widespread recognition for its epic journey through southwest China's Yunnan Province has welcomed four new babies over the past three years, indicating a healthy and thriving wild Asian elephant population, said local authorities on Monday. Currently, the wild elephant family has split into two groups. One group of 13 elephants still roams the Mengyang area, while the other group of seven elephants co-exists with 28 wild elephants from another family in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong. Photo by Xinhua/Hu Chao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tracking A Herd Of Elephants With A Drone - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2024 shows elephants playing in a mud puddle in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The elephant herd that gained widespread recognition for its epic journey through southwest China's Yunnan Province has welcomed four new babies over the past three years, indicating a healthy and thriving wild Asian elephant population, said local authorities on Monday. Currently, the wild elephant family has split into two groups. One group of 13 elephants still roams the Mengyang area, while the other group of seven elephants co-exists with 28 wild elephants from another family in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong. Photo by Xinhua/Hu Chao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tracking A Herd Of Elephants With A Drone - China

Asian elephant observer Peng Jinfu operates a drone to monitor elephants in the city of Jinghong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 7, 2024. The elephant herd that gained widespread recognition for its epic journey through southwest China's Yunnan Province has welcomed four new babies over the past three years, indicating a healthy and thriving wild Asian elephant population, said local authorities on Monday. Currently, the wild elephant family has split into two groups. One group of 13 elephants still roams the Mengyang area, while the other group of seven elephants co-exists with 28 wild elephants from another family in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong. Photo by Xinhua/Hu Chao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tracking A Herd Of Elephants With A Drone - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2024 shows elephants playing in a pond in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The elephant herd that gained widespread recognition for its epic journey through southwest China's Yunnan Province has welcomed four new babies over the past three years, indicating a healthy and thriving wild Asian elephant population, said local authorities on Monday. Currently, the wild elephant family has split into two groups. One group of 13 elephants still roams the Mengyang area, while the other group of seven elephants co-exists with 28 wild elephants from another family in Dadugang Township in the city of Jinghong. Photo by Xinhua/Hu Chao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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INDIA-ASSAM-GUWAHATI-ELEPHANTS-ELECTROCUTION

(230804) -- GUWAHATI (INDIA), Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Forest officials examine the carcasses of elephants that died due to electrocution at Rani area on the outskirts of Guwahati, India's northeastern state of Assam, on Aug. 4, 2023. Three elephants died here after being electrocuted on Friday, local officials said. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-ASSAM-GUWAHATI-ELEPHANTS-ELECTROCUTION

(230804) -- GUWAHATI (INDIA), Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Flowers are seen placed by locals on the carcass of an elephant that died due to electrocution at Rani area on the outskirts of Guwahati, India's northeastern state of Assam, on Aug. 4, 2023. Three elephants died here after being electrocuted on Friday, local officials said. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-ASSAM-GUWAHATI-ELEPHANTS-ELECTROCUTION

(230804) -- GUWAHATI (INDIA), Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers look at the carcasses of elephants that died due to electrocution at Rani area on the outskirts of Guwahati, India's northeastern state of Assam, on Aug. 4, 2023. Three elephants died here after being electrocuted on Friday, local officials said. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-ASSAM-GUWAHATI-ELEPHANTS-ELECTROCUTION

(230804) -- GUWAHATI (INDIA), Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers look at the carcasses of elephants that died due to electrocution at Rani area on the outskirts of Guwahati, India's northeastern state of Assam, on Aug. 4, 2023. Three elephants died here after being electrocuted on Friday, local officials said. (Str/Xinhua)

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Adult wild elephants nurse newborn calf in SW China

STORY: Adult wild elephants nurse newborn calf in SW China DATELINE: Aug. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the elephants STORYLINE: Local forestry officials have spotted adult wild Asian elephants nursing a newborn baby elephant in Jiangcheng County of Pu'er City in southwest China's Yunnan Province recently. According to the officials, the baby elephant was born on June 28 and is in good condition. And three adult elephants guard several baby elephants including the newborn closely. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

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Wild Asian elephants in SW China play, take a nap

STORY: Wild Asian elephants in SW China play, take a nap DATELINE: March 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of elephants playing on the ground 2. various of elephants sleeping together STORYLINE: A group of wild Asian elephants roaming in Hani and Yi Autonomous County of Ning'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, were captured playing and taking a nap in the wild. The elephant family includes three young ones. In a forest near a township, they ate and played before falling asleep. The elephants taking a nap together present a lovable scene. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

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Replica Naumann elephant skeletons assembled for exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - The replica skeletons of three Naumann elephants are assembled at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo on July 3, 2014, for an exhibition from July 12.

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Severe drought takes heavy toll on wildlife in Kenya: KWS official

STORY: Severe drought takes heavy toll on wildlife in Kenya: KWS official DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of wild elephants 2. various of Global Wildlife Program (GWP) Conference 3. SOUNDBITE (English): EDWIN WANYONYI, Director of KWS 4. various of wildlife 5. various of the conference STORYLINE: A severe drought in Kenya following three consecutive failed rainy seasons has posed threats to the wildlife survival. Animals in the region are dying from lack of water and food. Edwin Wanyonyi, director at the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), said at the ongoing Global Wildlife Program (GWP) annual conference in Nairobi that the drought may lead to more acute human-wildlife conflicts if it persists. SOUNDBITE (English): EDWIN WANYONYI, Director of KWS "Today, we have a drought because of climate change across many of our areas. They are very dry. Our wildlife has been affected. But there are a number of efforts that we're putting in place to try

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Stray elephants destroy plantations in south Cote d'Ivoire

STORY: Stray elephants destroy plantations in south Cote d'Ivoire DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:31 LOCATION: SIKENSI, Cote d'Ivoire CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of an elephant in the bush 2. various of local village people searching for elephants 3. various of local farmland destructed by elephants 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): KOUAKOU N'GUESSAN EMILE, Local farmer 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): KOKORA ALBERT, Local farmer STORYLINE: Three elephants fled from Cote d'Ivoire's Azagny National Park have damaged plantations of farms in Sikensi of southern Cote d'Ivoire. They have urged the government to take action. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): KOUAKOU N'GUESSAN EMILE, Local farmer "I am appealing to the government because the elephants have become aggressive, they are attacking people. They just injured one of my brothers, my work colleagues, so I am asking the government to come and help us." SOUNDBITE 2 (French): KOKORA ALBERT, Local farmer "I'm going to show you what they did to us, and we'll go in s

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Young elephants donated by Laos on display in Kyoto zoo

Young elephants donated by Laos go on public display at the Kyoto City Zoo in the western Japan city on Feb. 28, 2015. Four young elephants aged 3 to 7 -- three females and one male -- were delivered to the zoo in November 2014 ahead of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Japan and Laos in 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Young elephants donated by Laos on display in Kyoto zoo

Young elephants donated by Laos go on public display at the Kyoto City Zoo in the western Japan city on Feb. 28, 2015. Four young elephants aged 3 to 7 -- three females and one male -- were delivered to the zoo in November 2014 ahead of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Japan and Laos in 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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The Kamijinko (sacred storehouse),Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The left corner is the Gyosuisha, and next to it is the bronze torii, Rinzo ( storage for scriptures), and the Kami Jinko (warehouse). The Kami Jinko is done in Azekura style, and the end has a statue of two elephants, one white and the other black, their rough drafts drawn by Kano Tanyu.Costumes of a procession of a thousand warriors in the spring and autumn are stored in the three Jinko (Kami, Naka and Shimo). In the Rinzo, a complete collection of the Buddhist scriptures is stored, along with statues of Fudaishi (inventor of Rinzo ) and his son.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number11‐10‐0]

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Replica Naumann elephant skeletons assembled for exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - The replica skeletons of three Naumann elephants are assembled at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo on July 3, 2014, for an exhibition from July 12. (Kyodo)