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The elephant's attorneys unsuccessfully argued Happy is an intelligent creature illegally detained and ought to be taken to an elephant sanctuary.

Research shows that solitary confinement is damaging to the human brain. The same is likely true for elephants.

Elephant herd baffles scientists with mammoth trek © Reuters A herd of endangered elephants in China has completely dumfounded scientists globally Elephants are by nature fiercely intelligent beasts and experts who study them day in day out already know a great deal about them. And yet a herd of endangered elephants in China has completely dumfounded scientists globally, while captivating an entire nation in the process. It's not unusual for elephants to move small distances. But this herd has been lumbering its way across China for more than a year now. The elephants have now strayed almo...

Font Size: A wild Asian elephant busted through the wall of a Thai woman’s kitchen in a desperate search for a late-night-snack last weekend. At 2 a.m. on Saturday, resident Ratchadawan Puengprasoppon of Thailand’s western Prachuap Khiri Khan province awoke to a sudden crash coming from downstairs. “We rushed downstairs and saw this elephant poked its head into our kitchen where the wall was broken,” she said according to CNN. A video captured by Ratchadawan shows the male elephant, named Boonchuay, rummaging through her kitchen drawers and cabinets to find something to eat. In the vi...

Elephants' 500km-trek across China baffles scientists By Suranjana Tewari image captionA herd of endangered elephants in China has completely dumbfounded scientists globally Elephants are by nature fiercely intelligent beasts and experts who study them day in day out already know a great deal about them. And yet a herd of endangered elephants in China has completely dumbfounded scientists globally, while captivating an entire nation in the process. It's not unusual for elephants to move small distances. But this herd has been lumbering its way across China for more than a year now. The eleph...