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An English Pianist Who Plays for Injured Elephants

Paul Barton is a classical pianist from Britain who spends his time playing the piano to a unique crowd — a group of blind and injured elephants at Elephants World in Thailand. Playing for the elephants Well into his late fifties, the idea of playing piano for elephants was something that came into Barton’s mind ...

Armin Auctor

A man playing the piano for an elephant.

Denmark Just Bought the Country’s Last Circus Elephants

The Danish government recently bought the last four circus elephants in the country by shelling out approximately US$1.6 million. And netizens are appreciating the reason behind the purchase — to allow the elephants to live peacefully in retirement. Retiring circus elephants The former circus elephants are named Jenny, Lara, Ramboline, and Djunga. They were bought ...

Armin Auctor

Elephants performing in a circus.

How Pigs Defeated Elephants in Battle

This is the story of how pigs defeated elephants in battles. We know that animals such as horses, elephants, cats, dogs, monkeys, and even rhinos have been used in ancient and modern warfare. But who would have thought that pigs (war pigs) would have been used as a weapon of war in ancient times? During ...

Troy Oakes

War elephants.