Elephants

Blackpool Zoo has released adorable pictures of pregnant elephants Noorjahan and Esha at an aqua-natal class.

Pregnant elephants splash around in aqua-natal pool

Elephant uses trunk to rummage for snacks in tourists’ Jeep.

Watch: Elephant uses trunk to rummage for snacks in tourists’ Jeep

The ladies enjoying a dip

Watch elephants enjoy their first swim of the summer

Do elephants like human visitors at the zoo?

Which animals like zoo visitors and which ones don’t

Carole and Robert bring in a variety of leaves, which keepers refer to as ‘browse’, including plenty of the elephants’ favourite - willow and silver birch

Number one fans of elephants at Woburn Safari Park deliver tons of tree cuttings...

Elephants at Whipsnade Zoo shower themselves with confetti as they play with the pinatas from the elephant keepers (C) ZSL

Elephants join in with the celebrations at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo to mark World Eleph...

Love is in the air at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo this week, as keepers treated the Asian elephants to a Valentine’s surprise (C) ZSL

Video shows elephants enjoying a Valentine’s treat as Whipsnade Zoo celebrates b...

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Elephants cool off

Video shows how elephants at Woburn Safari Park are keeping cool during heatwave

Tarli with Woburns Head Elephant Keeper Darren Fellowes. Photo:Bridget Davey Photography

First elephant born at Woburn Safari Park beats the odds to survive Ebola-like v...

Sir David Attenborough on the trail of the giant titanosaur. Photo: BBC

Sir David Attenborough on the trail of the giant titanosaur at Whipsnade Zoo

The elephants and giraffes at nearby Whipsnade Zoo have helped Sir David Attenborough to unveil the secrets of the biggest dinosaur ever to walk the earth, in a brand new BBC One documentary.

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The reclining golden Buddha at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo.

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