elephant
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Their California 101 travels began in early 2024 with a trip to Paso Robles, where they saw the green slopes along Highway 46, Morro Rock and the elephant seals at Piedras Blancas near Hearst Castle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Neil the beloved elephant seal has once again returned to Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania, for his annual moult, keeping locals on their toes with his cheeky and sometimes destructive antics.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
A ranger told AFP he had not seen an elephant once in 12 years patrolling.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
On the third hand, there’s the $111 billion and yet highly transitory elephant that has vacated the sofa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The cocoyam leaves were massive, like green elephant ears.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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Even so, they were roughly comparable to modern elephants.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
He boxes to relax, and as an early inspiration cites the Roman general Scipio, who with shrewd tactics defeated Carthaginian Hannibal and his war elephants to win a seemingly impossible battle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Wild elephants are often seen near roads close to forest areas in Sri Lanka, where they sometimes attack passing vehicles.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
He sat to review black-and-white footage from a camera he helped locate, describing "pride" at the sight of pig-tailed macaques, endangered wild dogs called dholes and his favourite, elephants.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
“And he is, too. Pffffft. Carried water for the elephants indeed. Do you have any idea how much an elephant drinks?”
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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East Asia - Middle School
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