Much has already been written about the influence of Raila Amolo Odinga on the Kenyan politics and psyche, but his stated will to be buried within 72 hours of his demise is of particular interest to ...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s forest department on Saturday started the process of exhuming the skeletal remains of iconic tusker Ramu from Bharatpur forest area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. The exercise ...

Trichy: A 64-year-old female elephant, which was unwell for the past five months, died at the Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (ERRC) at M R Palayam in Trichy on Saturday. After a team of ...

This terribly sad Instagram post documents a mother elephant’s grief for her stillborn calf. For two days, she carries it around, showing it to the herd and to human visitors to the area. The herd ...

For six days, a mother elephant stood guard over the body of her rare pink calf by the banks of Kaptai Lake in Rangamati — a quiet display of grief. On Sunday afternoon, the calf was finally laid to ...

RANGAMATI – The body of a wild elephant calf, which died six days ago in Kaptai Lake, was finally recovered and buried today after the mother elephant moved away from the site. The corpse was ...

Unusual rings made from ivory have been unearthed in dozens of early Anglo-Saxon burials in England. The origin of the Anglo-Saxon ivory rings had remained a mystery for 200 years, but scientific ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A relief print depicting animals in a ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey has become the 14th state to allow the composting of human bodies as an alternative to burial or cremation. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed the legislation last week ...

If you click through to cemeteries in Oquawka, Illinois, you can find a photo of the tombstone for Wade and Mary Meloan, with a little elephant carved in the corner. There is something else on Find a ...