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Posts tagged elephant

October 21, 2011

 

Thomas Alva Edison

Thomas Edison’s A Bad Role Model

Things get out of hand when a rambunctious work elephant comes face to face with Thomas Edison's insatiable ambition.

March 15, 2011

 

elephant in mud

The Elephants In The Room

Elephants cooperate and prove how smart they really are.

May 27, 2009

 

Bees swarming around hive

Rodents, Bees, and Elephants

You've probably heard that elephants are afraid of small rodent like mice and rats. But is there really any truth in this? Find out on A Moment of Science.

March 30, 2009

 

Baby elephant with mother

The Origin of Fingers and Toes

Before about 360 million years ago, no vertebrates had limbs. They all shared the same fish-like body shape. But around that time something exciting happened.

January 19, 2009

 

Baby elephant with mother

Elephant Memory

A study on elephant memory shows that having a strong memory helps elephants survive in the wild.

May 27, 2008

 

Grey-faced Sengi

Amazing Mammal Found in Tanzania

A unique cat-sized mammal has been discovered by scientists in the mountains of Tanzania. It's quite the strange little critter.

November 7, 2003

 

Beetlemania

Is the strongest creature on earth a beetle? Find out on this Moment of Science.

September 27, 2003

 

Do Hippos Swim?

After elephants, Nile hippos are the largest land animals, weighing up to eight or nine thousand pounds.But, unlike elephants, hippos spend their days in the water, which might make it seem silly to ask: can hippos swim?

September 27, 2003

 

A Knee-slapper

Their ratings were also not changed by being given unrealistic cues, such as the claim that these jokes were the funniest jokes ever told.

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