-
The elephant did it
13-09-22 A man was travelling abroad in a small red car. One day he left the car and went shopping. When he came back, its roof was badly damaged. Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them, but they took him to a circus...
-
罗马大象墓地可能曾是密特拉教寺庙
13-05-13 The so-called Elephant's Tomb in the Roman necropolis（大墓地） of Carmona (Seville, Spain) was not always used for burials. The original structure of the building and a window through which the sun shines directly in the equinoxes（春分，秋分） sug...
-
中非大象偷猎现象增加
13-04-27 Poachers are taking advantage of instability in the Central African Republic (CAR) to kill more endangered elephants, wildlife campaigners say. 偷猎者利用中非共和国的隐蔽性大肆捕杀濒危大象。 Eight organisations have called for action following repor...
-
马来西亚十头侏儒象被“毒死”
13-01-29 Ten endangered pygmy elephants have been found dead in a reserve in Malaysia, with officials saying they may have been poisoned. 马来西亚一座自然保护区内发现十头侏儒象死亡，官员称它们是被毒死的。 A baby elephant was found next to the body of its dea...
-
The Mental Chain
12-12-29 Most people are like the circus elephant. Have you ever seen an elephant in an indoor arena tied to a little wooden stake? That huge creature can pick up two thousand pounds with its trunk, yet it calmly stays tied. Why? When that elephant was just...
-
一头亚洲大象会模仿简单的韩语
12-11-02 An Asian elephant named Koshik can imitate human speech, speaking words in Korean that can be readily understood by those who know the language. The elephant accomplishes this in a most unusual way: he vocalizes with his trunk in his mouth. The elep...
-
大象与犀牛对雨林生物多样性有重要作用
12-05-14 The progressive disappearance of seed-dispersing animals like elephants and rhinoceroses（犀牛） puts the structural integrity and biodiversity of the tropical forest of South-East Asia at risk. With the help of Spanish researchers, an international...
-
My elephant friend
12-03-27 A child became lost in a forest. He started to cry. At that moment, an elephant passed by and saw him crying. Child, why are you crying? the elephant asked. I've lost my mother, the child said. Don't cry. I'll stay with you until you find your mothe...
-
非洲现存两个品种的大象
10-12-22 Contrary to the belief of many scientists (as well as many members of the public), new research confirms that Africa has twonot onespecies of elephant. Scientists from Harvard Medical School, the University of Illinois, and the University of York in...
-
禁止象牙交易 有效防止非法狩猎
10-03-23 The UN's wildlife trade organisation has turned down Tanzania's and Zambia's requests to sell ivory, amid concern about elephant poaching. 考虑到非法狩猎大象的问题，联合国野生动物贸易公约组织拒绝了坦桑尼亚和赞比亚出售象牙的请求。 Seizures of ivory h...
