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World's first male elephant twins born in Thailand

The world's first male elephant twins were born in the northeastern Thai province of Surin on Saturday.

Mosha the miracle Thai elephant is fitted with third new prosthetic leg after landmine tragedy

Victims of landmines come in all shapes and sizes and Mosha the elephant is no exception. Mosha, a baby elephant from Thailand, became the world's first pachyderm to be fitted with a prosthetic limb in 2007. But the three-year-old has been growing so quickly she's outgrown two previous artificial legs and is now on her third.

 
Can jumbo elephants really paint? Intrigued by stories, naturalist Desmond Morris set out to find the truth

Is it true that elephants are artists? Can they really paint pictures of flowers, trees and even other elephants? Are they the only animals on Earth, apart from human beings, that can create pictorial images?