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Category — Elephant Dung

Dung sale to save elephants

“A consignment of elephant dung large enough to fertilise the average suburban garden for a year will be auctioned tonight at a gathering of Britain’s Asian business elite attended by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.” – Telegraph

     

July 2, 2006   No Comments

Elephants: Spy in the Herd

“You’ll remember that the sensational boulder-cam uncovered the amorous antics of lions in the wild, then become a marital aid for bears in the wood. Well, dung-cam outdoes its predecessors by shooting uninhibited shots of the biggest beast of all, the African elephant.” – -theage

     

April 29, 2006   No Comments

Post-office panic over pachydermal poo

“An envelope leaking a strange pinkish powder sparked an alert in a Paris suburban post office this week, but tests revealed the substance to be nothing more than desiccated elephant dung, police said on Thursday.” – Mail & Guardian Online

     

August 8, 2005   No Comments

Paper from Elephant Poop

February 23, 2005   No Comments

Company Plans to Save Elephants via Dung Products

“The company has come up with a product it says can save dwindling elephant herds: dung paper.” – GreenBiz

     

August 15, 2004   No Comments

Elephant dung leaves German town fuming

“A travelling circus in Germany has been ordered to come back and clean up 50m3 of elephant dung after residents complained about the smell, police said on Friday.” – IOL

     

June 27, 2004   No Comments

Elephant dung a hot item

“Elephant dung at Tennoji Zoo in Japan’s western Osaka prefecture is a hot item for gardeners to use on their plants, zoo officials said on Monday.” – news24.com

     

April 1, 2004   No Comments

Dung Beetle Uses Moonlight Compass

This article isn’t about elephants but it does mention that the dung beetle eats elephant droppings. – Discovery Channel

     

July 7, 2003   No Comments