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ElephantVoices studies the behaviour and communication of elephants in a changing world, working globally to secure a kinder future for them. 🐘

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Together with 80 animal protection organizations and elephant experts worldwide, we stand united with conservation experts from Southern Africa in their call to #StopWildlifeCulls in Namibia and Zimbabwe. Find out more here: prowildlife.de/wp-content/upl…

Together with 80 animal protection organizations and elephant experts worldwide, we stand united with conservation experts from Southern Africa in their call to #StopWildlifeCulls in Namibia and Zimbabwe.

Find out more here: prowildlife.de/wp-content/upl…
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The fate of Jambo, Lucky, LouLou, Missy, & Kimba hangs in the balance. Today, in a historic case, the Colorado Supreme Court will decide their future. Help the Nonhuman Rights Project #FreeTheCMZElephants & learn about their historic Oct 24th hearing at nonhumanrights.org/colorado

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During the years we studied the Gorongosa National Park elephant population we identified 24 families living in two clans that we named the Urema & Pungue Clans. In addition, there were some 160 independent adult males. Discover more about our project here: elephantvoices.org/studies-a-proj…

During the years we studied the <a href="/GorongosaPark/">Gorongosa National Park</a>  elephant population we identified 24 families living in two clans that we named the Urema &amp; Pungue Clans. In addition, there were some 160 independent adult males. 

Discover more about our project here: elephantvoices.org/studies-a-proj…
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#TheElephantEthogram - A juvenile female approaches us Head-Waggling and gives a Nasal-Trumpet. She stops to consider us. Then she Head-Waggles away to join other young elephants and gives two Pulsated-Trumpet followed by another Nasal-Trumpet.

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Many of you may have seen the video shared by our colleague, Paula Kahumbu, about the recent trophy hunting of an elephant presumed to be super-tusker Zito, a cross-border elephant from the Serengeti-Mara population. Learn more in this Africa Geographic article: africageographic.com/stories/has-zi…

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Trumpets & rumbles to ElephantVoices co-founder and CEO, Petter Granli, on his 70th birthday. Petter, your dedication to our elephant cause is unwavering and we are so grateful every day for your leadership and support.

Trumpets &amp; rumbles to <a href="/elephantvoices/">ElephantVoices</a> co-founder and CEO, Petter Granli, on his 70th birthday. Petter, your dedication to our elephant cause is unwavering and we are so grateful every day for your leadership and support.
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#TheElephantEthogram - Solicit-Guarding: An estrous female following a particular male or, when pursued by smaller males, rapidly moving to stand next to the largest (usually musth) male. A female actively attempting to maintain proximity to a particular male.

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#ThrowbackThursday 🐘 Mark peaking through the palms, ca.1978. Mark was one of the first elephants Joyce got to know when Cynthia Moss of Amboseli Trust for Elephants tasked her with photographing & registering the adult males of the Amboseli population. He was a very beautiful male. 🐘

#ThrowbackThursday 🐘 Mark peaking through the palms, ca.1978.

Mark was one of the first elephants Joyce got to know when Cynthia Moss of <a href="/ElephantTrust/">Amboseli Trust for Elephants</a> tasked her with photographing &amp; registering the adult males of the Amboseli population. 

He was a very beautiful male. 🐘
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X004 in musth uproots a trunkful of grass and swishes or sweeps the clump against his body and thumps it on the ground to remove some of the dirt before placing it in his mouth. (Amboseli, Kenya)

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It is a rare treat to look into the eyes of an African elephant, and when you do you are rewarded with beautiful amber-colored irises. #elephantvoices #conservation #elephant #wildlifephotography

It is a rare treat to look into the eyes of an African elephant, and when you do you are rewarded with beautiful amber-colored irises.

 #elephantvoices #conservation #elephant #wildlifephotography