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Why elephants avoid mice: The real reason isn’t fear

The ancient Greeks started it, Disney immortalized it, and MythBusters even tested it with a contraption called the Dung of ...
Time Out

Thousands of elephants will parachute into DUMBO at this visually striking annual event next month

It's raining elephants! Mark your calendars because the ninth annual Dumbo Drop is set for Friday, May 29 when thousands of tiny elephants will fall from the sky during one of the neighborhood's most ...
Yahoo

Why do elephants have such big ears? There’s not one answer.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The African elephant has some of the world's biggest ears, measuring more than six feet long and more than four feet wide. It's a ...
The Brooklyn Paper

When elephants fly: Dumbo Drop Block Party returns May 21

Thousands of toy elephants will fill the air in Dumbo this weekend for the Dumbo Drop Block Party, an annual neighborhood celebration and fundraiser for the area’s Title 1 schools. Each $20 entry ...
Christian Science Monitor

Project ‘Frozen Dumbo’ helps boost dwindling African elephant populations

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...