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HISTORY LESSON: Drought of 1936

2012-08-28 - Evansville, United States.

History Lesson is a pictorial history of Evansville compiled by Patricia Sides, an archivist with Willard Library. contributed photo Drought of 1936 When Karl Kae Knecht photographed this scene at Mesker Park Zoo in July 1936, he noted that the temperature was 107 degrees. Kay the Elephant, the zoo´s most celebrated resident after her arrival in 1929, obviously enjoyed the refreshing showers she received from her caretakers. The newspaper reported that the sizzling heat had entered its thi...

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Rare white elephants treasured in Myanmar

2012-03-28 - Naypyidaw, Myanmar.

Kings and leaders in the predominantly Buddhist nation have traditionally treasured white elephants, whose rare appearances in the country are believed to herald good fortune, including power and political change.

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Two ways to wash the elephant

2012-02-15 - Northridge, United States.

April 9, 1973: Shirley, 9, getting a scrub-up at Goodtime Car Wash before her next performance with the Miller-Johnson Circus at the Devonshire Downs Fairground in Northridge. May 21, 1976: Judy, 12, gets a wash in the ocean at Venice Beach with the help of trainer Bones Craig. The Circus Vargas elephant weighs 6,300 pounds. This photo was published in the May 22, 1976, Los Angeles Times.

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Sumatran elephants at Way Kambas national park

2011-09-21 - Way Kambas, Indonesia.

A picture made available on 21 September shows Indonesian mahouts take care their Sumatran elephants at the elephant conservation center in Way Kambas national park, Lampung province, Indonesia, 18 September 2011. At least 65 elephants are kept at Way Kambas elephant conservation center. The Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatrensis) is the smallest of the Asian elephants and suffers from from illegal logging and associated habitat loss and fragmentation in Indonesia.

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Ebay: Berlin postcard. Baby elephant Kalifa at zoo, ca. 1930

2010-10-09 - Berlin, Germany.

Berlin postcard. Baby Indian elephant ("Kalifa") at the Zoologischer Garten (Berlin zoo). According to the card, Kalifa was born on September 20, 1928. Not posted. Corners rather worn, some small marks on the message side, otherwise in fair to good condition.

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African elephant Numbi and her newborn son (6.8.2010) from Tiergarten Schönbrunn Vienna

2010-08-11 - Vienna, Austria. Jutta Kirchner

Photographer Jutta Kirchner has portrayed the first day of public display of the new born african elephant in the oldest Zoo in the world, Tiergarten Schönbrunn in Vienna.

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How the elephant got its trunk

2010-07-09 - , United States.

This picture of the poor elephant baby is like taken from Rudyard Kiplings The Elephant´s Child

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Swimming elephant takes Andaman islands man for a dip

2010-05-24 - Radhanagar, India. Stephen Adams

Perched between the tusks, an Indian mahout or elephant driver is photographed on his steed in this arresting image. It was taken in the Andaman Islands, a remote archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, where Rajan, a 60-year-old elephant, lives. But in 2002 logging was banned in the islands and most of the 200 elephants were sent back to the Indian mainland.

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OLD B & W PHOTO CIRCA.1930S-ELEPHANT IN BERLIN on Ebay

2010-04-29 - Ber, Germany.

OLD B & W PHOTO CIRCA.1930S-ELEPHANT IN BERLIN

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Reader photo of the day: Warthog faces off against elephant herd

2009-12-03 - Kruger Park, South Africa. Jeff Warner

Color us fascinated by submitter Jeff Warners photo, taken on a trip to South Africas Kruger National Park. According to Jeff, this plucky warthog, despite having no warthog backup, decided to challenge a herd of elephants in order to assert his rights to a water hole. We were pulling for the little guy (who doesnt love an underdog?), but according to Jeff, things didnt quite go his way. "The elephant kicked sand in the warthogs face," Jeff explains. The indignity!

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61 Headlines about headlines about pictures2012-08-28 - Evansville, United states - HISTORY LESSON: Drought of 1936 2012-03-28 - Naypyidaw, Myanmar - Rare white elephants treasured in Myanmar 2012-02-15 - Northridge, United states - Two ways to wash the elephant 2011-09-21 - Way kambas, Indonesia - Sumatran elephants at Way Kambas national park 2010-10-09 - Berlin, Germany - Ebay: Berlin postcard. Baby elephant Kalifa at zoo, ca. 1930 2010-08-11 - Vienna, Austria - African elephant Numbi and her newborn son (6.8.2010) from Tiergarten Schönbrunn Vienna 2010-07-09 - , United states - How the elephant got its trunk 2010-05-24 - Radhanagar, India - Swimming elephant takes Andaman islands man for a dip 2010-04-29 - Ber, Germany - OLD B & W PHOTO CIRCA.1930S-ELEPHANT IN BERLIN on Ebay 2009-12-03 - Kruger park, South africa - Reader photo of the day: Warthog faces off against elephant herd 2009-11-26 - London, United kingdom - Photographer Mary Ellen Mark"s best shot 2009-10-02 - Twycross, United kingdom - Watch Twycross zoo"s baby elephant on live webcam 2009-09-21 - Kuala lumpur, Malaysia - An elephant keeper prepares to be splashed as he baths a elephant 2009-09-17 - Chester, United kingdom - Elephant Study 2009-08-25 - Xishuangbanna, China - Asian elephants raised in breeding base, NW China 2009-01-29 - Surabaya, India - A Sumatran elephant in Surabaya 2009-01-16 - Cologne, Germany - Zoo Cologne - Elephant Bars 2008-10-23 - Odessa, Ukraine - Pictures of Tarun in Odessa Zoo 2008-10-17 - Uda walawe, Sri lanka - Friday: day in pictures - Sri Lanka 2008-09-17 - Eltham, New zealand - A blast from the past 2008-09-12 - Colchester, United kingdom - Elephants show how to have fun 2008-08-25 - Portland, United states - Baby Boy Elephant 2008-08-18 - Samburu, United states - Samburu Elephants 2008-08-08 - Kolmarden, Sweden - Asiatisk elefant - Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) 2008-07-24 - Hamburg, Germany - Just what the elephants at the Hamburg Zoo need -- pasteries 2008-05-17 - Lampang, Thailand - Photo of Singha Khon and her second baby... 2008-04-30 - Tesso nilo, Indonesia - The elephant posse rides again 2008-03-13 - Lampang, Thailand - Sampran,6, a wild bull elephant who was caught in a poachers snare is taken into captivity and has his badly infected foot x-rayed by Thai vets trying to save his life 2008-03-09 - Thiruvananthapuram, India - In praise of the pachyderm. A photographer charmed by the ways of the elephant opens a gallery dedicated to the revered animal. 2008-03-02 - Auckland, New zealand - ZooBeat Forums picture: Asian elephant cows Auckland zoo 1999 2008-03-01 - Riau, Indonesia - Tush on a tusk 2008-02-29 - Beawiharta, Indonesia - A trainer leads a Sumatran elephant on a walk during morning practice at the Elephant Training Centre in Minas 2008-02-14 - Paklay, Laos - A mahout scrubs his elephant 2008-01-24 - Pittsburgh, United states - Photo from AP Photo 2008-01-05 - Agra, India - Elephant passing 2007-12-21 - Ayutthaya, Thailand - Day in pictures 2007-11-24 - Johannesburg, South africa - In celebration of the elephants 2007-11-20 - Surin, Thailand - Thailand Elephant Roundup 2007-09-30 - London, United kingdom - London Zoo in the good old days: historic archive goes online 2007-09-24 - Boston, United states - As high as an elephants eye. The story behind a photo of a young elephant in South Africa. 2007-09-11 - Calgary, Canada - Public debut 2007-09-05 - London, United kingdom - Hyde Park in London: Day in pictures 2007-07-08 - Exeter, United states - The great Exeter elephant mystery. Resident digs up old photo of Water Street pachyderm 2007-06-18 - Vienna, Austria - Loxodonta africana - African elephant 2007-05-02 - Shanghai, China - Shanghai Elephant May Day 2007-01-24 - Birmingham, alabama, United states - Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus Animal handler Nikolai Illie waits with an elephant at the train yard 2006-11-25 - Chesterbrook, United states - Daily Jigsaw Puzzle 2006-11-25 - Buffalo, new york, United states - How Do You Hide An Elephant? 2006-11-22 - Surin, Thailand - The World in Photos: Elephants downtown Surin 2006-11-21 - Washington, United states - Elephant fetus. Photo from National Geographic Channel - In the Womb: Animals. 2006-11-14 - New delhi, India - An elephant loaded with tree branches walks down a busy road in New Delhi 2006-11-06 - Vallejo, United states - Tava, an African elephant at Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo, California 2006-11-03 - Sydney, Australia - Thai Elephants at Sydneys Taronga Zoo 2006-10-29 - Okavango, Botswana - Elephant attack in Okavango Delta in Botswana 2006-10-28 - Hanover, Germany - elephant "Tarak" and his first birthday cake at the zoo in Hanover 2006-10-26 - Miami, United states - Miami Metro Zoo: communications director Ron Magill during a press preview for The Scoop on Poop 2006-10-20 - Toronto, Canada - Elephants at the Metro Toronto Zoo 2006-10-20 - Udawalawe, Sri lanka - The Pondering Elephant in Udawalawe National Park 2006-10-18 - Taipei, Taiwan - Taipei Zoo: Asian Elephants with Zookeepers. 2006-09-20 - Beerwah, Australia - Bindi Irwin, daughter of "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, touches the trunk of an elephant 2006-01-02 - Erfurt, Germany - Day in pictures