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Elephant who walked 1,000km after becoming separated from its herd rescued

The distressed female ran amok after it was hit by a tranquilliser dart and charged into a pond.

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Aug 11th 2016, 9:15 PM

Nelly the elephant packs her trunk and predicts German wins over the USA and Ghana

It wouldn’t be a World Cup without an animal oracle.

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Jun 5th 2014, 1:42 PM