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Zoo Staff Determines Elephant Can Speak Korean

Source: Gadling, Nov 11 2012, 1:54pm CST

As strange as it sounds, according to a recent release from National Geographic, there is an elephant named Koshik who actually speaks Korean. Six years ago the staff of Korea's Everland Zoo knew something was up when Koshik, an ...

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Philippines Announced The Destruction Of National Ivory Stock

Source: The Inquisitr  |   Jun 19 2013, 12:59am CDT

The Philippines has announced that come June 21, they will be destroying its national ivory stock. The country is one of many that deal with illegal trafficking, ivory-trafficking being one of the Philippines biggest traffi ...

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Why the Philippines is destroying $6.5 million worth of illegal ivory

Source: The Week  |   Jun 18 2013, 10:45am CDT

s a symbolic gesture denouncing worldwide ivory trafficking, the Philippines plans on destroying five tons of seized ivory on Friday. With the slaughter of elephants approaching its worst level in a decade, the predominantly Roman Catholic nation will ...

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Philippines Cancels Planned Burn of Confiscated Elephant Tusks after Clean-Air Groups Object

Source: Humanitarian News  |   Jun 18 2013, 9:11am CDT

This Philippine government this weekend cancelled plans to burn $10 million worth of seized elephant tusks after several clean-air groups cried foul.The Philippines isn't the only country trying to destroy its ivory stockpiles. Gabon conducted a massiv ...

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Kepler's hosts National Geographic this summer

Source: Almanac News   |   Jun 17 2013, 9:59am CDT

If you were a member and logged in you could track comments from this story. Posting an item on Town Square is simple and requires no registration! Just complete this form and hit "submit" and your topic will appear online. Please be respectful and truth ...

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Tibetan schools to benefit from National Geographic Explorer programme

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DHARAMSHALA, June 14: Five Tibetan schools will be taking part in a special year-round programme for Science, Environmental Science, and English studies beginning this July. The exile Tibetan administration’s Departm ...

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Celebrating 125 Years of National Geographic

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The exhibition opens with a colorful celebration of the Society’s iconic magazine. The entry arch is constructed entirely of hundreds of past issues in a variety of languages, a fitting tribute to the simple golden square that symbolizes the ...

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Vincent Castiglia To Appear On National Geographic's "Taboo" Segment

Source: Metal Underground  |   Jun 13 2013, 5:32pm CDT

World-renowned surrealist Vincent Castiglia is pleased to announce that the National Geographic Channel’s “Taboo” will be airing a special segment on Tuesday, June 18th at 10:00pm ET specifically dedicated to him, his artwork, and tec ...

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