Elephant

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is marking a decade since AB 96 took effect, the state law banning the sale of most ivory and rhinoceros horn. The department says the ban has given its wildlife officers the legal power to pursue traffickers operating in California and linked to smuggling networks abroad, contributing to global efforts against elephant and rhino poaching.

African savannah elephants venture into the pitch-black chambers of Kitum Cave on Mount Elgon in Kenya, using their tusks to scrape volcanic rock for sodium, calcium and magnesium. Generations of herds have hollowed out these deep mineral chambers, passing the unusual mining behaviour down through the herd. Footage of the elephants at work is drawing attention to one of nature's most remarkable learned traditions.

In Mount Elgon's Kitum Cave in Kenya, African savannah elephants use their tusks to scrape volcanic rock for sodium, calcium and magnesium. Generations of herds have hollowed out these deep mineral chambers, passing the unusual mining behaviour down through the herd. The story is being shared as a striking example of animal culture and adaptation.

German activist shop Collactivist is promoting a new women's premium organic t-shirt featuring a 'Plant Powered Elephant' design. The shirt is being marketed to the vegan and animal rights community, tagged with themes of plant-based nutrition and activism, and sold through the shop's online store.

A wildlife photograph showing an elephant and its calf walking through tall grass, with a mountain visible in the background, was shared from Mozambique. The image, tagged as nature and travel photography, drew attention for capturing a mother and calf together in their natural habitat near the South African border region.

Attention has turned to 'Presents: Singles and Beyond', the 2000 compilation on Emperor Norton that gathers the Olivia Tremor Control's early recordings released before their debut album 'Dusk at Cubist Castle'. Sean Westergaard's Allmusic review of the collection is circulating again, drawing listeners back to the band's formative material from the Elephant 6 scene.

BBC 6 Music's Huw Stephens played Tame Impala's 'Elephant' on air, accompanied by a link to a Marvel Years remix of the track on Bandcamp and Spotify. The play spotlights continued interest in the psychedelic rock band's 2012 song and its remix versions, giving listeners a way to stream both the original and the reworked take.

The World Wildlife Fund is highlighting the ecological relationship between elephants and baobab trees, two icons of the African landscape. Elephants feed on baobab bark and fruit, helping disperse seeds, but their stripping of bark can also damage ancient trees. Conservation groups use the pairing to draw attention to the pressures both species face from habitat loss and climate change.