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A 3D animated video showing a cow, elephant, gorilla, hippopotamus and tiger taking turns on a long slide has drawn close to 780,000 likes. The clip, styled as a funny animal game for children, uses colourful cartoon animation and has been circulating widely among family and kids' content viewers.

African savannah elephants visit 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 the pitch-black chambers into deep mineral mines, and the behaviour is passed down within family groups. The story is recirculating among science readers fascinated by this rare example of elephants mining rock and passing knowledge across generations.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is marking ten years since Assembly Bill 96 took effect, the state law banning the sale of most ivory and rhinoceros horn. The agency says the ban gave it stronger powers to prosecute wildlife traffickers operating in California and to support enforcement against elephant and rhino poaching networks worldwide.

Uganda is drawing attention for a wildlife forensics laboratory that operates with United Nations support and uses scientific analysis of seized ivory to build court cases against trafficking suspects. The lab links confiscated elephant tusks to suspects and crime scenes, turning routine seizures into successful prosecutions. Reports highlight it as a model for using forensic science to combat poaching and illegal wildlife trade across Africa.

A compilation of baby elephants tripping, splashing and playing is drawing big audiences worldwide, with viewers sharing clips of the young animals' clumsy, playful behaviour. People are calling them natural comedians, and the footage is being passed around as lighthearted entertainment, adding to the ongoing popularity of wildlife content featuring elephant calves at rescue centres and in the wild.

India is being credited with one of the world's most notable wildlife recovery stories, saving its tigers along with lions, rhinos and elephants. The country's conservation programme, combining protected reserves, anti-poaching efforts and habitat management, has allowed populations of flagship species to rebound despite enormous population pressure. The story highlights how a developing country with over a billion people has managed to expand, rather than shrink, space for large wild animals.

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.

A new astrophotography image of IC 1396B, the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, is circulating among space enthusiasts. The nebula, a dense region of gas and dust in the constellation Cepheus around 2,400 light-years away, is a popular target for amateur astrophotographers. Posts tagging it under astrophotography and space are drawing attention from the stargazing community.

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.

An elephant and her calf have been filmed moving through tall grass in South Africa's Kruger National Park, in footage set to Henry Mancini's 'Baby Elephant Walk'. Viewers are sharing the clip for its charming wildlife moment, with the calf drawing particular attention as it follows its mother through the savanna.

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.