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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Sumatran elephant

Sumatran elephant stories: 1 news summaries

 Poachers' 
 Poison Slays 
 Rare Elephant 

Giant male ate spiked pineapples

(Newser) - A rare Sumatran elephant died after eating pineapples spiked with poison by poachers in northwestern Indonesia, officials report. The giant 30-year-old male, its tusks ripped out for the ivory, was the ninth Sumatran elephant found dead in the region in the last three months. At least seven of them were... More »

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