Lankam, an 11-year-old male Asian elephant at the Maesa Camp in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, has painted a vase of flowers (see photo) which will sell for 2000 baht (RMB393).

泰国北部清迈府湄沙大象训练营的11岁雄性亚洲象“兰坎”，日前画出一盆花(见图)，售价为2000泰铢(约合人民币393元)。

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In 1861, Arab traders captured a 2-year-old African elephant calf on the plains of Abyssinia, now Ethiopia, and sold him to a European animal collector.

1861年，阿拉伯贩子从阿比西尼亚平原(现今的埃塞俄比亚)捕获了一头两岁大的非洲象幼仔，将其倒手卖给了欧洲的动物收购者。

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Using new techniques we obtain DNA signatures from a variety of fossil eggshells, including the extinct moa and elephant birds and 19, 000-year-old old emu.

我们还利用新技术检测了各类蛋壳化石，包括已灭绝的摩亚、象鸟以及19000年前的鸸鹋蛋壳，并从中获取了DNA签名。

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Enough of a common mind-set remains that when Rudolph Giuliani (another pro-choice Catholic politician) last year denounced a painting of the Virgin incorporating elephant dung, his approval rating jumped from 60% to 80% among white Catholics.

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Depending on the time of year, there might be some combination of candle lighting, fireworks, an appearance by the temple elephant, Lakshmi, or a bonfire.

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The same poachers were believed to be responsible for hundreds of elephant deaths over the past year.

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