LAMPANG, Thailand — An elephant who stepped on a land mine 10 years ago was fitted Saturday for a permanent artificial leg. Motola became a symbol of the plight of today’s elephants, and her ...

LAMPANG, THAILAND — An elephant who stepped on a land mine 10 years ago was fitted today for a permanent artificial leg. Motola became a symbol of the plight of today’s elephants, and her ...

Elephant Legs Are Much Bendier Than Shakespeare Thought Date: August 25, 2008 Source: Journal of Experimental Biology Summary: Through out history everyone though that elephants walk on inflexible ...

A Thai elephant whose foot was amputated after it stepped on a land mine has been fitted with a temporary prosthesis. Elephant Maimed by Mine Gets a Leg Up - Los Angeles Times ...

BORN TO WALK Elephant’s knees are bendier than scientists thought, making walking easy but running hard work. ... an elephant pushes off with one front leg and the opposite rear leg.

THAILAND - Sixteen years ago, a young Asian elephant arrived at the world’s first elephant hospital with a major injury to her front leg. Today, she’s the second elephant to ever receive a ...

Mosha the elephant stepped on a land mine when she was seven months old and one of her legs was amputated. Her growth, now at 4,000 pounds, has necessitated a succession of prosthetics. She is on ...

After nine months of intensive medical treatments, an African elephant calf who was found shot in the legs in Kenya has regained his strength and ability to walk again. A pilot on anti-poaching ...

An elephant who was on the verge of death after collapsing with a broken leg has been rescued after 17 days unable to stand. The 35-year-old Asian elephant, named "Moti," was found collapsed in an ...