No Evidence Baby Elephant Trapped in Old Tire
“Baby elephant trapped in old tire”
Summary
A three‑month‑old baby elephant in Thailand was rescued after being caught in a hunter’s trap and shot, but the incident involved a conventional animal trap, not an old tire. No credible report links the elephant’s entrapment to an old tire.
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- The injury pattern and outcomes among elephant attack survivors presenting to the emergency department: A retrospective observational study - PubMed
Middle-aged men were the most common victims of EA occurring during the early morning hours. Extremity and soft tissue injuries were most common, followed by chest and abdominal injuries.
- Injuries in survivors of elephant attack: Report of three cases - ScienceDirect
All the injuries were mild to moderate in severity and involved the chest in common. Timely rescue and prompt initiation of treatment were pivotal in their survival. The authors also want to create awareness about the mating season of elephants to minimize these unfortunate events in the future.
- CPSC Warns Against Placing Babies in Adult Beds; Study finds 64 deaths each year from suffocation and strangulation | CPSC.gov
Bed rails, which are portable railings that can be installed on toddler and adult beds to keep toddlers from falling out of beds, accounted for nine baby deaths. CPSC is working with the bed rail industry on the design of these products to reduce the hazard. The following chart provides more details on the fatality scenarios from entrapment and co-sleeping.
- Authors: beware of the elephant traps! - PMC
Elephant traps are nasty devices designed by hunters to capture large animals for profit.
- Thai baby elephant gets life-saving care after trap and shooting ordeal | Reuters
A three-month-old baby elephant was recovering in Thailand on Thursday following lifesaving treatment after being shot several times and caught in a hunter's trap.
- Meet Neil, Australia’s Celebrity Seal - The New York Times
The young elephant seal has gained fans around the world. But the authorities warn he could be in danger of being loved to death.
- BBC News - Breaking news, video and the latest top stories from the U.S. and around the world
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- Elephant cognition - Wikipedia
Elephant cognition is animal cognition as present in elephants. Most contemporary ethologists view the elephant as one of the world's most intelligent animals. Elephants manifest a wide variety of behaviors, including those associated with grief, learning, mimicry, playing, altruism, tool use, ...
cyclingspokane.blogspot.com- Cycling Spokane: Rat Trap Pass tires on the Elephant NFE and a CDA O'er nighter
Anyway, Jan at Compass Cycles has now created a new 559 tire that he calls an "Enduro Allroad" style tire. On paper it's listed as a 2.3" -- but in real life, mounted on 23mm rims, it's about 52. Click through that link there and read up on the tire. Sounds good to me. The Elephant NFE was designed for 650b wheels.
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