The African Elephant is the largest land animal on Earth with adult males attaining heights of 11.5 feet (3.5 m) and weighing more than 13,000 pounds (5,000 kg). Their tusks can grow to 8 feet (2. ...

An animal rights group had sought to have the African elephants, Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou and Jambo, freed from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and moved to an elephant sanctuary, citing a legal process ...

The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) filed the suit against the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in May 2024 alleging the park in Colorado Springs kept five elderly African elephants named Missy, Kimba ...

Court says elephants not human, cannot seek freedom Animal rights group says decision perpetuates an injustice Zoo called lawsuit frivolous, cites earlier rulings Jan 22 (Reuters) - Five elderly ...

Elephants Cannot Sue to Get Out of the Zoo, Colorado's Top Court Rules By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Five elderly African elephants at a Colorado zoo will stay there, after the state's highest ...

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While she said the five elderly African elephants were "majestic," the court ruled the claim could not be brought "because an elephant is not a person". The Nonhuman Rights Project (NRP ...

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DESCRIPTION: Savannah elephants are the larger of the two African elephant species. They also have thicker, more curved tusks, more triangulated ears, and differently shaped skulls. Both elephant ...

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