The annals of science describe thousands of noble experiments monitoring the effects of drugs, from alcohol to Tetrahydrocannabinol (cannabis extract), on animals including monkeys, dolphins, pigeons ...

Guinness World Records—the definitive list of world records of both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world—recently posted a eulogy to Tusko the elephant, who was tragically given an ...

Tusko, one of North America's oldest and largest bull elephants, died Monday at the Oregon Zoo after veterinarians said the animal had suffered enough. Officials announced the 45-year-old was put to ...

So-called giant animals are a familiar sideshow at the Oregon State Fair. You find them on the concourse, far from the barns, in brightly painted lean-tos shielded from sight. Signs advertise their ...

If you thought your dad was bigger-than-big, consider that the has named Tusko the elephant its 2012 father of the year. . Read all about the big fella here, in the zoo's news release: PORTLAND, Ore. ...

It is no great feat for an elephant to get newspaper space, but Tusko, reputed to be the world’s largest captive elephant (six tons), has had more than his share. Despite this, and though he is grey, ...

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Tusko, one of the Oregon Zoo’s beloved Asian elephants, was euthanized Tuesday. The 45-year-old elephant had a decades-old leg injury that zookeepers say was only getting worse ...

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So-called giant animals are a familiar sideshow at the Oregon State Fair. You find them on the concourse, far from the barns, in brightly painted lean-tos shielded from sight. Signs advertise their ...