Pandas and politics; How exotic creatures shaped history.(BOOKS)(ON BOOKS) From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: September 3, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 The Washington Times LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Eric Wills, The Washington Times

Tai Shan, the panda cub at the National Zoo in Washington, celebrated his first birthday on July 9. It was a bash befitting a Hollywood star. As thousands of fans decked out in green party hats watched his every move, the cub enjoyed his presents: a pool filled with ice water and a fruitsicle shaped like a cake.

In "The Medici Giraffe," Marina Belozerskaya reminds us that the worship of exotic creatures like pandas is nothing new. In a series of entertaining vignettes, she reveals how animals such as the giraffe and dodo bird ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	OFF BEAT.(News) ; A TRUCK that broke down in Thailand was raided by wild elephants - who gorged themselves on the cargo of tapioca.
	Wild Elephants Well Protected in Xishuangbanna (1) ; ...in Xishuangbanna in Yunnan Province, wild elephants frequently would wander out of the...their friends and will not harm them. Wild elephants are on the top of the protected list...China. With the shrinkage of forests, wild elephants have been decreasing. To protect the...
	Myanmar Checks Disturbances by Wild Elephants ; ...measures to stop the disturbances by wild elephants in forest reserves in Yangon and Ayeyawaddy...Light of Myanmar reported today. Eleven wild elephants were recently caught in Mawlamyinekyun...abundant, said the report. Those captured wild elephants are being trained for use in the ...
	Jumbos translocated to Terengganu ; ...continue until next month. More than 30 wild elephants are seen as a threat to plantations...another RM500,000 to translocate all wild elephants in Johor. Under the translocation programme...State has successfully transferred 72 wild elephants. Twenty-six of them have been sent...
	Agency said at fault overimpact study ; ...reported that the project's impact on wild elephants in forests where the pipeline has been...environmentalists that [indicate that] more than 40 wild elephants were found living in the forest...secretary-general Suraphol Duangkhae said wild elephants in Huay Khayeng could suffer the ...
	Wild Elephants Killed in Sri Lanka ; Over 40 wild elephants were killed in Sri Lanka last year...also lost their lives in attacks by wild elephants every year in these areas. Four elephants...government to settle their problem with the wild elephants, the reports said.
	Beer-drinking elephants go on deadly rampage ; ...those who try to stop them. The wild elephants have stampeded across the region...There are many instances of wild elephants guzzling the brew and returning for more," Bordoloi said. Wild elephants have killed at least 22 people...
	Thai elephants help themselves to tapioca snack ; ...Thailand -- How much tapioca can a herd of wild elephants eat? As much as they want to. A tapioca...that warn drivers to be careful of wild elephants and not to feed them. Another sign read, "Beware of foraging wild elephants at night." AP
	Wild elephants smash houses, panic villagers ; ...Record (Bergen County, NJ) 10-14-2007 Wild elephants smash houses, panic villagers -- Indian...Editions GAUHATI, India — About 100 wild elephants have converged on a river island in...state alone accounts for nearly 5,000 wild elephants. Conservationists say the animals have...
	ELEPHANTS KILL 4.(News) ; A HERD of wild elephants trampled four people to death as they rampaged through a tea garden in India yesterday.

For more facts and information, see all results