These incredible pictures show the moment an elephant who was held in chains and beaten and abused for fifty years cried as he was released to freedom. Raju the elephant was left bleeding from spiked shackles and living on hand-outs from passing tourists after he was captured and tied up by his ‘owner’. But, after 50 years of torture, the animal cried tears of relief after he was rescued by […]

New enclosure for elephants opens at Zurich Zoo in Switzerland Features an underwater viewing area allowing visitors to watch them bathe The 11,000 square metre enclosure is home to six elephants Visitors have been flocking to a new elephant enclosure at a Swiss zoo which features an underwater viewing area. Crowds have been drawn to Zurich Zoo to watch the animals bathe and swim after the elephant park called Kaeng […]