Two years ago, when Maryland schoolgirl Miriam Gardsbane turned nine, her aunt — who lives in Kenya — 'adopted' an elephant in her name as a birthday gift. Miriam and her mother visited Africa to see ...

These amazing elephants look like they belong in Madame Tusk-auds - but in fact they are anything but statues. Despite appearing to be carved from stone, the white elephants have in fact smeared ...