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Coffee from an elephant's gut fills a $50 cup

Trumpeted as earthy in flavor and smooth on the palate, the exotic new brew is made from beans eaten by Thai elephants and plucked a day later from their dung. A gut reaction inside the elephant creates what its founder calls the coffee's unique taste.

 

Thai elephant hurt by mine gets artificial leg

Thai elephant hurt by mine gets artificial leg

Motola, a female elephant who stepped on a land mine 10 years ago and endured painful operations, was fitted Saturday in Thailand for a permanent artificial leg.

 

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