Can elephants get drunk? Maybe.

[View this email in your browser]( For centuries, anecdotal reports of elephants getting inebriated on the fermented fruit of marula trees have persisted. As far back as the 1830s, a French naturalist wrote of elephants' affinity for a 'gentle warming of the brain' courtesy of fruity hooch. But biologists from Bristol University ruined all the fun when they put the claims of drunken elephants to rest in a study published in 2006. Now, new research examining how different mammal species metabolise alcohol has reopened the case and provided some fresh insight into how the mega mammals process their booze. [Read more]( HIGHLIGHTS [Hare]( Get closer to the wild with these award-winning nature photos Need a dose of the natural world? To help ease your nature craving, we've put together a gallery featuring the winning images in this year's GDT Nature Photographer of the Year competition. [Read more]( [Bioluminescent waves]( Dolphins and surfers enjoy bioluminescent spectacle In recent weeks, bioluminescent organisms have been putting on a show off the southern coast of California transforming crashing waves into an electric-blue spectacle. [Read more]( FEATURED VIDEO [Wild dogs trap wildebeest, show off pack-hunting skills]( Painted dogs show off pack-hunting skills A dramatic hunt unfolds when a pack of painted dogs separates a young wildebeest from its mother. Can the determination of the hungry dogs overcome the wildebeests's survival attempts? WATCH THIS A Year In The Wild From Antarctica to Indonesia, compelling stories are captured in stunning high definition and put together to paint a colourful and exciting portrait of life on Planet Earth. [Watch now]( Walking with Wolves This is the first real insight into the life of the rare and elusive Indian wolf, and of the shy nomadic shepherds on the south central Indian plains, whose ancient way of life now hangs by a thread. [Watch now]( IMAGE OF THE WEEK A coyote panics a flock of geese. This is one of the winning entries in the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year competition. Image © Flurin Leugger [(Read more about the contest here.)]( AROUND THE GLOBE [leopard with cubs]( South Africa: Leopard cubs put on show If you only watch one adorable animal video today, make sure it's this clip of a leopard ushering her tiny cubs across a road in South Africa's Kruger Park. [Watch now]( [condors and poodles]( Chile: Not your average backyard bird Andean condors were recently filmed parading on a balcony at the home of Gabriela Leonardi who lives with her pet poodles on the 13th floor of a building in Chile. [Watch now]( [cheetah]( South Africa: Cheetah vs vultures vs lion Thievery is common among Africa’s carnivores. In this clip, a lion snatches an impala carcass from a horde of vultures that stole it from a cheetah! [Watch now]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [Website]( Copyright © 2020 Earth Touch News Network, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](