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Stories by Julie McCarthy and Patrick Odier for Project Syndicate

Published:Wednesday | July 30, 2025 | 8:16 AMJulie McCarthy and Patrick Odier for Project Syndicate

NEW YORK: On December 26, 2004, a massive undersea earthquake triggered a tsunami that left 230,000 people across Southeast Asia dead. Almost everyone, both human and animal, was caught off guard, with a notable exception: elephants. In places like...

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