Controversial Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe puts elephant on his birthday party menu, a beluga whale dies at SeaWorld, Amur leopard numbers are on the rise and feast your eyes on the most adorable red panda video you will ever see! Get these stories and more in this week's blast of nature news!

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NEWS SOURCES

CALL FOR IVORY BAN
http://www.wildaid.org/news/hong-kong-party-leaders-call-ivory-ban-5

MUGABE'S ELEPHANT FEAST
http://www.timeslive.co.za/africa/2015/02/23/elephant-steak-buffalo-rump-for-mugabe-s-r11-million-birthday-bash

SEAWORLD WHALE DEATH
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2015/02/23/beluga-whale-seaworld-dies-broken-jaw/

OCTOPUS OUT OF WATER
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/natural-world/animal-behaviour/video-octopus-leaps-from-the-water-to-nab-a-crab

AMUR LEOPARD NUMBERS UP
http://www.livescience.com/49905-amur-leopard-population-doubled.html

TOUCAN 3D BEAK
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/discoveries/innovation/after-a-cruel-attack-an-injured-toucan-will-get-its-beak-back-thanks-to-3d-printing 

GRAVEYARD OF GIANT LEMURS DISCOVERED
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150217-lemur-cave-madagascar-graveyard/

ADORABLE RED PANDAS
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/cute-and-cool/cute/heres-a-pair-of-adorable-red-pandas-playing-in-the-snow-youre-welcome