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Elephant expert Yehezkel Shoshani (Tomer Appelbaum) Last update - 14:39 22/05/2008 Israeli elephant expert dies in Ethiopia blast By Ofri Ilani, Haaretz Correspondent, and News Agencies Tags: Eritrea, blast  An Israeli elephant expert was killed Thursday morning in a blast in the Ethiopian capital. Prof. Yehezkel Shoshani, a world-renowned specialist, was killed after a minibus blew up in the heart of Addis Ababa. Two other passengers were killed, and nine were seriously wounded. Shoshani, 65, dedicated his life to the study of elephants. For eight years, he studied elephant communities in the east African state of Eritrea, and moved to Ethiopia last year to teach at the University of Addis Ababa. Advertisement In an interview during a recent visit to Israel, he told Haaretz that the volatile political situation near the Eritrea-Ethiopia border was one of the reasons that motivated him to move to Ethiopia. Shoshani grew up in Tel Aviv, and became interested in elephants after reading in his youth about a friendship between a man and an elephant. He studied zoology in Michigan and went on to carry out research in Sri Lanka and Kenya. He became a leading elephant expert, and established an elephant lovers' society in America. His research focused mainly on elephants' anatomy and evolution. His wife lives in the United States, and he has relatives in Israel. Shoshani dedicated a lifetime of work to preserving Ethiopia's declining population of elephants in a national park near the Eritrea border. The area has witnessed some fierce fighting between the two countries. Related articles: Eritrean ambassador: Jerusalem must repatriate 'deserters' Eritrean refugees say returning home means certain death Bookmark to del.icio.us   A staunch ally Obama to AIPAC: I'll do everything to prevent Iran from obtaining nukes. Pro-Israel Nazis German group condemns anti-Semitism, says Holocaust 'unjustifiable.'   1.   . 14:38  |  Elephant lover 22/05/08   2.   Israeli Arts & Elephant Study 18:12  |  Fred McCann 22/05/08   3.   condolence 09:29  |  Elephant lover 23/05/08   4.   condolences 16:40  |  Paul 23/05/08   5.   Professor Shoshani 10:07  |  Teresa Cannon 24/05/08   6.   condelences 20:25  |  Samson T. Hagos 24/05/08   7.   condelences 16:28  |  Kifle Argaw 26/05/08   8.   Condolences 01:16  |  Tim Stout 05/06/08

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