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Elephantidae (the elephants) is a family of pachyderm, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea. Elephantidae has three living species: the African Bush Elephant and the African Forest Elephant (which were collectively known as the African Elephant) and the Asian Elephant (formerly known as the Indian Elephant). Other species have become extinct since the last ice age, which ended about 10,000 years ago.
Elephants are mammals, and the largest land animals alive today. The elephant's gestation period is 22 months, the longest of any land animal. At birth it is common for an elephant calf to weigh 120 kg (265 lb). An elephant may live as long as 70 years, sometimes longer. The largest elephant ever recorded was shot in Angola in 1974. It was male and weighed 12,000 kg (26,400 lb). The smallest elephants, about the size of a calf or a large pig, were a prehistoric variant that lived on the island of Crete until 5000 BC, possibly 3000 BC. Their scattered skulls, featuring a single large trunk-hole at the front, perhaps formed the basis of belief in existence of cyclops, one-eyed giants featured in Homer's Odyssey.
Recent findings of animal remains in central China show Prehistoric humans ate elephants. The elephant is now a protected animal, and keeping one as a pet is prohibited around the world.
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"Hey, who let in all these elephants? Did you know that elephants are made of elements?" - TMBG
martinpribble (martin pribble) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:09:11 -0000
"Hey, who let in all these elephants? Did you know that elephants are made of elements?" - TMBG
A. Christie - "At Bertram's Hotel" "Body in the Library" "Elephants Can Remember" "Appointment with Death" "N or M" - good vacation reading
gretchenesque (Gretchen Birkheimer) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:06:54 -0000
A. Christie - "At Bertram's Hotel" "Body in the Library" "Elephants Can Remember" "Appointment with Death" "N or M" - good vacation reading
Immersed in bright red elephants.
richardmiller (Richard Miller) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:01:21 -0000
Immersed in bright red elephants.
A man would rather be trampled by elephants on fire than tell you that #hesJUSTnotTHATintoYOU LOL
TheRealCharnae (Charnae' ) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:44:56 -0000
A man would rather be trampled by elephants on fire than tell you that #hesJUSTnotTHATintoYOU LOL
I would like the Elephants...Reindeer...Whatever is above my apartment to quick doing the Jig over my head. Thank you.
cnucapt2010 (J.T. Hosack) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:41:54 -0000
I would like the Elephants...Reindeer...Whatever is above my apartment to quick doing the Jig over my head. Thank you.
"One of your elephants has been seen chasing a man on a bicycle." Zoo Keeper: "Nonsense, none of my elephants knows how to ride a bicycle!"
ALIACYS (ALIA CYS) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:38:26 -0000
"One of your elephants has been seen chasing a man on a bicycle." Zoo Keeper: "Nonsense, none of my elephants knows how to ride a bicycle!"
Baby Elephants - View pictures of the new born baby elephants at the national zoo in Washington D.C.
Meta Description: [ See pictures of the new baby elephant at the National Zoo, taken on his second trip outside. Incredibly cute! ]
Elephant Information Repository: Elephant Resources - A database of links to news about elephants, literature, and multimedia within the site.
Meta Description: [ The best source on the internet for anything about elephants! This includes elephant links, elephant news, elephant conservation, and an in-depth look at the Elephant. ]
Elephanteria - Offers visitor information and reasons for celebrating Elephant Appreciation Day. An entire section devoted to topics of interest to kids, with galleries of photos and humor.
Endangered In The Wild: Elephant - Explains why the African elephant population is in danger and tells what people are doing to help.
Field Work in Africa - Introduces naturalist Cynthia Moss who has spent more than a quarter-century studying one elephant family.
The Elephant Sanctuary - Dedicated to everything about elephants, with pictures, videos, and elephant biographies.
Meta Description: [ The Elephant Sanctuary of Hohenwald, Tennessee is a natural-habitat
refuge where sick, old and needy elephants can once again walk the Earth
in peace and dignity. ]
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