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Lin Wang (Chinese: 林旺; pinyin: Lín Wàng; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄌ一ㄣˊ ㄨㄤˋ; 1917 – 26 February 2003) was an Asian elephant that served with the Chinese Expeditionary Force during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) and later relocated to Taiwan with the Kuomintang forces.
The leograph [10] of Chinthe appears as an element of Burmese iconography on many revered objects, including the palin (Burmese royal throne) and Burmese bells. [ 13 ] Predating the use of coins for money, brass weights cast in the shape of iconic animals like the Chinthe were commonly used to measure standard quantities of staple items.
James Howard Williams, also known as Elephant Bill (15 November 1897 – 30 July 1958), was a British soldier and elephant expert in Burma, known for his work with the Fourteenth Army during the Burma Campaign of World War II, and for his 1950 book Elephant Bill.
The Burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma.It was part of the South-East Asian theatre of World War II and primarily involved forces of the Allies (mainly from the British Empire and the Republic of China, with support from the United States) against the invading forces of the Empire of Japan.
Elephant duels were a historical martial practice where opposing army leaders engaged each other on the battlefield in single combat on the back of war elephants. They are documented in historical records from Southeast Asia , mainly in present-day Cambodia from the 11th Centuries and Burma and Thailand from the 13th to 16th centuries.
An elephant calf has been born at a California zoo that has embarked on an elephant breeding program. The Fresno Chaffee Zoo said African elephant Nolwazi gave birth early Friday and will receive ...
Embattled Dreams: California in War and Peace, 1940-1950 (Oxford University Press, 2002). Verge, Arthur C. “The Impact of the Second World War on Los Angeles.” The Pacific Historical Review 63#3 (1994): 289–314. online; Verge, Arthur C. "World War II" in A Companion to California History ed. by William Deverell and David Igler.
Shambala Preserve was also home to a pair of African bush elephants (Loxodonta a. africana) named Timbo and Kura; despite Asian elephants (Elaphus maximus) being far more commonly domesticated and trained, Timbo had nonetheless starred in Hedren’s and her husband’s film Roar, as well as a documentary known as "The Elephant Man" (known also ...