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Elephant's Memory received a gold disc for their contribution to the soundtrack. [ 1 ] In 1970, the band had a minor hit single with the song "Mongoose" on Metromedia Records, peaking at number 50 on the Hot 100 on October 17, 1970, but at number 5 on Chicago's WCFL on November 23, 1970 [ 2 ] and reaching number 1 in Pittsburgh on KQV .
As we’ve seen, elephants have a large cerebral cortex capable of creating a large long-term memory for their, and the herd’s, survival. Matriarchs build up memories to help the herd survive.
The descendants of the giant "hyracoids" (common ancestors to the hyraxes, elephants, and sirenians) evolved in different ways. Some became smaller, and evolved to become the modern hyrax family. Others appear to have taken to the water (perhaps like the modern capybara), ultimately giving rise to the elephant family and perhaps also the sirenians.
Elephant’s Memory was known for contributing the track Jungle Jim at the Zoo to the Midnight Cowboy soundtrack and for bizarre stage shows with an inflatable stage set and music that incorporated psychedelia, jazz and acid-tinged rock.
Record World said that "with hard rock backing and expert guitar work from Elephant's Memory, John and Yoko deliver the message suggested by the title" and called it "strong stuff, musically and lyrically." [19] The A.V. Club praised the messaging of the song, stating that it "makes a valid point, and one that’s revolutionary for the time". [20]
Banded mongoose like Zoey for example use calls that sound like simple grunts, but they combine sounds similar to the way we use a consonant and a vowel to form syllables. Not only are mongooses ...
Live in New York City is a posthumous live album by English rock musician John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Elephant's Memory Band. [5] It was prepared under the supervision of his widow, Yoko Ono, and released in 1986 as his second official live album, the first being Live Peace in Toronto 1969.
Elephants are believed to rank equal with dolphins in terms of problem-solving abilities, [9] and many scientists tend to rank elephant intelligence at the same level as cetaceans; a 2011 article published by ABC Science suggests that, "elephants [are as] smart as chimps, [and] dolphins".