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When encountering dead animals, elephants will often bury them with mud, earth and leaves. Animals known to have been buried by elephants include rhinos, buffalos, cows, calves, and even humans, in addition to elephants themselves. Elephants have [been] observed burying their dead with large quantities of food, fruit, flowers and colourful foliage.
True, III Kings speaks of ivory, or "[elephants'] teeth", as the Hebrew text puts it, yet not as indigenous, but as imported from Ophir. In the post-exilian times, especially in the books of the Maccabees, elephants are frequently mentioned; they were an important element in the armies of the Seleucids. These animals were imported either from ...
The tannin, a dragon monster, also occurs throughout the Hebrew Bible. In the Book of Exodus , the staves of Moses and Aaron are turned into serpents, a nāḥāš for Moses, a tannin for Aaron. In the New Testament, the Book of Revelation makes use of ancient serpent and the Dragon several times to identify Satan or the Devil [ 3 ...
Another show did their own experiment to see if elephants were indeed afraid of mice. On 20/20, the host contacted the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.The elephant trainer, Troy Metzler ...
Valley of the ants is a medieval Jewish legend about Solomon that is retold in the Jewish Encyclopedia [1] and in Quran 27:18-19. [2] Talmud.
Myrmecophobia (/ ˌ m ɜːr m ɪ k oʊ ˈ f oʊ b i ə /) is the inexplicable fear or hatred for ants. [1] It is a type of specific phobia.It is common for those who suffer from myrmecophobia to also have a wider fear of insects in general, as well as spiders (see Arachnophobia).
The sting of a bullet ant has been compared to being shot with a firearm, and is said to be the most painful of any insect bite.
In the New Testament book of Revelation 4:6–8, four living beings (Greek: ζῷον, zōion) [5] are seen in John's vision. These appear as a lion, an ox, a man, and an eagle, much as in Ezekiel but in a different order.