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Elephants can also represent the hugeness and wildness of the imagination, as in Ursula Dubosarsky's 2012 children's book, Too Many Elephants in This House, [60] which also plays with the notion of the elephant in the room. [61] An imaginary elephant can (perhaps) become real, as with the elusive Heffalump.
Elephants have an iconic status in human culture and have been widely featured in art, folklore, religion, literature, and popular culture. Etymology The word elephant is derived from the Latin word elephas ( genitive elephantis ) ' elephant ' , which is the Latinised form of the ancient Greek ἐλέφας ( elephas ) (genitive ...
The 37 elephants in Hannibal's army that crossed the Rhône in October/November 218 BC during the Second Punic War, recorded by Livy. The first historically recorded elephant in northern Europe was brought by emperor Claudius during the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43 to the British capital of Colchester.
Gabi, male Asian elephant who was born in 2005 at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo; first elephant in Israel conceived via artificial insemination. Gita, whose death at the Los Angeles Zoo in 2006 sparked public outcry. Gold Dust, one of the first elephants to reside at the National Zoo in the United States.
Sad news for animal lovers around the world. Flavia, who earned the title of "saddest elephant in the world" by animal rights activists, died last week after living in Spain's Cordoba Zoo for 43 ...
Pages in category "Elephants in popular culture" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Elephants trampled to death a Spanish tourist at a South African wildlife reserve after he left his vehicle and approached a herd to take photographs, police and local government authorities said ...
Elephants in popular culture (8 C, 19 P) R. Elephants in religion (3 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Elephants in culture" The following 9 pages are in this category, out ...