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  2. Elephant cognition - Wikipedia

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    In another case, a female elephant worked out how she could unscrew iron rods with an eye hole that was an inch (2.5 cm) thick. She used her trunk to create leverage and then untwisted the bolt. [33] Ruby, an Asian elephant at Phoenix Zoo would often eavesdrop on conversations

  3. Mahout - Wikipedia

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    An image of the elephant keeper in India riding his elephant from Tashrih al-aqvam (1825). Samponiet Reserve, Aceh Mahout with a young elephant at Elephant Nature Park, Thailand A young elephant and his mahout, Kerala, India. A mahout is an elephant rider, trainer, or keeper. [1] Mahouts were used since antiquity for both civilian and military use.

  4. Khedda - Wikipedia

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    Khedda is a word in the Hindi language meaning "to forcefully chase something". Prior to introduction of this system the method used to trap wild elephants was a pit system. Prior to introduction of this system the method used to trap wild elephants was a pit system.

  5. Are Elephants Really Afraid of Mice? An Elephant Expert ...

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    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 ...

  6. Blind men and an elephant - Wikipedia

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    Blind men and the elephant, 1907 American illustration. Blind Men Appraising an Elephant by Ohara Donshu, Edo Period (early 19th century), Brooklyn Museum. The parable of the blind men and an elephant is a story of a group of blind men who have never come across an elephant before and who learn and imagine what the elephant is like by touching it.

  7. Elephant - Wikipedia

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    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 ἐλέφαντος (elephantos [1])), probably from a non-Indo-European language, likely Phoenician. [2]

  8. Elephant goad - Wikipedia

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    They are a symbol of wisdom in Asian cultures and are famed for their memory and intelligence, where they are thought to be on par with cetaceans [4] and hominids. [5] Aristotle once said the elephant was "the beast which passeth all others in wit and mind". [6] The word "elephant" has its origins in the Greek ἐλέφας, meaning "ivory" or ...

  9. If You See an Elephant Statue at a Front Door, This Is What ...

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    That elephant statue has a deep symbolic meaning. The post If You See an Elephant Statue at a Front Door, This Is What It Means appeared first on Reader's Digest.