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"CHAPTER 2. Earthquakes and Elephants: Prehistoric Remains in Mediterranean Lands". The First Fossil Hunters Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Myth in Greek and Roman Times (New in Paper ; with a new introduction by the author). Princeton: Princeton University Press. pp. 54– 103. ISBN 978-1400838448. African Folktale as told by Humphrey Harman.
Europeans came in contact with live elephants in 327 BC, when Alexander the Great descended into India from the Hindu Kush, but Alexander was quick to adopt them.Four elephants guarded his tent, and shortly after his death his associate Ptolemy issued coins showing Alexander in the elephant headdress that became a royal emblem also in the Hellenized East.
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 ...
Packy (1962–2017), resident of Oregon Zoo (formerly Washington Park Zoo, originally Portland Zoo) in Portland, Oregon. First Asian elephant born in the Western Hemisphere in 44 years. At his death, he was the patriarch of the zoo's herd and had sired seven offspring. Queenie (died 1944), gave rides for children at the Melbourne Zoo for 40 years.
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 ...
For elephants, greetings appear to be a similarly complex affair. A study based on observations of African savannah elephants in the Jafuta Reserve in Zimbabwe provides new insight into the visual ...
Etched in local memory for generations, the tale of Nancy the circus elephant says that she died from yew leaf poisoning on the outskirts of Bristol 130 years ago, and was buried outside a church ...
Within Spain's folktales and folklore, there is a consistency in the stories told through tradition. In the thirteenth century, a text known as the Apolonio existed. It has unfortunately been lost to time, and little is known about it, but thankfully there also exists a Castilian version from the late fourteenth century of the Spanish narrative.