Lists Of Elephants
Lists of elephants include: * List of elephantids *List of elephants in mythology and religion *List of individual elephants *List of fictional pachyderms This list of fictional pachyderms is a subsidiary to the List of fictional ungulates. Characters from various fictional works are organized by medium. Outside strict biological classification, the term " pachyderm" is commonly used to describe ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Elephants, lists of Lists of placental mammals ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Elephantids
Elephantidae is a family of large, herbivorous proboscidean mammals collectively called elephants and mammoths. These are terrestrial large mammals with a snout modified into a trunk and teeth modified into tusks. Most genera and species in the family are extinct. Only two genera, '' Loxodonta'' (African elephants) and ''Elephas'' (Asiatic elephants), are living. The family was first described by John Edward Gray in 1821, and later assigned to taxonomic ranks within the order Proboscidea. Elephantidae has been revised by various authors to include or exclude other extinct proboscidean genera. Classification Scientific classification of Elephantidae taxa embraces an extensive record of fossil specimens, over millions of years, some of which existed until the end of the last ice age. Some species were extirpated more recently. The discovery of new specimens and proposed cladistics have resulted in systematic revisions of the family and related proboscideans. Elephantids ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Elephants In Mythology And Religion
The following elephants or elephant-like figures occur in mythology and religion. Lists Deities with elephant heads * Ganesh, the famous Hindu deity. * Malini, a goddess associated with the birth of Ganesha * Vinayaki, a Hindu goddess. Mythological elephants * Airavata, an elephant ridden by the Hindu god Indra. * The eight Ashtadiggajass described as supporting the world in Hindu cosmology * Erawan, the Thai version of Airavata * Gajasura, an elephant demon from Hindu mythology * Gajendra, from the Sanskrit text ''Gajendra Moksha'' * Girimekhala, the elephant that carries Mara in Theravada Buddhism * Kasogonagá, a Toba deity described as either an elephant or an anteater. * Supratika, a name for several elephants in Hindu mythology Other instances An elephant god doubtlessly existed in the predynastic period of Egypt, as indicated from the statuette of a man with the head of an elephant. Jean Vercoutter discovered this in a temple in Sudan, Wad ban Naqa. In 1970, during th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Individual Elephants
*Abul-Abbas, Charlemagne's elephant * Arjuna, lead elephant of the Mysore Dasara procession and carries the idol of the deity Chamundeshwari on the Golden Howdah *Balarama, preceded Arjuna (see above); Golden Howdah-carrier between 1999 and 2011 *Bamboo, lived at the Woodland Park Zoo for many years and was the center of a campaign to have her moved to a sanctuary *Batyr (1970–93), "talking elephant" of Karagandy Zoo in Kazakhstan * Black Diamond, Indian elephant with Al G. Barnes Circus; killed four people and was subsequently shot in 1929 *Castor and Pollux, served as food to the wealthy citizens of Paris during the siege in 1870 * Chengalloor Dakshayani, an Asian female elephant lived in Chengalloor Mahadeva Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. At the time of her death on 5 February 2019, she was believed to be the oldest elephant in captivity in Asia, at approximately 88 years old. *Chirakkal Kalidasan, one of the tallest elephants in Kerala, also notable for acting in som ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Fictional Pachyderms
This list of fictional pachyderms is a subsidiary to the List of fictional ungulates. Characters from various fictional works are organized by medium. Outside strict biological classification, the term " pachyderm" is commonly used to describe elephants, rhinoceroses, and hippopotamuses; this list also includes extinct mammals such as woolly mammoths, mastodons, etc. Literature Comics Mythology Media Film Television Animation Video games Other *Nellie the Elephant, a song written in 1956, by Ralph Butler and Peter Hart about a fictional intelligent elephant of the same name. *B.B. Bubbles, a pink animatronic circus elephant who played the piano at Chuck E Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre. *Dolli Dimples, a female piano playing hippo at Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre. *Ellie Funt, a lavender elephant stuffed from '' Suzy's Zoo.'' * Welephant, a red elephant cartoon character with a fireman's helmet; icon for promoting fire safety to children, and mascot for the C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lists Of Elephants
Lists of elephants include: * List of elephantids *List of elephants in mythology and religion *List of individual elephants *List of fictional pachyderms This list of fictional pachyderms is a subsidiary to the List of fictional ungulates. Characters from various fictional works are organized by medium. Outside strict biological classification, the term " pachyderm" is commonly used to describe ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Elephants, lists of Lists of placental mammals ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |