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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 The following is a list of culturally or scientifically notable elephants. Actors * Chirakkal Kalidasan, one of the tallest elephants in Kerala, also notable for acting in some films, including the 2017 epic film, ''Baahubali 2: The Conc ... * List of fictional pachyderms {{DEFAULTSORT:Elephants, lists of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Elephantids
Elephantidae is a family of large, herbivorous proboscidean mammals which includes the living elephants (belonging to the genera ''Elephas'' and '' Loxodonta''), as well as a number of extinct genera like ''Mammuthus'' (mammoths) and ''Palaeoloxodon''. They are large terrestrial mammals with a snout modified into a trunk and teeth modified into tusks. Most genera and species in the family are extinct. 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. Description Elephantids are distinguished from more basal proboscideans like gomphotheres by their teeth, which have parallel lophs, formed from the merger of the cusps found in the teeth of more basal proboscideans, which are bound by cementum. In later elephantids, these lophs became narrow lamellae/plates, which are pockets of enamel filled wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 * Behemoth, a demon depicted as a round-bellied elephant 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 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Individual Elephants
The following is a list of culturally or scientifically notable elephants. Actors * Chirakkal Kalidasan, one of the tallest elephants in Kerala, also notable for acting in some films, including the 2017 epic film, ''Baahubali 2: The Conclusion''. * Tai (elephant), Tai, known for featuring in the films ''The Jungle Book (1994 film), The Jungle Book'' (1994), ''Larger than Life (film), Larger than Life'' (1996), ''George of the Jungle (film), George of the Jungle'' (1997) and ''Water for Elephants (film), Water for Elephants'' (2011). Fame by proxy to owner * Abul-Abbas, Charlemagne's elephant * The Cremona elephant, given to Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II by the Sultan of Egypt in 1229. * Elephant of Henry III ( 1245–14 February 1257), given to Henry III of England by Louis IX of France. * Hanno (elephant), Hanno (1510-1516), pet elephant of Pope Leo X. * Jayathu, elephant gifted by J. R. Jayewardene to Ronald Reagan in 1984. *Shanthi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, tapirs, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
