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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.
Jumbo, P. T. Barnum's elephant whose name is the origin of the word jumbo (meaning "very large" or "oversized"). The African elephant was given the name Jumbo by zookeepers at the London Zoo. The name was most likely derived from the Swahili word jumbe meaning "chief". Lallah Rookh, elephant with Dan Rice's circus.
Three young elephant bulls were shot which temporarily ended the killings. [14] Some scientists opined this was an example of young male elephants permanently changed by the trauma of witnessing their breeding herds culled due to overcrowding in other South African parks.
"The Toledo Zoo is thrilled to share the incredible behind-the-scenes footage of African elephant, Renee, giving birth to her male calf on Feb. 17," they wrote in the video's caption. Now ...
Many stories tell of isolated young elephants returning to or finding a family, such as "The Elephant's Child" from Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, Disney's Dumbo, and Kathryn and Byron Jackson's The Saggy Baggy Elephant. Other elephant heroes given human qualities include Jean de Brunhoff's Babar, David McKee's Elmer, and Dr. Seuss's Horton ...
The winning name will be announced March 15 on the zoo's social media channels. The Toledo Zoo welcomed a male, African elephant calf who was born Feb. 17. He weighed 280 pounds as of Friday, the ...
Image credits: historycoolkids #3. This is the grave of Leonard Matlovich. After serving three tours in Vietnam, Matlovich became a recipient of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Jake Johnson was one of the wealthiest men in Texas, and his part ownership of the White Elephant was one of many business and real estate enterprises he was involved in. The White Elephant was described in The Fort Worth Daily Gazette of December 12, 1884, as the "pride of the city" and "the largest and most magnificent establishment in the ...