query: What is the scientific name for elephant?

title: Elephant

text: and popular culture. The word "elephant" is based on the Latin "elephas" (genitive "elephantis") ("elephant"), which is the Latinised form of the Greek ἐλέφας ("elephas") (genitive ἐλέφαντος ("elephantos")), probably from a non-Indo-European language, likely Phoenician. It is attested in Mycenaean Greek as "e-re-pa" (genitive "e-re-pa-to") in Linear B syllabic script. As in Mycenaean Greek, Homer used the Greek word to mean ivory, but after the time of Herodotus, it also referred to the animal. The word "elephant" appears in Middle English as "olyfaunt" (c.1300) and was borrowed from Old French "oliphant" (12th century). "Loxodonta", the generic name for the African

title: Searching for the Elephant

text: São Paulo International Film Festival. "Searching for the Elephant" landed on Korean critics' lists as one of the most underrated movies of 2009. The writer director S. K. Jhung of "Searching for the Elephant" was nominated for Grand Prix at the Warsaw International Film Festival in 2009. Searching for the Elephant Searching for the Elephant (; lit. "Penthouse Elephant") is a 2009 South Korean psychological thriller written, directed and produced by S.K. Jhung (a.k.a. Jhung Seung-koo). It stars Jang Hyuk, Jo Dong-hyuk and Lee Sang-woo as three male friends who deal with sex addiction, anxiety and other contemporary disorders. It

title: The National Elephant Center

text: will become the center for AZA elephant population management and envisions itself as a world leader in elephant conservation, scientific research and care for elephant populations in zoos and in the wild. In 2004 the idea of creating a national center for elephants came as the result of an Association of Zoos and Aquariums Elephant Management Strategic Planning Meeting involving thought leaders and members of the Elephant Taxon Advisory Group/Species Survival Plan (TAG/SSP). For many years, curators, keepers, veterinarians and others associated with elephants at Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) institutions wanted a facility to provide short- and long-term

title: Elephant Island

text: be found, and chinstrap penguins nest in season. A lack of safe anchorage has prevented any permanent human settlement, despite the island being well placed to support scientific, fishing and whaling activities. Elephant Island's name can be attributed to both its elephant head-like appearance and the sighting of elephant seals by Captain George Powell in 1821, one of the earliest sightings. The weather is normally foggy with much snow, and winds can reach . The First Russian Antarctic expedition led by Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev on the 985-ton sloop-of-war Vostok ("East") and the 530-ton support vessel Mirny ("Peaceful") discovered the

title: North African elephant shrew

text: North African elephant shrew The North African elephant shrew or North African sengi ("Petrosaltator rozeti") is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia, and is the only extant afrotherian within its range. Recent phylogenetic analyses suggest that its status as the only extant member of its order north of the Sahara has resulted in a genetic split from the other Macroscelididae species. This split likely occurred during the Miocene period. In 2016, John Dumbacher and colleagues created a new genus, "Petrosaltator", for this species, recombining the scientific name to

title: The National Elephant Center

text: and assistance to support the more than 85 elephant research programs that directly address many of the issues affecting elephants in the wild. The Center will also support the International Elephant Foundation (IEF), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports a wide variety of elephant conservation and related scientific and educational projects worldwide. The National Elephant Center The National Elephant Center is an American 501(c)(3) non-profit conservation organization founded by a group of ten directors from zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Once completed in 2013, The National Elephant Center will provide care to African and Asian

title: Searching for the Elephant

text: Searching for the Elephant Searching for the Elephant (; lit. "Penthouse Elephant") is a 2009 South Korean psychological thriller written, directed and produced by S.K. Jhung (a.k.a. Jhung Seung-koo). It stars Jang Hyuk, Jo Dong-hyuk and Lee Sang-woo as three male friends who deal with sex addiction, anxiety and other contemporary disorders. It was the last onscreen appearance by Jang Ja-yeon, who committed suicide before the film's release. Freelance photographer Hyun-woo has a successful career and seems to be living an enviable life. But he's been suffering from depression since his ex-girlfriend Ma-ri left him, and begins to have trouble

title: Seeing the elephant

text: Trail period was over. This downbeat view of the elephant due to its connections with the trails more grievous moments is likely what has given the 20th-century historians the opinion that the elephant was mostly a bad experience. The pessimism of the phrase retained this trait throughout much of its historiography. All narratives reveal trials, but not all trials are written in conjunction with the elephant. The mythic animal was more than just a term for an ordeal. It was an expression for a tribulation that was ironic or directly followed excitement of some kind. John Lewis' journal entry in

title: Year of the Elephant

text: Year of the Elephant The ʿĀmu l-Fīl (, Year of the Elephant) is the name in Islamic history for the year approximately equating to 570 CE. According to some Islamic resources, it was in this year that Muhammad (, consonant letters: m-ħ-m-d) was born. The name is derived from an event said to have occurred at Mecca: Abraha, the Abyssinian, Christian ruler of Yemen, which was subject to the Kingdom of Aksum of Ethiopia, marched upon the Ka‘bah in Mecca with a large army, which included one or more war elephants, intending to demolish it. However, the lead elephant, known

title: Center for Elephant Conservation

text: the facility and staff training newborn elephants became public after the death of a former Conservation Center employee, Sam Haddock. Outsiders are divided on what the center means for elephants, calling it, alternately, “a stark, sterile-looking place, with … little evident enrichment,” “wonderful,” “the leading elephant-breeder in the Americas,” and “elephant puppy mill.” In 2014, Feld Entertainment won $25.2 million in settlements from a number of animal-rights groups, including the Humane Society of the United States, ending a 14-year legal battle over unproven allegations that Ringling circus employees mistreated elephants. The initial lawsuit was filed in 2000 by a former

title: Elephant Parts

text: of the Third Kind". Two related TV series were "PopClips" for Nickelodeon (released in 1980), and "Television Parts" for NBC in 1985. Nickelodeon's parent company, Warner Cable, wanted to buy outright the "PopClips" copyright to be expanded into an all-music video channel, but after Nesmith declined the offer, Warner Cable started work on what would become MTV. The title "Elephant Parts" refers to the parable of the blind men and an elephant where each man comes to a different conclusion about what an elephant is due to them touching only one part. When "Elephant Parts" was first released on LaserDisc

title: Elephant joke

text: Much more than the relations between the races was being turned on its ear. Reducing elephant jokes to a mere front for racial aggression, it seems to me, not only misses the larger sense of what the jokes are about, but the larger sense of what was going on in the society at the time." and continuing: "Elephant joking is more than a description of the episodic career of an animal with a phallic nose. What engenders the humor in such jokes is the violation of categories of expectation, and not images of subjugation, degradation, or feminization of the elephant."

title: Elephant in the room

text: noticing "an elephant entering one's living room". Since then, the events that led to drug money financing the "Samper for President" campaign have been referred to as "The Elephant". For some, their first encounter with this phrase comes through the poem of the same name by Terry Kettering. In one edition of "Time" magazine in 2013, Chris Christie was labeled as the "Elephant in the Room" on the cover page. Communism, Islam, Catholicism, the New Left, cell phone addiction, child poverty, light pollution and so on are also described sometimes as the elephant in the room. A variation is the

title: Elephant in the room

text: have elsewhere observed, it is like the Mark Twain story of the little boy who was told to stand in a corner and not to think of a white elephant." A slightly different version of the phrase was used before this, with George Berkeley talking of whether or not there is "an invisible elephant in the room" in his debates with scientists. In 1935, comedian Jimmy Durante starred on Broadway in the Billy Rose Broadway musical "Jumbo", in which a police officer stops him while leading a live elephant and asks, "What are you doing with that elephant?" Durante's reply,

title: Seeing the elephant

text: categorized it as a negative experience. Desolation and sadness may have been one trait of "seeing the elephant", but it was certainly not the only or even the most prevalent. More often, American pioneers of the Overland Trails talk of the excitement and anticipation of heading west to see the elephant. Elephant "sightings" often begin with excitement and high ideals only to be disappointing or disenchanting. The high excitement followed by the low frustrations are what epitomize the elephant as something most wanted to "see" but few would have wanted to "see" again. As early as 1590, the English used

title: What Is the What

text: What Is the What What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng is a 2006 novel written by Dave Eggers. It is based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese child refugee who immigrated to the United States under the Lost Boys of Sudan program. It was a finalist for the National Book Award. As a boy, Achak is separated from his family during the Second Sudanese Civil War when the Arab militia, referred to as "murahaleen" (which is Arabic for the deported), wipes out his Dinka village, Marial Bai. During the assault, he loses sight

title: The Great Elephant Chase

text: Esther eventually leave in a rage. Cissie is upset that Khush belongs to Ketty as she had intended to sell him and give the money to Ketty so that she could remain in Nebraska with her. Tad persuades Cissie that Ketty will take her in no matter what. Ketty, seeing how much the boy and the elephant love each other, appoints Tad as Khush's keeper in exchange for a portion of the elephant's earnings. "The Great Elephant Chase" has received great critical acclaim. It won the Whitbread Children's book award in 1992 and the Smarties Book Prize. The Great Elephant

title: What a Beautiful Name

text: What a Beautiful Name "What a Beautiful Name" is a song by Australian praise and worship group Hillsong Worship. The song, written and led by Brooke Ligertwood and co-written with Ben Fielding, refers to the promise of salvation through Jesus Christ as represented by His Holy Name. The "genre-smashing single" contributed to Hillsong being named "Billboard"s Top Christian Artist of 2017. "What a Beautiful Name" won two Dove Awards for Song of the Year and Worship Song of the Year in 2017. It won the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song. "What a Beautiful Name" was released

title: Elephant (pharaoh)

text: Elephant (pharaoh) Elephant (maybe read as Pen-abu) is the provisional name of a predynastic ruler in Egypt. Since the incarved rock inscriptions and ivory tags showing his name are either drawn sloppily, or lacking any royal crest, the reading and thus whole existence of king "Elephant" are highly disputed. The proposed existence of Elephant is based on Gunter Dreyer's and Ludwig David Morenz's essays. They are convinced that Elephant was a local king who ruled at the region of Qustul. According to Dreyer, Elephant's name appears in incised rock inscriptions at Qustul and Gebel Sheikh-Suleiman, where the hieroglyphs are put

title: Center for Elephant Conservation

text: Center for Elephant Conservation The Center for Elephant Conservation (CEC) is a breeding farm and retirement facility for elephants in Polk City, Florida, opened in 1995. The CEC is solely sponsored by Feld Entertainment, the holding company which operated the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from the 1960s until 2017. The CEC is the largest Asian elephant gene pool outside of the Indian Subcontinent since traditional zoos usually have, on average, only a handful of elephants. Parent company Feld Entertainment publicizes the facility as a gathering place for researchers of elephant behavior and conservation. The center loans both

title: Center for Elephant Conservation

text: live up to 65 or 70 years. Center for Elephant Conservation The Center for Elephant Conservation (CEC) is a breeding farm and retirement facility for elephants in Polk City, Florida, opened in 1995. The CEC is solely sponsored by Feld Entertainment, the holding company which operated the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from the 1960s until 2017. The CEC is the largest Asian elephant gene pool outside of the Indian Subcontinent since traditional zoos usually have, on average, only a handful of elephants. Parent company Feld Entertainment publicizes the facility as a gathering place for researchers of elephant

title: Cage the Elephant (album)

text: Cage the Elephant (album) Cage the Elephant is the first studio album by American rock band Cage the Elephant after changing their name. The album was produced by Jay Joyce and released on June 23, 2008, in Europe through Relentless Records, and on March 24, 2009, in the United States through RCA/Jive Label Group. The album was preceded by "Perfect Confusion" in 2005, before he and became Cage The Elephant. "Cage the Elephant" debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number 38 in its week of release, and debuted at number 171 on the "Billboard" 200, later rising to number

title: Ella the Elephant

text: Elephant and said: "Ella is a magical property about an ever ebullient, optimistic, responsible, compassionate little elephant whose kindred spirit will delight our preschool audience." "We are thrilled to be working with both Disney and Fremantle on the series' global launch." Sander Schwartz, President, Kids & Family Entertainment, FME, said "We are very pleased to be partnered with Cookie Jar on what we believe will be a hugely successful series. Bringing these wonderful books to life is a labour of love for everyone working on this stunning series". All episodes were directed by Larry Jacobs. The show broadcasts on its

title: What Is the What

text: That Happens Will Happen Today". Tom Tykwer plans to adapt the novel into a film. In 2009, the novel received the Prix Médicis étranger in France. What Is the What What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng is a 2006 novel written by Dave Eggers. It is based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese child refugee who immigrated to the United States under the Lost Boys of Sudan program. It was a finalist for the National Book Award. As a boy, Achak is separated from his family during the Second Sudanese Civil War when

title: Nellie the Elephant

text: Nellie the Elephant "Nellie the Elephant" is a children's song written in 1956 by Ralph Butler and Peter Hart about a fictional anthropomorphic elephant of that name. The original version, released on Parlophone R 4219 in October 1956, was recorded by English child actress Mandy Miller with an orchestra conducted by Phil Cardew. It was arranged by Ron Goodwin and produced by George Martin. Although never a hit single, it was played countless times on BBC national radio in the UK in the 1950s and 1960s, particularly on "Children's Favourites". The chorus of the song is as follows: Children's author

title: Syrian elephant

text: accomplished training and domestication as war elephants remains unclear. Hannibal had a war elephant known as "Surus"; it has been suggested to mean "the Syrian". It was said by Cato to have been his best (and biggest) elephant. In that case, the elephant may have been of Seleucid stock. If it were in fact of native Syrian stock, or an imported Indian elephant, remains subject to speculation. Syrian elephant The Syrian elephant or Western Asiatic elephant ("Elephas maximus asurus") is a proposed name for the westernmost population of the Asian elephant ("Elephas maximus"), which became extinct in ancient times. Skeletal

title: What Yo Name Iz?

text: What Yo Name Iz? "What Yo Name Iz?" is the debut single by American rapper Kirko Bangz. The Sound M.O.B. produced song was featured on his mixtape "Procrastination Kills 3" (2011). It's also Kirko Bangz's first song to chart on the US "Billboard" charts. The official remix to "What Yo Name Iz?" features Wale, Big Sean, and Bun B. The remix was released on , before the original version. Maxrank also made a remix for this song. "What Yo Name Iz?" was the first song by Kirko Bangz to chart on the billboard charts. It debuted at number 97 on

title: African bush elephant

text: List classified African elephants as a whole as vulnerable species and the Central African elephant population (forest elephants) as endangered. Another possible species or subspecies formerly existed; although formally described it has not been widely recognized by the scientific community. The North African elephant ("L. a. pharaohensis"), also known as the Carthaginian elephant or Atlas elephant, was the animal famously used as a war elephant by Carthage in its many wars with Rome. The African bush elephant has several distinct features which sets them apart from other similar species. They are generally larger than the African forest elephant, which has

title: Society for Scientific Exploration

text: and Charles Tolbert from the Department of Astronomy of University of Virginia. Society for Scientific Exploration The Society for Scientific Exploration, or SSE, is a group committed to studying fringe science. The opinions of the organization in regard to what are the proper limits of scientific exploration are often at odds with those of mainstream science. Critics argue that the SSE is devoted to disreputable ideas far outside the scientific mainstream. The Society was founded in 1982. Its first meeting took place at the University of Maryland, College Park in 1982. Of the SSE and its journal, journalist Michael D..

title: Society for Scientific Exploration

text: Society for Scientific Exploration The Society for Scientific Exploration, or SSE, is a group committed to studying fringe science. The opinions of the organization in regard to what are the proper limits of scientific exploration are often at odds with those of mainstream science. Critics argue that the SSE is devoted to disreputable ideas far outside the scientific mainstream. The Society was founded in 1982. Its first meeting took place at the University of Maryland, College Park in 1982. Of the SSE and its journal, journalist Michael D.. Lemonick writes, "Pretty much anything that might have shown up on The

title: Nellie the Elephant

text: More recently the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" has been promoted as an alternative. Nellie the Elephant "Nellie the Elephant" is a children's song written in 1956 by Ralph Butler and Peter Hart about a fictional anthropomorphic elephant of that name. The original version, released on Parlophone R 4219 in October 1956, was recorded by English child actress Mandy Miller with an orchestra conducted by Phil Cardew. It was arranged by Ron Goodwin and produced by George Martin. Although never a hit single, it was played countless times on BBC national radio in the UK in the 1950s and 1960s, particularly

title: Elephant (pharaoh)

text: names. Other Egyptologists, such as Peter Kaplony and Toby Wilkinson, are not so sure and propose different readings. Whilst Wilkinson sees a throne seat and the hieroglyph for "border", Peter Kaplony sees a seat and a stand full of wine jars, the sign for "praised". Kaplony also mentions that the name of a certain 1st dynasty palatinate named "Hor-Sekhentydjw" was also written with the wine-jar holder symbol. He believes that the name of the palatinate was created out of king Elephant's name. Elephant might have ruled during the early Naqada III epoch. His tomb is unknown. Elephant (pharaoh) Elephant (maybe

title: Cage the Elephant (album)

text: number 26 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and number 12 on their Rock Songs chart. The song "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" was featured in the opening cutscene to the video game "Borderlands". Cage the Elephant (album) Cage the Elephant is the first studio album by American rock band Cage the Elephant after changing their name. The album was produced by Jay Joyce and released on June 23, 2008, in Europe through Relentless Records, and on March 24, 2009, in the United States through RCA/Jive Label Group. The album was preceded by "Perfect Confusion" in 2005, before he

title: Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island

text: Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island The Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island was a British scientific surveying and mountaineering expedition to Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It took place from December 1970 to March 1971. Except for one civilian from the British Antarctic Survey, the 14 participants were serving members of the British Armed Forces under the leadership of Commander Malcolm Burley of the Royal Navy. The expedition was sponsored by the Joint Services Expedition Trust with the aim of climbing, exploring and carrying out a preliminary scientific survey of islands in the Elephant group

title: Year of the Elephant

text: the works of ‘Abd al-Razzaq al-San‘ani placing it before the birth of Muhammad's father. Year of the Elephant The ʿĀmu l-Fīl (, Year of the Elephant) is the name in Islamic history for the year approximately equating to 570 CE. According to some Islamic resources, it was in this year that Muhammad (, consonant letters: m-ħ-m-d) was born. The name is derived from an event said to have occurred at Mecca: Abraha, the Abyssinian, Christian ruler of Yemen, which was subject to the Kingdom of Aksum of Ethiopia, marched upon the Ka‘bah in Mecca with a large army, which included

title: Elephant and Castle

text: Elephant and Castle The Elephant and Castle is an area around a major road junction in Central London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark. Although the name also informally refers to the areas of Walworth and Newington, the proximity of the London Underground station of the same name has led to the area being more commonly known as "Elephant and Castle". The name is derived from a local coaching inn. "The Elephant", as locally abbreviated, consists of major traffic junctions connected by a short road called Elephant and Castle, part of the A3. Between these junctions, on the eastern

title: Elephant cognition

text: studied an elephant's ability to distinguish music, and in 1957 published the results in "Scientific American". Rensch's test elephant could distinguish 12 tones in the music scale and could remember simple melodies. Even though played on varying instruments and at different pitches, timbres and meters, she recognized the tones a year and a half later. These results have been backed up by the Human-Elephant Learning Project which studies elephant intelligence. An elephant named Shanthi at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. has displayed the ability to play the harmonica and various horn instruments. She reportedly always ends her songs with

title: Elephant racing

text: of in length. Heats or elimination rounds, with six elephants in each heat, are involved before the final race is held. A video film documented by Reuters has recorded that the elephants move fast on the chosen straight route, which is flanked by spectators. The Chitwan reserve is a venue for such races, and also for elephant polo and pageants, which are also part of this tourist oriented race. Champakali is the name of the race elephant which won the race in successive years. On this occasion, a soccer match between baby elephants is also an attraction. Elephant racing Elephant

title: Elephant joke

text: through a circus. Upon coming around a tent and being faced with a crowd of people and a policeman who demands "Where do you think you are you going with that elephant?" Durante backs against the elephant, arms wide, and asks, innocently, "What elephant?" Gunder proposes that the success of this sight gag spawned in comic writers the idea of "hiding the elephant by all sorts of ridiculous means," and thus, by extension to "other silly, stupid comparisons", the whole genre of elephant jokes. A turnabout to the Blind men and an elephant cited below is the joke about the

title: Elephant Games

text: Elephant Games Elephant Games is a casual game developing company founded in 2003 in Yoshkar-Ola, Russia. There are also divisions in Cheboksary, Penza, Samara, Kazan. Elephant Games currently produces games for PC, MAC, iPad, iPhone and Android. Most of the company's projects are published on Big Fish Games. The company started as an indie developer White Elephant in 2003. Later the name was changed to Elephant Games. The first released projects were for PC. Through year 2006 the company produced three parts of the arcade top-down shooter "RIP". The game was first published by Meridian4 and then distributed as a

title: Elephant bird

text: documentary "Attenborough and the Giant Egg", presented by Attenborough, about his personal scientific quest to discover the secrets of the elephant bird and its egg. A complete eggshell is also available in the collection of the University of Wrocław Museum of Natural History. There is also an intact specimen of an elephant bird's egg (contrasted with the eggs from other bird species, including a hummingbird's) on display at the Delaware Museum of Natural History, just outside Wilmington, Delaware, US, and another in the Natural History Museum, London. The Melbourne Museum has two "Aepyornis" eggs. The first was acquired for £100

title: Elephant goad

text: Elephant goad The elephant goad, bullhook, or ankus (from Sanskrit "" or "ankusha") is a tool employed by mahout in the handling and training of elephants. It consists of a hook (usually bronze or steel) which is attached to a handle, ending in a tapered end. A relief at Sanchi and a fresco at the Ajanta Caves depict a three-person crew on the war elephant, the driver with an elephant goad, what appears to be a noble warrior behind the driver and another attendant on the posterior of the elephant. Nossov and Dennis (2008 p 19) report that two perfectly

title: What Yo Name Iz?

text: the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs on the week of October 23, 2010. It spent 27 weeks on the chart and peaked at number 41. What Yo Name Iz? "What Yo Name Iz?" is the debut single by American rapper Kirko Bangz. The Sound M.O.B. produced song was featured on his mixtape "Procrastination Kills 3" (2011). It's also Kirko Bangz's first song to chart on the US "Billboard" charts. The official remix to "What Yo Name Iz?" features Wale, Big Sean, and Bun B. The remix was released on , before the original version. Maxrank also made a remix for

title: National Elephant Institute

text: National Elephant Institute The National Elephant Institute was founded as the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) in 1993. In January 2002, in order to enlarge the scope of conservation efforts and address the issues facing Thailand's elephants, it was proposed that the TECC be renamed the National Elephant Institute. Despite that, the older name is still in use. It is in Amphoe Hang Chat, Lampang Province. Chiang Mai University's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is associated with the institute. The objective of the National Elephant Institute is to develop elephant conservation in a sustainable way and preserve local traditions for future

title: An Elephant for Aristotle

text: that the goal of the whole enterprise is essentially a malicious prank concocted by Alexander on his former teacher: he gives Aristotle the elephant but no funds for its upkeep, while sending the funds (but no elephant) to the savant's arch-rival Xenocrates. The story is founded on the fact that Aristotle's writings include an apparently eye-witness description of an Indian elephant, though the circumstances under which he might have come into contact with such an animal are unknown. Contemporary reviews of the novel were favorable. The "Chicago Daily Tribune" called it "an amazing narrative vehicle for the display of ...

title: National Elephant Institute

text: generations. The institute also aims to improve the tourism business, in which there is an extensive involvement of elephants in tourism-related activities, for the benefit of elephants as well as tourists. The National Elephant Institute is a World Elephant Day associate. National Elephant Institute The National Elephant Institute was founded as the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) in 1993. In January 2002, in order to enlarge the scope of conservation efforts and address the issues facing Thailand's elephants, it was proposed that the TECC be renamed the National Elephant Institute. Despite that, the older name is still in use. It

title: Elephant Spit

text: Elephant Spit Elephant Spit is a 9 km long sand spit at the eastern end of subantarctic Heard Island, in the Australian territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, lying in the Southern Ocean on the Kerguelen Plateau about 450 km south-east of the Kerguelen Islands. The name refers to southern elephant seals, also known as sea elephants, which breed in large numbers on Heard Island and formed the basis for commercial sealing for oil there during the 19th century. Elephant Spit is long, thin, straight and conspicuous, giving the island a distinctive shape as seen from space. It borders

title: International Elephant Foundation

text: In November 1998, Michael invited nine representatives from zoos, private elephant facilities, circuses and a university to Fort Worth, Texas to discuss how a foundation could significantly enhance current conservation efforts. From this first organizational meeting the International Elephant Foundation was born. The IEF was incorporated in 1999. The mission of the IEF is to support and operate elephant conservation and education programs both in managed facilities and in the wild, with an emphasis on management, protection and scientific research. Our organization is recognized by, among others, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the Morris Animal Foundation and the

title: Elephant Elephant

text: on the CD version. All of the other tracks are exclusive to their particular formats. "Love Will Tear Us Apart", "Elephant Elephant" and "Have You Seen My Sister Evelyn?" appear on their self-titled 2010 debut album, and vocals are added to the instrumental tracks "Evelyn Evelyn Theme" and "Sandy's Theme" (retitled as Sandy Fishnets), all of which were re-recorded for the album. Side A Side B Elephant Elephant The Elephant Elephant EP is the debut release by Evelyn Evelyn. It was first sold to the public on September 13, 2007 and consists of a 3-song 7" single and a 6-track

title: Elephant and Castle

text: Dover Priory, London Blackfriars, Luton, Sevenoaks, St Albans City, St Pancras, Sutton, West Hampstead and Wimbledon serve the area. Organizations: Etymology: Shopping center: Elephant and Castle The Elephant and Castle is an area around a major road junction in Central London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark. Although the name also informally refers to the areas of Walworth and Newington, the proximity of the London Underground station of the same name has led to the area being more commonly known as "Elephant and Castle". The name is derived from a local coaching inn. "The Elephant", as locally abbreviated, consists

title: What a Beautiful Name

text: on the chart. What a Beautiful Name also leads the CCLI, the international licensing service for 250,000 churches. The YouTube video has more than 220 million views as of 23 April 2018. "What a Beautiful Name" is a track from Hillsong Worship's 25th live album, "Let There Be Light". The album was released on 14 October 2016, and debuted as No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums chart. For 2017, "Let There be Light" was ranked the No. 9 of the year. Hillsong Worship was named Billboard's Top Christian Artist of 2017, as well as Top Christian Duo/Group. "What a

title: An Elephant for Aristotle

text: taken up by the well-known Portuguese writer José Saramago, in the 2008 novel "A Viagem do Elefante" ("The Voyage of the Elephant"), though in a very different literary style from de Camp's and set in a very different time (16th Century Europe) (see ). An Elephant for Aristotle An Elephant for Aristotle, is a 1958 historical novel by American writer L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published in hardback by Doubleday, and in paperback by Curtis in 1971. The first British edition was published by Dobson in 1966. The book was reissued with a new introduction by Harry Turtledove

title: The Elephant Man (1982 film)

text: The Elephant Man (1982 film) The Elephant Man is a 1982 American biographical television film directed by Jack Hofsiss about the 19th-century English medical curiosity Joseph Merrick (known in this film as John Merrick). The script was adapted by Steve Lawson from the 1977 play of the same name by Bernard Pomerance. It was first broadcast by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on January 4, 1982. Playwright Pomerance's Broadway debut of "The Elephant Man" in 1977 was directed by Hofsiss, who became the youngest ever winner of a Tony Award for directing the play. In the film, Philip Anglim and

title: Elephant Eyelash

text: Elephant Eyelash Elephant Eyelash is the first studio album by American band Why?. It was released by Anticon on September 26, 2005. Prior to the formation of the band in 2004, Yoni Wolf had used "Why?" as his stage name for his solo work. The title refers to an erection. Why? said: "An 'elephant eyelash' is a hard-on. I like to make my own pantheon of slang. Isn't having a hard-on kind of vulnerable? It's an anticipation." At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, "Elephant Eyelash" received an average score of

title: Syrian elephant

text: Syrian elephant The Syrian elephant or Western Asiatic elephant ("Elephas maximus asurus") is a proposed name for the westernmost population of the Asian elephant ("Elephas maximus"), which became extinct in ancient times. Skeletal remains of "E. m. asurus" have been recorded from the Middle East: Iran, Iraq, and Syria, from periods dating between 3 million years BC and 100 years BC. Ancient Syrian craftsmen used the tusks of "E. m. asurus" to make ivory carvings. In Syria, the production of ivory items was at its maximum during the first millennium BC, when the Arameans made splendid ivory inlay for furniture.

title: Elephant Elephant

text: Elephant Elephant The Elephant Elephant EP is the debut release by Evelyn Evelyn. It was first sold to the public on September 13, 2007 and consists of a 3-song 7" single and a 6-track "bonus" CD (as well as a sticker of a conjoined elephant). The vinyl has full fidelity, while the online/streaming and CD versions of the songs have been run through computer filters to create the sound of an old-time radio transcription. However, the song "Elephant Elephant" is the same on in all variations. "Have You Seen My Sister Evelyn?" appears online and as part of "Goodnight Evelyn"

title: Elephant (pharaoh)

text: inside a royal serekh. On ivory tags found at Abydos, the Elephant appears without any other royal crest. Dreyer sees a cube-shaped throne seat and a walking Elephant beneath it and reads "Pen-abu" ("Great one from the (throne) seat"). Morenz thinks alike but is highly uncertain about the reading of the name. He prefers to use the neutral provisional name "King Elephant". Alternatively, he proposes a rhinoceros as a royal animal. Morenz points out that it became a remarkable fashion during the Naqada-III-epoch to choose dangerous and unpredictable animals (such as lions, crocodiles, elephants and rhinoceros) for building up royal

title: The Elephant Show

text: starred in his own series, "Eric's World", produced by "The Elephant Show"'s producer, Cambium Productions. List of "The Elephant Show" episodes The Elephant Show The Elephant Show (from the second season onward, Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show) is a Canadian preschool television show. It originally ran on CBC from 1984 until 1988. "The Elephant Show" features the adventures of the Canadian singing trio Sharon, Lois & Bram and Elephant (Paula Gallivan in an elephant costume). Elephant doesn't speak but is voiced by a tuba (played by Scott Irvine), which conveys thoughts and mood by its pitch and inflection. The

title: What Bird is That?

text: of "What Bird is That?" It was published in 1984 and incorporated all of Cayley’s paintings created over many years for his vision of releasing a “big bird book” and included a revised taxonomy. In the 53 years since its first edition, more than a hundred new bird species had been identified in Australia. Scientific names had been changed and groups of birds had been reordered. Lindsey brought "What Bird is That?" up-to-date with the latest birding conventions of the time, as well as contributing a valuable supplementary list of birds and a scholarly catalogue of Cayley’s paintings. The "Signature

title: Man-Elephant

text: Man-Elephant Man-Elephant is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first Man-Elephant first appeared in "Savage She-Hulk" #17 and was created by David Anthony Kraft and Ed Hannigan. The second Man-Elephant first appeared in "Sensational She-Hulk" #51 and was created by Scott Benson, Tom Morgan, and Brad Joyce. Manfred Ellsworth Haller is the designer and owner of Haller Hydraulics which is boasted as the world leader in hydraulics. Manfred designed a powerful elephant-like suit that would enable someone to explore hostile areas. He offered Sheriff Morris Walters a chance to prove

title: Man-Elephant

text: scene backed up by a Marvel Comics intern named Tommy who was dressed as and calling himself the Gopher. The Man-Elephants then panicked and stampeded all over their leader. She-Hulk then sent Man-Elephant and the other She-Hulk back to where they came from. Manfred used an elephant-themed suit which boosted his strength. He later gained a part of the Cyttorak gem, which turns him into the elephant-like creature known as Behemoth, possessing superhuman strength and durability. The second Man-Elephant has no powers, but possesses a devious nefarious mind. Man-Elephant Man-Elephant is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American

title: Northern elephant seal

text: Northern elephant seal The northern elephant seal ("Mirounga angustirostris") is one of two species of elephant seal (the other is the southern elephant seal). It is a member of the family Phocidae (true seals). Elephant seals derive their name from their great size and from the male's large proboscis, which is used in making extraordinarily loud roaring noises, especially during the mating competition. Sexual dimorphism in size is great. Correspondingly, the mating system is highly polygynous; a successful male is able to impregnate up to 50 females in one season. The huge male northern elephant seal typically weighs and measures

title: Borneo elephant

text: wild made the Bolkiah family of Sulu and their allies the savior of what remaining elephants are left, old locals attest. Borneo elephant The Borneo elephant, also called the Borneo pygmy elephant, is a subspecies of Asian elephant that inhabits northeastern Borneo, in Indonesia and Malaysia. Its origin remains the subject of debate. A definitive subspecific classification as "Elephas maximus borneensis" awaits a detailed range-wide morphometric and genetic study. Since 1986, "Elephas maximus" has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be

title: Answering the Question: What is Enlightenment?

text: II of Prussia for creating these preconditions. Kant focused on religious issues, saying that "our rulers" had less interest in telling citizens what to think in regard to artistic and scientific issues. Kant answers the question in the first sentence of the essay: "Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-incurred immaturity (Unmündigkeit)." He argues that the immaturity is self-inflicted not from a lack of understanding, but from the lack of courage to use one's reason, intellect, and wisdom without the guidance of another. He exclaims that the motto of enlightenment is "Sapere aude"! – Dare to be wise! In the

title: Elephant Square

text: and Castle pub after which the area takes its name. The 2015 redesign created consternation amongst road users for whom the roundabout had been a regular part of their daily commute. At the heart of the square is the Michael Faraday Memorial, a local landmark in the form of a large stainless steel box named in honour of Michael Faraday (who was born nearby). It contains an electrical substation for the Northern line of the London Underground. Elephant Square Elephant Square is a public space in Elephant and Castle, London. The square was created by Transport for London (TfL) as

title: What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

text: the Month". The book was a Goodreads Choice Awards "Best Nonfiction" nominee in 2014 as well. What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a non-fiction book by Randall Munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his webcomic, "xkcd". The book contains a selection of questions and answers originally published on his blog "What If?", along with several new ones. The book is divided into several dozen chapters, most of which are devoted to answering a unique question. "What If?" was

text: What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a non-fiction book by Randall Munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his webcomic, "xkcd". The book contains a selection of questions and answers originally published on his blog "What If?", along with several new ones. The book is divided into several dozen chapters, most of which are devoted to answering a unique question. "What If?" was released in September 2, 2014 and was received positively by critics. In the introduction section of

title: Searching for the Elephant

text: memories, future ambitions and share their deepest secrets. "Searching for the Elephant" is a raw, innovative film that portrays the decadent lives of the successful metropolitan in a cynical world. Materialistic dreams and mental anguishes collide as the lives of the three confused friends, and the women surrounding them, spirals out of control. The film is a stylistic psychological study, with its gritty story portrayed with creative images, disjointed cuts and a slick, stylistic camera work and aesthetics. Creating a beautiful contrast to the dark, disturbing story unfolding. Reviews for the film have been mixed. The Swiss website "molodezhnaja.ch" gave

title: Seeing the elephant

text: imaginary vision. Originally put on in New York in 1848, a popular burlesque about the Gold Rush called "Seeing the Elephant" made it to San Francisco for a performance in the summer of 1850. This show included a song of the same name that went on to become popular in its own right. The Civil War Museum in Kenosha, Wisconsin, produced and plays a 360° short film (in the style of a cyclorama) titled "Seeing The Elephant", telling the story of Civil War soldiers, named after the phrase as used by soldiers of the time. The museum director said "These

title: Elephant Moraine

text: an elephant." Several United States Antarctic Research Program field parties led by Cassidy successfully searched for meteorites at this moraine from the 1979–80 southern summer season. The descriptive name was approved by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1989. Elephant Moraine Elephant Moraine () is an isolated moraine, long, located west of Reckling Peak, to the west of the head of Mawson Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. The moraine, described in some reports as an ice core moraine, is situated along a long, narrow patch of bare ice that extends west from Reckling Peak for . The feature was

title: Blind men and an elephant

text: concluded that "An elephant is soft and mushy." An elephant joke inverts the story in the following way: Six blind elephants were discussing what men were like. After arguing they decided to find one and determine what it was like by direct experience. The first blind elephant felt the man and declared, 'Men are flat.' After the other blind elephants felt the man, they agreed. Moral: "Touching the Elephant" was a 1997 BBC Radio 4 documentary in which four people of varying ages, all blind from birth, were brought to London Zoo to touch an elephant and describe their response.

title: What a Beautiful Name

text: on 6 January 2017, as the lead single from their 25th live album, "Let There Be Light" (2016). "What a Beautiful Name" was composed in December 2015 in Sydney, Australia, for the upcoming Hillsong Conference, the annual church gathering. The scriptural foundation of the song can be found in , and . According to sheet music published at Sheetmusicdirect.com by Hillsong Publishing, "What a Beautiful Name" is a slow tempo of 68 beats per minute. Written in common time, the song is in the key of D major. Brooke Ligertwood's vocal range spans from A to B during the song.

title: Seeing the elephant

text: writes that the popularity of the phrase came from Coney Island which used the elephant as a mascot throughout the Gilded Age. "So famous was this massive monument [the Elephant Hotel] that for a generation, "seeing the elephant" signified a quest for satisfactions in disreputable quarters." Earthly delights are not the only reason the elephant craze existed considering its many earlier origins. More likely the elephant Americanism gained steam and then was used as a catchy draw for brothels, saloons or businesses. There were several old west saloons that had 'elephant' in the title, including the famous White Elephant Saloons.

title: The Elephant Show

text: The Elephant Show The Elephant Show (from the second season onward, Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show) is a Canadian preschool television show. It originally ran on CBC from 1984 until 1988. "The Elephant Show" features the adventures of the Canadian singing trio Sharon, Lois & Bram and Elephant (Paula Gallivan in an elephant costume). Elephant doesn't speak but is voiced by a tuba (played by Scott Irvine), which conveys thoughts and mood by its pitch and inflection. The four are usually accompanied by a group of children and a sidekick, family entertainer Eric Nagler. Every week Sharon, Lois &

title: Dwarf elephant

text: elephants first inhabited the Mediterranean islands during the Pleistocene, including all the major islands with the apparent exception of Corsica and the Balearics. Mediterranean dwarf elephants have generally been considered as members of the genus "Palaeoloxodon", derived from the continental straight-tusked elephant, "Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) antiquus" Falconer & Cautley, 1847. An exception is the dwarf Sardinian mammoth, "Mammuthus lamarmorai" (Major, 1883), the first endemic elephant of the Mediterranean islands recognized as belonging to the mammoth line. A genetic study published in 2006 theorized that the "Elephas creticus" could be from the mammoth line too. A scientific study of 2007 demonstrates the

title: Steam Elephant

text: Steam Elephant Steam Elephant was an early steam locomotive from North East England. An illustration of the locomotive first came to modern attention in 1931 and it was then generally assumed to be the work of George Stephenson. More recent interpretation is based on research carried out at Beamish Museum for construction of a replica. This interpretation is based largely on contemporaneous paintings (one being the earliest known oil of a steam locomotive, by an unknown artist) and other material from the Museum archives. It is from the paintings that the name "Steam Elephant" has become associated specifically with this

title: A Scientific Support for Darwinism

text: case, as well as announce the results in a press release. The petition was not completed sufficiently early to submit it as part of an "amicus curae" brief for the Dover case. However, if the case was to go to the US Supreme Court, the petition could have been submitted as an "amicus" brief at that time. R. Joe Brandon emphasized that this "Four Day Petition" did not mean that scientific issues are settled by majority vote. What Brandon maintains is that this is an indication of the level of scientific consensus that accepts evolution as a viable established scientific

title: The Impossible Elephant

text: The Impossible Elephant The Impossible Elephant is a 2001 Canadian adventure comedy film directed by Martin Wood and written by Robert C. Cooper. The film premiered at the Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children in April 20, 2001 and was later released on home media by the distributor Peace Arch Entertainment. A boy named Daniel, whose mother has recently passed away, wishes upon a star for an elephant. His wish comes true when one appears in his clubhouse, much to the disapproval of his father. When they bring it to a zoo, they find out that the elephant is

title: Society for Scientific Exploration

text: X-Files or in the National Enquirer shows up first here. But what also shows up is a surprising attitude of skepticism." The society's magazine, the "Journal of Scientific Exploration", was established to provide a scientific forum for ufology, parapsychology and cryptozoology, having published research articles, essays, book reviews and letters on those and many other topics that are largely ignored in mainstream journals. The journal is currently edited by parapsychologist and philosopher Stephen E. Braude. The Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists says that the journal has reports about anomalies in science, particularly in

title: Elephant Eyelash

text: 76% based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Josh Berquist of "PopMatters" gave the album 8 stars out of 10, calling it "one of the best records released this year." Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Elephant Eyelash Elephant Eyelash is the first studio album by American band Why?. It was released by Anticon on September 26, 2005. Prior to the formation of the band in 2004, Yoni Wolf had used "Why?" as his stage name for his solo work. The title refers to an erection. Why? said: "An 'elephant eyelash' is a hard-on. I like to make

title: Southern elephant seal

text: Southern elephant seal The southern elephant seal ("Mirounga leonina") is one of the two species of elephant seals. It is the largest member of the clade Pinnipedia and the order Carnivora, as well as the largest extant marine mammal that is not a cetacean. It gets its name from its massive size and the large proboscis of the adult male, which is used to produce very loud roars, especially during the breeding season. A bull southern elephant seal is about 40% heavier than a male northern elephant seal ("Mirounga angustirostris"), more than twice as heavy as a male walrus ("Odobenus

title: Elephant Parts

text: in 1981, Nesmith recorded an esoteric commentary track which did not describe the content of the video. Later, Nesmith recorded a new commentary track which does describe the content, included as part of a DVD version released in 2003. The Canadian band The Tragically Hip took its name from the eponymous sketch in "Elephant Parts". Elephant Parts Elephant Parts is a collection of comedy skits and music videos made in 1981 by Michael Nesmith, formerly of The Monkees. Nesmith produced the video through his company Pacific Arts. "Elephant Parts" is one hour long with parody commercials and comedy sketches, and

title: Four-toed elephant shrew

text: Four-toed elephant shrew The four-toed elephant shrew or four-toed sengi is the only living species in the genus "Petrodromus", which together with four other extant genera "Rhynchocyon", "Macroscelides", "Petrosaltator", and "Elephantulus" constitutes the order Macroscelidea. This species is only found in particular regions in Africa and is smaller in size compared to its relatives. A comprehensive recording of this species is lacking. As its name suggests, the species has four toes on its hind feet, and like other elephant shrews, it has been named for its elephant-like, mobile proboscis. The four-toed elephant shrew is located in Central and Southern East

title: Elephant Trunk Hill

text: Elephant Trunk Hill The Elephant Trunk Hill () is a hill, landmark and tourist attraction in Guilin, Guangxi, China. Elephant Trunk Hill is the symbol of the city of Guilin. It got its name because it looks like an elephant drinking water. The round opening that would be under the elephant’s trunk is known as Water-Moon Cave because at night the reflection of the moon can be seen through the arch and it looks as if it is under the water and floating on the surface of the water at the same time. Elephant Trunk Hill and Water-Moon Cave are

title: The Elephant 6 Recording Company

text: Colorado at Boulder. According to Schneider, Hart coined the name "Elephant 6" and Schneider added "Recording Company." In Denver, Schneider and new friends founded the Apples (which eventually became the Apples in Stereo). Recorded at the newly built Pet Sounds Studio, and released in June 1993, The Apples' "Tidal Wave" 7" EP was the first Elephant 6 product. Hart designed the Art Nouveau-inspired Elephant 6 logo for the label of The Apples EP. Doss had moved to Athens, Georgia where he joined Hart and Mangum in Synthetic Flying Machine, which became the Olivia Tremor Control. They released "California Demise" as

title: The Elephant 6 Recording Company

text: This marked the first major release in five years to bear the Elephant 6 logo. In 2008, the Elephant 6 logo was also used when Julian Koster released his long-awaited Music Tapes For Clouds and Tornadoes under the name the Music Tapes. He also assembled The Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour which featured contributions from Will Cullen Hart and Bill Doss of Olivia Tremor Control, Scott Spillane of the Gerbils, Andrew Reiger and Laura Carter of Elf Power, Theo Hilton of Nana Grizol, John Fernandes and Eric Harris of OTC, The Music Tapes and Circulatory System, Robbie Cucchiaro of The

title: Northern elephant seal

text: in the early 1960s. Currently, thousands of pups are born every year at Año Nuevo, on both the island and mainland. The growth of the site near San Simeon has proved even more spectacular; no animals were there prior to 1990. Currently, the San Simeon site hosts more breeding animals than Año Nuevo State Park during winter season. Northern elephant seal The northern elephant seal ("Mirounga angustirostris") is one of two species of elephant seal (the other is the southern elephant seal). It is a member of the family Phocidae (true seals). Elephant seals derive their name from their great

title: Lucy the Elephant

text: Lucy the Elephant Lucy the Elephant is a six-story elephant-shaped example of novelty architecture, constructed of wood and tin sheeting in 1881 by James V. Lafferty in Margate City, New Jersey, approximately five miles (8 km) south of Atlantic City. Originally named "Elephant Bazaar", Lucy was built to promote real estate sales and attract tourists. Today, "Lucy" is the oldest surviving roadside tourist attraction in America. In 1881, the U.S. Patent Office granted James V. Lafferty a patent giving him the exclusive right to make, use or sell animal-shaped buildings for a duration of seventeen years. Lafferty funded the design

title: Lucy the Elephant

text: construction was ever attempted. Lucy the Elephant Lucy the Elephant is a six-story elephant-shaped example of novelty architecture, constructed of wood and tin sheeting in 1881 by James V. Lafferty in Margate City, New Jersey, approximately five miles (8 km) south of Atlantic City. Originally named "Elephant Bazaar", Lucy was built to promote real estate sales and attract tourists. Today, "Lucy" is the oldest surviving roadside tourist attraction in America. In 1881, the U.S. Patent Office granted James V. Lafferty a patent giving him the exclusive right to make, use or sell animal-shaped buildings for a duration of seventeen years.

title: An Elephant for Aristotle

text: An Elephant for Aristotle An Elephant for Aristotle, is a 1958 historical novel by American writer L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published in hardback by Doubleday, and in paperback by Curtis in 1971. The first British edition was published by Dobson in 1966. The book was reissued with a new introduction by Harry Turtledove as a trade paperback and ebook by Phoenix Pick in March 2013. It is the first of de Camp's historical novels in order of writing, and third chronologically. The novel concerns the adventures of Leon of Atrax, a Thessalian cavalry commander who has been

title: The Magician's Elephant

text: Magician's Elephant" into a film with the help of director Martin Hynes. The Magician's Elephant The Magician's Elephant is the thirteenth book written by American author Kate Dicamillo. It was released on September 8, 2009. The young orphan Peter Augustus Duchene has many questions, but there is one he wishes most answered: "Is his sister still alive? And if so, how can he find her?" The answer he finds from the fortuneteller in the market square of the city of Baltese is one he has to learn to believe. "An elephant! An elephant will lead him there!" A recurring theme

title: Bart Gets an Elephant

text: Marge decide that their house is unsuitable for an elephant to live in, and that Stampy is way too expensive to maintain as a pet, and tell the children the elephant must go. The family is visited by a representative of a game reserve, who says their acres of open land similar to African Savannah would be a good habitat for the elephant to live in, but Homer turns them down when they will not give him any money since the reserve itself is a nonprofit organization. However, as the family is pondering what to do about Stampy, a wildlife

title: Isilo (elephant)

text: the largest elephants on earth and what is being done to ensure their survival. The documentary will be released in 2018. Isilo (elephant) Isilo (c. 1956 – 2014) was one of South Africa’s largest African elephants and the largest living tusker in the southern hemisphere before his death. He was known as a "tusker," a male elephant with tusks weighing over 100 pounds. Although Isilo died of natural causes in 2014, his death attracted international media attention because his tusks, considered a National Heritage artifact, were missing when his body was discovered. Isilo was an African elephant that lived in

title: Elephant Stone

text: alternate versions; the original ran for nearly five minutes and featured an extended drum intro and more prominent bass playing, while the later, shorter cut ran for three minutes and included layers of wah-wah guitar. On its original release it failed to make the chart, but reached #8 on re-release in March 1990. The B-side "Full Fathom Five" (named after a Jackson Pollock painting) is essentially an alternate single mix of "Elephant Stone" played in reverse. John Squire on the hidden meaning of "Elephant Stone", "What is about? Love and Death... War and Peace... Morecambe and Wise..." Squire also said

title: Elephant and Castle

text: campus; the London College of Communication; the Ministry of Sound nightclub; and the Metropolitan Tabernacle. The Cuming Museum is nearby on Walworth Road. The name "Elephant and Castle" is derived from a coaching inn. The earliest surviving record of this name relating to the area appears in the Court Leet Book of the Manor of Walworth, which met at "Elephant and Castle, Newington" on 21 March 1765. Previously the site was occupied by a blacksmith and cutler – the coat of arms of the Worshipful Company of Cutlers features an elephant with a castle (representing a howdah) on its back,

title: Elephant Micah

text: Elephant Micah shared bills with Jason Molina's Magnolia Electric Company during a string of shows in the United Kingdom. Elephant Micah Elephant Micah is a musical band or stage name of southern Indiana songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joseph O'Connell. Recording mostly at home, O’Connell has produced an eclectic body of work since beginning the project in 2000. Elephant Micah’s inconsistently available music has become a cult favorite among some lo-fi/indie and folk rock audiences. O'Connell has released recordings with BlueSanct Records, the experimental-leaning Time-Lag Records, and a number of other very small labels. In addition, he has issued several short-run CDs

title: Tembo the Badass Elephant

text: Tembo the Badass Elephant Tembo the Badass Elephant is a side-scrolling platform video game developed by Game Freak and published by Sega. The title was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on July 21, 2015. The game allows players to play as an elephant called Tembo, who has different abilities to smash through structures and objects, and is on a journey to rescue the metropolis known as the "Shell City" from an invading evil army known as "Phantom". "Tembo the Badass Elephant" is a 2D platform side-scrolling game in which players take control of an elephant named

title: What Is the What

text: writes: "Over the course of many years, Dave and I have collaborated to tell my story... I told [him] what I knew and what I could remember, and from that material he created this work of art." The book is typical of Eggers' style: blending non-fictional and fictional elements into a non-fiction novel or memoir. By classifying the book a novel, Eggers says, he freed himself to re-create conversations, streamline complex relationships, add relevant detail and manipulate time and space in helpful ways—all while maintaining the essential truthfulness of the storytelling. However, not all critics were impressed. Lee Siegel sees

title: Lucy the Elephant

text: Anton's daughter-in-law, Sophia Gertzen, reportedly dubbed the structure "Lucy the Elephant" in 1902. The shape of Lucy's head is characteristic of an Asian Elephant, and male elephants have tusks. Initially, the elephant was referred to as a male, but eventually became commonly known as a female. Through the first half of the 20th century, Lucy served as a restaurant, business office, cottage (1902 for a British doctor and his family), and tavern in 1903-04 (the latter ended after a spilled lantern nearly burned the structure down). The building was depicted on many souvenir postcards, often referred to as ""The Elephant

title: Seeing the elephant

text: up. "I have seen the elephant In some military quarters, having "seen the elephant" has been used as shorthand for having experienced combat. The first references of elephants in trail narratives and letters are positive allusions. Hopes at the beginning of the trail tended to be high and the elephant excitement directly linked to this level of anticipation. John Clark's quote from 1852 is a perfect example of the eager emigrant. "All hands early up anxious to see the path that leads to the Elephant." Not everyone was as eager to head west. If wives began the trail unwillingly and