Elephants

Elephants are the creatures and the fictional creatures that are based off of the the living animals encompassing Elephantidae, including extinct ones like mammoths and mastodons as well. 
In American culture, elephants are huge. They represent hugeness and it is a common and important aspect in many of their portrayals. They are considered to be intelligent animals in their realistic depictions and are occasionally considered inquisitive or book smart. They are infamous for the phrase "an elephant never forgets" which was a reference to how elephants never forget a human individual who has abused them or befriended them. However it has been taken literally in their literature and TV portrayals. As a result many elephant characters have photographic memory of every waking moment. They may at times be taken as creatures with a bit of a temper, but are usually not portrayed as a villainous species. However they may at times be villains, especially when there are other non-villanous (whether they are heroes or neutral) elephants to balance them out. Their trunks are important to humans as they remind them of their arms and hands and thus they are depicted as more prehensile, less fingered versions of them. They are incredibly famous and have a number of portrayals, especially in cartoons and documentaries that take place in Africa, India, or other Jungle Asian countries. All children know what elephants are. Woolly Mammoths are also very famous, but not as well portrayed as their African and Asian descendants, but mostly due to the fact that while the Ice Age is famous, there aren't as many depictions of it as there are of modern-day or based off of Africa.
Category:Elephantidae
Category:Elephants
Category:Mammals
Category:Mammoths
Category:Animals important to American children