Elephant (cartoon)

Elephant is a cartoon character who appears in Amazing Animals. They (multiple Elephants appear) are the fifth most commonly recurring character in the series, appearing in multiple episodes of all four seasons. Elephant also appears on the back of all the first season VHS boxes.

## Appearance

Elephant’s appearance changes perhaps more than any other cartoon character in the series. The only thing that mostly remains the same is the colour scheme, with Elephant having a pale grey body and a bright pink trunk. All iterations also have a short tail that ends with a tuft of three hairs. Elephant communicates almost entirely with trumpet sounds.

In season one, he is shown as having a very small round body, with very long legs and ears considerably bigger than his body. He also has sparse hairs on his back and the top of his head. His head is also not distinguishable from the rest of his body.

In seasons two and three, Elephant’s body gets larger and his legs comparatively shorter. He also gets a noticeable chin – this appearance mostly closely resembles an actual elephant.

In the final season, Elephant’s body gets even larger and his legs even shorter. By now, he is almost ball-shaped, but still has a chin beneath his mouth. The size and shape of his body also makes Elephant’s front legs now appear to be longer than his back legs.

## Personality

Elephant is typically quite a laid-back character, happy to entertain themselves – a lot of Elephant’s appearances involve other characters interacting with him, rather than the other way around. Despite often being rather laid-back, Elephant is still able to defend himself when required – he is the only cartoon shown to be able to fight off Crocodile, who often attacks or chases away other large characters.

A common quirk in Elephant’s personality, especially in the first season, is his desire to be like other animals. Sometimes these desires are disdained by the other animal, such as when Bat distracts Elephant while he is hanging upside down. Other times it is taken advantage of for pranks, such as when Parrot takes Elephant to the Squirrel scientist to help him fly. On several occasions, the other animal willingly helps, such as Mole taking Elephant digging, or Spider, Skunk and Bat helping him frighten Mouse in Scary Animals.

Elephant has a stereotypical relationship with Mouse, being depicted as terrified of Mouse in multiple episodes. On one occasion, Elephant manages to frighten Mouse but only by nearly crushing him accidentally.

## Episodes

Tropical Birds (1 appearance)

Animal Disguises (2 appearances)

Nighttime Animals (2 appearances)

Animal Appetites (1 appearance)

Animal Senses (2 appearances)

Animal Builders (2 appearances)

Poisonous Animals (1 appearance)

Animal Journeys (1 appearance)

Scary Animals (4 appearances)

Animal Records (2 appearances)

Animal Colors (1 appearance)

Animal Mothers (1 appearance)

Animal Pets (1 appearance)

Slimy Animals (1 appearance)

Rainforest Animals (1 appearance)

Giant Animals (1 appearance)

Around the World (4 appearances)

Clever Animals (1 appearance)

## Gallery

Elephant, as he appears in Animal ColorsElephant, as he appears in Clever Animals