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Elephants are large quadrupedal [[mammals]] native to [[Africa]] and [[India]]. The elephant is noted for its long trunk, or probiscus, a flexible nose strong enough to lift objects.
Elephants are not mentioned directly in the [[Bible]]. They were created on the sixth day with the other beasts of the earth (Genesis 1:24-25) and survived the Flood on [[Noah's Ark]] (Genesis 7:7-8). The Apocryphal book [[1 Maccabees]] mentions thirty-two elephants sent by the Persian king Antiochus to attack [[Judas Machabeus]]. Numerous references are made to [[ivory]], a substance created from their tusks and worth great amounts.
In more recent times, domestic elephants have been used for riding, carrying heavy loads, and [[war|war elephants]].
Centuries of hunting elephants for their ivory has dwindled the population of these animals. Renewed efforts at stewardship have caused a population boom, with the number of elephants in Africa alone tripling in the last decade.
An elephant is the symbol of the [[Republican Party]].
Elephants are not mentioned directly in the [[Bible]]. They were created on the sixth day with the other beasts of the earth (Genesis 1:24-25) and survived the Flood on [[Noah's Ark]] (Genesis 7:7-8). The Apocryphal book [[1 Maccabees]] mentions thirty-two elephants sent by the Persian king Antiochus to attack [[Judas Machabeus]]. Numerous references are made to [[ivory]], a substance created from their tusks and worth great amounts.
In more recent times, domestic elephants have been used for riding, carrying heavy loads, and [[war|war elephants]].
Centuries of hunting elephants for their ivory has dwindled the population of these animals. Renewed efforts at stewardship have caused a population boom, with the number of elephants in Africa alone tripling in the last decade.
An elephant is the symbol of the [[Republican Party]].