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In more recent times, domestic elephants have been used for riding, carrying heavy loads, and [[war|war elephants]].

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.

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 six months.

An elephant is the symbol of the [[Republican Party]].

An elephant is the symbol of the [[Republican Party]].

One of the supposed pieces of evidence against evolution is that scientists cannot decide what elephants could have evolved from. Many scientists point to the idea that elephants share a common ancestor with sea cows and water dwelling hyraxes<ref>http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/misconceptions_faq.php#b3</ref><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_sirenians</ref>. Some support for this point of view is that elephants might have used their trunks as snorkels.

One of the supposed pieces of evidence against evolution is that scientists cannot decide what elephants could have evolved from. Many scientists point to the idea that elephants share a common ancestor with sea cows and water dwelling hyraxes<ref>http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/misconceptions_faq.php#b3</ref><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_sirenians</ref>. Some support for this point of view is that elephants might have used their trunks as snorkels.

In the past, there were many different types of elephants like [[mammoth|mammoths]] and [[mastodon|mastodons]], but most creation scientists say that these species never made it onto the ark and that these species perished with the [[dinosaurs]]{{fact}}.

In the past, there were many different types of elephants like [[mammoth|mammoths]] and [[mastodon|mastodons]], but most creation scientists say that these species never made it onto the ark and that these species perished with the [[dinosaurs]]{{fact}}. Scientists and scholars agree that Noah could not have trekked all the way to the arctic to collect a pair of mastodons before the earth was flooded, and they all drowned. There is some debate over why other arctic species like polar bears and penguins survived.  

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