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

In more recent times, domestic elephants have been used for riding, Polo, carrying heavy loads, and [[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 six months. {{fact}}

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. 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. 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 young earth creation scientists say that these species never made it onto the Ark and that these species{{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.{{fact}}This can easily be contradicted by the discovery of numerous mastodon fossils in areas of Southern California and middle Eurasia. Mammoths were certainly not restricted to life above the Arctic Circle. <http://www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/mystery/fg_mammoth.html>  [[Polar bears]] and [[penguins]] survived because both are excellent swimmers and could have swam to floating glaciers and ridden them through the [[Great Flood]].

In the past, there were many different types of elephants like [[mammoth|mammoths]] and [[mastodon|mastodons]], but most young earth creation scientists say that these species never made it onto the Ark and that these species{{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.{{fact}} [[Polar bears]] and [[penguins]] survived because both are excellent swimmers and could have swam to floating glaciers and ridden them through the [[Great Flood]].

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