Description:
Weighs approximately 2.4 pounds
Base measures about 12 7/8” by 3 ¾”
Lower elephant measures about 6” high
Other elephant measures about 9” high
Two bull elephants disagreeing
Wooden
Very good condition We are pleased to offer this beautiful wooden elephant figurine with two bull elephants.
This decorative piece weighs approximately 2.4 pounds and the base measures about 12 7/8” long, 3 ¾” wide, and has blue felt on the bottom. The elephant that has all four feet on the ground is about 6” high, and the other elephant, with the front two feet raised and his trunk high in the air measures about 9” high.
These are two African elephants (See below), probably disagreeing about the cows in the herd. However, since one of the elephants has his trunk raised, this is an indication of good luck to the owner of the piece. This piece is made of wood, and has details carved into the elephants, like the wrinkles in their skin and trunks. It is in very good condition, and it will bring a feeling of peace into your home if you are a believer in feng shui.
Interesting Facts about Elephants Elephants cry, play, have incredible memories, and laugh! Elephants are sensitive fellow animals where if a baby complains, the entire family will rumble and go over to touch and caress it. Elephants have greeting ceremonies when a friend that has been away for some time returns to the group. Elephants grieve at a loss of a stillborn baby, a family member, and in many cases other elephants. Elephants don't drink with their trunks, but use them as "tools" to drink with. This is accomplished by filling the trunk with water and then using it as a hose to pour it into the elephant's mouth.
Finding Sanctuary
Since 1995, twenty-four elephants have found sanctuary in Tennessee. They live out their lives with the freedom to roam the natural habitat of the Sanctuary, making new friends and special relationships as the years pass.
Elephants have historically lived in separate herds and do not mix with others that have no genetic link to them – but for the first time different herds have been seen to be joining together. The unlikely alliance is helping them survive after decades of illegal killings have threatened the existence of the species.
A study of 900 elephants in the Samburu game reserve in north Kenya by scientists who observed them for five years identified the phenomenon. Wild elephants form matriarchal family groups which travel, forage for food, and socialize together, producing one of the most complex social organizations found among animals. They maintain a hierarchical structure similar to that of humans with families nested within extended families, within clans.
Biologist Dr. George Wittemyer, of Colorado State University, said: "Such relationships are typically genetically based. Among the Samburu elephants, however, the genetic underpinnings have been eroded by high degrees of illegal killing. "Despite this human driven pruning of their social tree, these elephants formed novel bonds with non-relatives to rebuild the nested structure."
How To Tell An Indian Elephant From An African Elephant
Indian elephants have smaller eats, the head is the highest part of the body, the skull is tapering, and the trunk is smooth.
African elephants have larger ears, and the shoulder is the highest part f the body, they have a domed skull, and the trunk is ridged (wrinkled looking).
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