elephants
Largest land mammals
Elephants is the plural of elephant, the largest living land animal—a massive mammal with a long trunk, tusks, and large ears.
African and Asian elephants are the surviving species.
The phrase the elephant in the room describes an obvious problem everyone avoids discussing.
Pink elephants are hallucinations associated with drunkenness.
White elephants are burdensome possessions or gifts.
Main stem or storage
- tusksExtended animal incisors
- proboscisElongated animal head appendage
- earsAuditory organs, paired
- hideConceal or pelt
wrinkled · pachyderm · feet · tail · molars · prehensile · dexterous · sensitive
Elephant-headed Hindu deity
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- auspiciousIndicating future success
- mahoutElephant keeper and driver
- DumboOversized-eared animated pachyderm
Babar · ceremonial · howdah · pageant · Thailand · India · Sri Lanka · blessing
Extended animal incisors
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- CITESWildlife trade agreement
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
ban · smuggling · extinction · endangered · sanctuary · ranger · anti-poaching · wildlife crime
Female family leader
- calvesRear shin muscles
- stampedeFrenzied mass flight
- trumpetingLoud, brassy proclamation
- waterholeNatural animal drinking source
kinship · bonding · family · protective · cohesion · communication · social · hierarchy
Extremely large in scale
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- hugeExtremely large in size
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- gargantuanExtremely immense in scope
immense · towering · jumbo · gigantic · mammoth · heavyweight · bulk · tonnage
Mind's retention capacity
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- mourningPeriod following loss
- empathySharing another's emotions
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
problem-solving · tool use · emotional · communication · learning · recognition · grief · burial rituals
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- jeepLight military off-roader
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
- guideLeader or instruction book
wildlife reserve · game drive · tracker · photography · ecotourism · watering hole · Big Five · Kruger
trunk
Main stem or storage
hide · wrinkled · pachyderm · feet · tail · molars · prehensile · dexterous · sensitive · padded
Ganesh
Elephant-headed Hindu deity
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- auspiciousIndicating future success
- mahoutElephant keeper and driver
Dumbo · Babar · ceremonial · howdah · pageant · Thailand · India · Sri Lanka · blessing · decorated
tusks
Extended animal incisors
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- CITESWildlife trade agreement
trafficking · ban · smuggling · extinction · endangered · sanctuary · ranger · anti-poaching · wildlife crime · confiscation
matriarch
Female family leader
- calvesRear shin muscles
- stampedeFrenzied mass flight
- trumpetingLoud, brassy proclamation
waterhole · kinship · bonding · family · protective · cohesion · communication · social · hierarchy · nursery
colossal
Extremely large in scale
gargantuan · immense · towering · jumbo · gigantic · mammoth · heavyweight · bulk · tonnage · imposing
memory
Mind's retention capacity
self-awareness · problem-solving · tool use · emotional · communication · learning · recognition · grief · burial rituals · long-term bonds
savanna
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- jeepLight military off-roader
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
guide · wildlife reserve · game drive · tracker · photography · ecotourism · watering hole · Big Five · Kruger · Serengeti
- AfricaEgypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania
- creaturesanimals, animal, mammals, mammal, birds
- mammalsbears, bats, sheep, cats, anteater
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, reptiles, kangaroo
- Zooszoo exhibits, zoo train, zoo tours, zookeeper, animal exhibits
- warm-bloodedmammals, birds, dogs, cats, humans
elephantsgazelles
Small, swift African bovids
hummingbirds · butterflies · ballerinas · cats · deer
- elephant in the roomObvious ignored problem
- baby elephantImmature pachyderm
- white elephantBurdensome, useless possession
- the elephant in the roomObvious ignored problem
- pink elephantImaginary creature from inebriation
- elephant in roomIgnored obvious problem
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