Have You Ever Seen An Elephant?

India
November 26, 2006 8:47am CST
Have You Ever Seen An Elephant?
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Saninicu
@Saninicu (345)
• Romania
26 Nov 06
Yes, I was at the Zoo and saw 2 elephants.And I watch a show at discovery about elephants.I found that they are very intelligent and very affective
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Angelslove
@Angelslove (1368)
• India
26 Nov 06
yeah they very intelligent,
koushika
@koushika (693)
• India
26 Nov 06
of course many times, india has lots and lots of them, and we see them in all famous temples...and mostly in Keral and Tamil Nadu states of India...
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Angelslove
@Angelslove (1368)
• India
26 Nov 06
yeah i know.
mouse69
@mouse69 (623)
•
26 Nov 06
only on TV and maybe at the zoo
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stvasile
@stvasile (7306)
• Romania
26 Nov 06
Moai Rano raraku - Moai are statues carved from compressed volcanic ash on Rapa Nui, Chile (Easter Island). The statues are all monolithic, that is, carved in one piece. The largest moai erected, "Paro", was almost 10 metres (33 feet) high and weighed 75 tonnes (74 Imperial tons, 83 American tons). One unfinished sculpture has been found that would have been 21 metres (69 ft) tall and would have weighed about 270 tons. Fewer than one-fifth of the statues that were moved to ceremonial sites and then erected once they had red stone cylinders (pukau) placed on their heads. These "topknots", as they are often called, were carved in a single quarry known as Puna Pau. About 95% of the 887 moai known to date were carved out of compressed volcanic ash at Rano Raraku, where 394 moai still remain visible today. Recent GPS mapping in the interior may add additional moai to that count. The quarries in Rano Raraku appear to have been abandoned abruptly, with many incomplete statues still in situ. However, the pattern of work is very complex and is still being studied. Practically all of the completed moai that were moved from Rano Raraku and erected upright on ceremonial platforms were subsequently toppled by native islanders in the period after construction ceased. Maps of Easter Island showing locations of Moai Enlarge Maps of Easter Island showing locations of Moai A close up of the moai at Ahu Tahai, restored with coral eyes by the American archaeologist William Mulloy Enlarge A close up of the moai at Ahu Tahai, restored with coral eyes by the American archaeologist William Mulloy Although usually identified as "heads" only, the moai are actually heads and truncated torsos. In recent years, toppled moai have been found untouched and face-down. This led to the discovery that the famous deep eye sockets of the moai were designed to hold coral eyes. Replica eyes have been constructed and placed in some statues for photographs. The most widely accepted theory is that the statues were carved by the Polynesian colonizers of the island beginning by about A.D. 1000–1100. In addition to representing deceased ancestors, the moai, once they were erect on ceremonial sites, may also have been regarded as the embodiment of powerful living chiefs. They were also important lineage status symbols. The moai were carved by a distinguished class of professional carvers who were comparable in status to high-ranking members of other Polynesian craft guilds. The statues must have been extremely expensive to craft; not only would the actual carving of each statue require effort and resources, but the finished product was then hauled to its final location and erected. It is not known exactly how the moai were moved but the process almost certainly required human energy, ropes, wooden sledges and/or rollers. Another theory is that the moai may have been "walked" by rocking them forward. (Pavel Pavel and his successful experiment showed that only 17 people with ropes are needed for relatively fast transportation of the statues). By the mid-1800s, all the moai outside of Rano Raraku and many within the quarry itself had been knocked over. Today, about 50 moai have been re-erected on their ceremonial sites. Ancient island legends speak of a clan chief called Hotu Matu'a, who left his original home in search of a new one. The place he chose is now known to us as Easter Island. When he died, the island was divided between his six sons and later sub-divided among their descendants. The islanders may have believed that their statues would capture the chiefs' "mana" (supernatural powers). They may have believed that by concentrating mana on the island good things would result, e.g., rain would fall and crops would grow. The settlement legend is a fragment of what was surely a much more complicated and multi-faceted, mythic sketch, and it has changed over time.
Just once in a zoo. I have seen many mammouth fossil bones.
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desiret
@desiret (2117)
• Italy
26 Nov 06
yes i have seen it few times. at zoo and in Sri Lanka. i make a little tour under and elephant!!
Angelslove
@Angelslove (1368)
• India
26 Nov 06
hmmmmm ok...
kiiizu
@kiiizu (1901)
• Estonia
26 Nov 06
Yes, I have. There are elephants in zoo of Tallinn
Angelslove
@Angelslove (1368)
• India
27 Nov 06
ok
Jshean20
@Jshean20 (14348)
• Canada
29 Nov 06
I only saw one from far away when I attended a circus as a child.
sweetdesign
@sweetdesign (5142)
• United States
29 Nov 06
Only in zoos and drive through safaries.
vmoore709
@vmoore709 (1101)
• United States
26 Nov 06
Only in a zoo.
Angelslove
@Angelslove (1368)
• India
26 Nov 06
ok
wasim989
@wasim989 (2298)
• India
29 Nov 06
Ofcourse I have seen many elephants coz I m an Indian and in India there are lots of elephant and you can sometimes see it on the road also in which elephant goes from shop to shop and they beg for money for their master.......
SUDHIR1965
@SUDHIR1965 (37)
• India
1 Feb 07
Yes have seen and very frequently get the chnace to intreact with them and also ride them.
SUDHIR1965
@SUDHIR1965 (37)
• India
23 Jan 07
I have seen an elephant and not only seen I had many ocassion throught the year to ride them during clebration of different festival.
amiepuri
@amiepuri (134)
• India
18 Jan 07
I have seen Elephants Many Times.
chandan_np
@chandan_np (62)
• Nepal
1 Feb 07
Yeah, of course and have rode on too. I am from Nepal and you can frequently see elephants here in some parts freely moving as well as in the zoo. It is the largest mammal on the land, apart from Blue Whale, if i am not wrong. Likes stem of the plants too much, swallow water from its trunk.
taby00
@taby00 (827)
• Pakistan
26 Nov 06
yes
Akbarali
@Akbarali (222)
• India
29 Nov 06
Many times i have seen
ESKARENA1
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
•
26 Nov 06
as a child i rode on one and yes ive seen em in zoos
mihai80
@mihai80 (865)
• Romania
29 Nov 06
Yes. Elephantidae (the elephants) is a family of pachyderm, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea in the class Mammalia. Elephantidae has three living species: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant (until recently known collectively as the African Elephant), and the Asian Elephant (also known as the Indian Elephant).
mihai80
@mihai80 (865)
• Romania
29 Nov 06
Yes. Elephantidae (the elephants) is a family of pachyderm, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea in the class Mammalia. Elephantidae has three living species: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant (until recently known collectively as the African Elephant), and the Asian Elephant (also known as the Indian Elephant).
mihai80
@mihai80 (865)
• Romania
29 Nov 06
Yes. Elephantidae (the elephants) is a family of pachyderm, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea in the class Mammalia. Elephantidae has three living species: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant (until recently known collectively as the African Elephant), and the Asian Elephant (also known as the Indian Elephant).