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Elephant Myths, Behaviors & Worship
When thinking of one of the largest, animals in the planet, Elephants are near the top of the list after whales. And how much do you really know about their behavior and family ties? Here are some things I bet you didn’t know about elephants

Elephant myths busted
You may have a fear that may be perceived as irrational to others. I am sure you have seen movies and tv shows were someone starts screaming and jumping on top of the table after seeing a small, nimble and furry creature. It’s no different with elephants. Its believed that elephants are deadly afraid of mice. There are many cartoons and shows that depict an elephant running full force away from the little demons. But it’s not the mice elephants are afraid of, it’s their small size and the fast movements that scare them into action. Being fair to elephants though, many other animals as well as humans could fall into the same fear based category.

White Elephants in Buddhism
Albinos are unique across the entire animal kingdom. And the extremely rare white elephant has a very special place in the Buddhist religion. If you’ve ever been in a Buddhist country or even shopping at your local mall and wondered why there were so many white elephant figures this is why. In Buddhism, white elephants are also regarded as a symbol of strength, wisdom and prudence. The elephant is a sacred animal in Buddhism because it was said to have offered flowers to Buddha. And because of there special place in the religion it’s said that, those white elephant figurines should be placed high on a mantel or shelf, or on an altar. And it’s not just in Buddhism that holds white elephants in a special regard. In Siam, present day Thailand, white elephants were so revered that they weren’t even made to work for their upkeep. They were just pampered and showed off by their owners for their entire lives. Yep you figured, they are so expencive to upkeep that the term white elephant giving comes from

Elephants Can Read Emotion
Elephants may be emotionally closer to humans than you may think. touch is said to bring comfort, and just as you will go and hug a friend or family member in need of support, elephants console one another when they are upset to, but they don’t hug. For elephants it’s not in the arms, or in their case the legs, but the trunk that does the consoling. Elephants use their trunks to stroke other upset elephants or give them repeated gentle touches. This is special because previously it was thought that only humans, great apes and some birds were able to recognize pain in another and then console them. – On a cuter note, we have seen babies humans sucking their thumbs if frighten, sad or just for fun right?, well, Baby elephants suck their trunks for comfort when feeling
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