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| Elephants | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Probocidia |
| Family: | Elephantidae |
Elephants are large quadruped mammals. They are characterized by their large, floppy ears, long trunks and tusks. Elephants are indigenous to regions of Africa and South Asia. Hunters are known to kill elephants for both sport and money. Ivory from an elephant's tusk is worth quite a lot on the black market.
In Nathan Juran's 1957 giant monster movie 20 Million Miles to Earth, the Venusian creature dubbed Ymir broke out of a zoo in Rome, which also housed an elephant. The two titans wrestled about through the streets of Rome crushing anything that got into their path. At one point the elephant was knocked over, crushing hapless pedestrians. The alien grabbed the elephant and bit down hard into its neck, killing it.
Circus elephants were also seen in the 1985 film The Bride. Newly hired performers Viktor and Rinaldo had to work with elephants during their performances.
Notes[]
- An elephant was used as a prop animal for the Bantha seen in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. If you look closely, you can see the unmistakable elephant feet beneath the costume.
- The elephant character known as Lana, who appeared in the "Ring of Truth" episode of Jeremiah is named Tai the Elephant. This is this particular elephant's only known television appearance.
Appearances[]
Film[]
Television[]
- Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons (Part 1) - 2 elephants are seen at the International Circus in England.
- Doctor Who: Smile - An elephant is seen trekking across the frozen Thames River.
- Jeremiah: Ring of Truth
- Jeremiah: Strange Attractors
- New Adventures of Superman: Superman Meets Brainiac
- Twilight Zone: A World of His Own
Comics[]
- Action Comics 267
- Action Comics 521
- Incredible Hulk 3 - Elephants used by the Circus of Crime.
- Jungle Action 1 - Gata the elephant.
- Marvel Fanfare 10
- Shanna, the She-Devil 1
- Showcase 66 - Tembo the elephant.
- Showcase 67 - Tembo the elephant.
- Teen Titans 6 - Circus elephant.
- Uncanny X-Men 3
- Van Helsing vs. the Werewolf 1 - In flashback only.
- Wonder Woman 160 - Zoo elephant steps on Steve Trevor.