The Sumatran Elephant : A Pachyderm 's Plight

Not surprisingly, elephants are known for being more emotional and empathetic animals than the rest. According the three articles, “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”, “Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task”, and “Elephants Console Each Other” elephants understand when they need each other’s assistance. All two authors describe the studies of elephant behavior differently, but with a similar purpose.

In many U.S. history classes all over the country, the Alexander Hamilton Vs. Aaron Burr duel is taught with little detail. Hamilton is a founding father, Burr is the Vice President, they challenge each other to a duel and Hamilton dies. However there is much more to the story as Hamilton consciously made the decision to throw away his shot and give Burr all of the power. This may not be the kind of decision that most people would make in this situation, but for Hamilton it was necessary. Alexander Hamilton had been through a great deal of hardships in his life. In the beginning his childhood was dark and filled with death, he tainted his love life and career with an affair, he gave his son fatal advice, and by speaking what he thought to be true he landed himself a spot in the duel against Burr. Within all of these aspects, Hamilton found himself helpless and no matter what he tried, he could not seem to fix the situation. Perhaps Hamilton decided to lay his fate in the hands of someone else for once because he never truly felt in control.

The African Bush elephants are found in eastern and southern Africa. Some of the areas with the highest densities of the Bush elephant is: Tanzania, South African, Kenya, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia. The African Bush elephant is terrestrial. The Bush elephant usually live in the grasslands, semi-deserts and the bush lands. They also clear out forest and turn them into more of grassland, by knocking down the trees. The climate that the Bush elephant normally lives in is dry and hot. Their thin hairs and ears help them stay cool. Another way that they stay cool is that their hides become more permeable in the heat. Scientists has performed research on 13 elephants (African and Asian), they measure the release of heat and moisture. What they have found was that their skin opens up at air temperatures as low at 10°C to 12°C, this is what allows them to perspire. Elephants are different than most mammals, that sweats through glands connected to pores, elephants only have pores between their toes. Elephants do not sweat (Phillips, 1992). By all of the skin being permeable they lose more

Although there is a wide array of animal species that live in Asia, the Elephant is one of the most prized and sought after animal species in the continent because of its large impact on culture and society. Elephants are one of the smartest animals on the entire planet and they have a very big cultural significance also. They are very friendly with humans as well, which makes them an even more likeable animal. Their cultural significance goes back to the Buddhist days and has carried on all the way to today. Elephants are becoming an extinct animal and are an endangered species as pronounced by the IUCN. Asian elephants are herbivores and are considered the biggest land animals in all of Asia. The average life span of an Asian elephant is 60 years and they have trunks that contain 60,000 muscles, which is why they use it for so many things. Most Asian elephants have tusks, which they can use to debark trees and help protect them from various other things such as predators. The skin color of elephants is usually gray and is smoother then the skin of an African elephant.

First , The author avers that elephant are aware of approching death one of the popular beliefs is that when elephants become old and weak, they know that and go to the specifec location usually near the water to die alone.this poin is challanged by the lecturer . She points out that is not assume , becuse when elephant be older their teeth become weak , so ther looking for soft food in which elephant

The study and research of reproduction in elephants is increasingly critical in consideration of the quickly dwindling population numbers and estimates. The current Asian elephant population is estimated to lie between 50,000-70,000 across the world, with 15,000 of these individuals in captivity. African elephant population numbers are low as well after serious culling through hunting and poaching. These numbers make the low reproduction rates a great concern as elephants do not currently sufficiently reproduce at an adequate rate to sustain population size.12

Elephants are an endangered species and their fatality rate is rapidly inclining. According to Graham Boynton, there happens to be fewer African elephants being

The African elephant is part of the Big Five group of animal species that include the rhino, leopard, lion and the buffalo. They are the largest land animals on land reaching the size of 8 meters long and 8 tones in weight. The elephant’s trunk is used to communicate and to hold food and other things. They differ from the Asian elephants in the sense that the African elephant’s trunks are extended meaning they are longer than the Asian elephant which has one extension making it shorter. Elephants love water and they show their love by spraying themselves and use their trunks to shower. The trunk is also used for “smelling, breathing, trumpeting, drinking, and also for grabbing things—especially a potential meal” (National Geographic). The trunk is a very special part of the body where it has over 50, 000 muscles.

The scientific name for the asian elephant is Elephas Maximus. The length of an Asian elephant is up to 5.5-6.5m, of an adult this includes trunk, head and the body. Asian elephants can live up to 60 years in the wild bit up to 48 years in captivity. Elephants are herbivores this means they only eat plants and vegetables. They spend sixteen hours a day eating and consume about 300-600 pounds of food everyday and drink 40 - 50 gallons of water. Elephants only sleep for two hours a day.Unlike African elephants, where both males and females have tusks, generally only Asian elephant males have ivory tusks some females have small tisks called tushes.

The most important thing we can learn about the devil, to successfully defeat him, is an understanding of his “wiles” and “devices.” For, being prepared is likely our best defense. Paul said that Satan would have no advantage over us if “we are not ignorant of his devices.” II Corinthians 2:11) and “Put on the whole armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” (Ephesians 6:11), The meaning of the word “wile” is trick and “devices” refer to schemes, and we never know which trick or scheme the devil will use on us.

The white rhinoceros and the Asian elephant possess many similar characteristics, including the way they look, yet also possess many differences such as the two continents they live on. There are five living species of rhino (black, white, Indian, Javan and Sumatran) and only two of the elephant (African and the Asian). All are in jeopardy of extinction with their slow rate of breeding, poaching and in the rhinoceroses, their territorial behavior.

“The Prodigal Son”, “The Boy who Cried Wolf”, or “The Mouse and the Lion” are all stories that are commonly well-known, however few people recognize them as parables. The parable is a figure of speech characterized by a short narrative, in prose or verse, full of symbols, allegory, and analogy to convey a moral or religious message. The word ‘parable’ comes from the Greek language and means ‘comparison, illustration, analogy’. The two thousand years old Buddhist story “The Elephant in the Village of the Blind’ portraying simple story, demonstrating universal moral, and using symbols and analogy is the evident representative of the parable.

Just imagine life without any elephants, wiped out just like the dinosaurs. In the early 1980’s, there were more than a million reported elephants in Africa. Tragically, during that decade, 600,000 elephants were destroyed for ivory products. Today, conceivably no more than 400,000 elephants remain across the continent. Elephants are facing a very real threat of extinction; In fact, the African elephants are listed on the

Explanation and Analysis: There really are a lot of characteristics overlooked when talking about Elephants as a whole species.

Doug Stephens’ The Retail Revival highlights the fundamental challenges that today’s executives and entrepreneurs must manage to not only succeed but to continue to exist as “the fat and lazy era in consumerism is giving way to a lean, creative and inspired age” (Stephens 228). As large companies, digital giants, and e-commerce businesses become larger and larger, one may come to think that the day and age for retail is over. However, Stephens strongly disagrees with this notion and instead holds the belief that retail is entering an even more exciting and honest era.