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The idea that elephants love peanuts is a popular misconception, likely stemming from the 19th-century when circuses and zoos sold bags of peanuts to visitors who would then feed them to the elephants. While some zoos might occasionally offer natural peanut butter as a special enrichment food item, it’s not a regular part of an elephant’s diet, and peanuts are not a natural part of their diet in the wild.

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Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived by Ralph Helfer (4-Aug-2005)
An incredible story about this gentle spirit in the face of so much two-legged cruelty.

“Modoc is the joint biography of a man and an elephant born in a small German circus town on the same day in 1896. Bram was the son of an elephant trainer, Modoc the daughter of his prize performer. The boy and animal grew up devoted to each other. When the Wunderzircus was sold to an American, with no provision to take along the human staff, Bram stowed away on the ship to prevent being separated from his beloved Modoc. A shipwreck off the Indian coast and a sojourn with a maharajah were only the beginning of the pair’s incredible adventures. They battled bandits, armed revolutionaries, cruel animal trainers, and greedy circus owners in their quest to stay together. They triumphed against the odds and thrilled American circus audiences with Modoc’s dazzling solo performances, only to be torn apart with brutal suddenness, seemingly never to meet again. Hollywood animal trainer Ralph Helfer rescued Modoc from ill-treatment and learned her astonishing story when Bram rediscovered her at Helfer’s company. His emotional retelling of this true-life adventure epic will make pulses race and bring tears to readers’ eyes.” –Wendy Smith

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Elephant Videos

How can you tell that elephants are always ready for an adventure? They’ve always got their trunks ready to go.
How do elephants talk to each other long distance? On the elephone.
There were two elephants under one umbrella, why didn’t they get wet? It wasn’t raining.
What did the elephant say to her son when he was naughty? “Tusk, tusk!”
What did the grape say when the elephant stepped on it? Nothing. It just let out a little whine.
What do you call an elephant at the North Pole? Lost
What do you get when an elephant skydives? A big hole.
What do you get when you cross an elephant and a fish? Swimming trunks
What do you get when you cross an elephant with a kangaroo? Great big holes all over Australia.
What does a doctor give an elephant who’s going to be sick? Plenty of room
What’s an elephant’s favorite vegetable? Squash
What’s the same size and shape as an elephant but weighs nothing? An elephant’s shadow.
Why are elephants always good listeners? Because they have huge ears.
Why did the elephant become a musician? Because it loved to trumpet.
Why do elephants make good friends? Because they never forget you.
Why do you call an elephant in a phone booth? Stuck
Why don’t elephants play cards in the jungle? Because there are too many cheetahs.