In India, the elephant is a revered animal and therefore treated with special care and attention.    From LearnThat.org. 

In Arabian literature the elephant is always connected with India.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference

He writes of his safe arrival at what he calls the elephant-pens, and as a matter of course too late.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris] Reference

Mr. Davies also points to what he calls the elephant in the room - the fact that Britain remains outside of the euro zone.    From Wordnik.com.  [DealBook] Reference

The baby elephant is happy because it is not a human.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sound Politics: Scenes from Wallingford] Reference

Not worth the pain, unless an elephant is trying to stomp you.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hardest Kicking Cartridges] Reference

Whether they tested this with a real elephant is not disclosed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference

When the elephant is on display, the entire city comes to see her.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo: Questions] Reference

Integration of biomechanical compliance, leverage, and power in elephant limbs.    From Wordnik.com.  [tingilinde:] Reference

But he also states that killing an elephant is “… bloody close to murder.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Uncategorized Blog Posts] Reference

Well, I guess that "red elephant" is elephant-sized in every way EXCEPT with balls!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trashing Garver] Reference

Haute École, on Clover, the incomparative trained elephant from the plains of Venezuela.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Wouldbegoods] Reference

The cool weather-friendly perennial grass is sometimes referred to as elephant grass or E-grass.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hybrid Grass to become Fuel Source | Impact Lab] Reference

Everyone knows the easiest way to kill an elephant is to scare it to death with a wee little mouse.    From Wordnik.com.  [LOINCLOTHS AND MAMMOTHS AND STUFF] Reference

Not knowing the precise answer, he replied, "The elephant is such a large beast that it is very seldom lost.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The War and its Implications for Canada and the Empire] Reference

Your chairman's comment about the elephant is very relevant and interesting because the elephant also can have troubles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is the United States Really Making a New Beginning?] Reference

In Florida, if an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.    From Wordnik.com.  [More Strange Laws] Reference

But a runaway elephant from the circus would be good: the insurance adjuster would come around to my point of view quickly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Temporary Vehicle Permits - Yet Again] Reference

In this video, an elephant is led to an easel, picks up a paintbrush, and paints a picture of an elephant holding a flower.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing] Reference

His elephant is "susceptible of gratitude, and capable of strong attachment" (152) and "loves the society of his equals" (153).    From Wordnik.com.  [The Loves of Plants and Animals: Romantic Science and the Pleasures of Nature] Reference

All three were lying in elephant grass when they saw seven Viet Cong soldiers standing four feet to the right and rear of them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Badolati, Frank N.] Reference

For us an elephant is just an elephant, but when your kid is suddenly awed by the huge beast, you see how big he really is again.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tenerife, lost count of the days] Reference

And the oil wildcatter's recent discovery of an "elephant" - a.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Va. gov McDonnell signs offshore energy bills] Reference

This elephant is learning to hoop at the Mae Sa elephant Training Center in Chiang Mai, Thailand.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hooping.org | Blog | Elephant Hooping] Reference

He believes the elephant is the true king, though.    From Wordnik.com.  [PWTorch.com] Reference

To do better than the elephant is a triumph indeed!.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two] Reference

Hence the Indians call the elephant, the animal gifted with a hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [System der volkswirthschaft. English] Reference

With just a few minutes left, the elephant was the size of a mouse.    From Wordnik.com.  [reddit.com: what's new online!] Reference

"The elephant is the strongest of all things," I said, "and the most gentle.".    From Wordnik.com.  [It, and Other Stories] Reference

Sitting on top of the elephant was his nemesis, Red Sarah, laughing maniacally.    From Wordnik.com.  [Meet The New Guy On Air Force One] Reference

Then the man who was appointed to defend Mukna spoke for him; he was called the elephant counsel.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two] Reference

   As with other endangered species, the prime threat to the elephant is the loss of their habitat.    From Wordnik.com.  [India Adds Elephant to List of National Heritage Animals] Reference

The elephant is the only animal that has to walk on hard ground, at least very often, and yet has padded feet.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Wonders of the Jungle Book One] Reference

This unique order of hoofed mammals, of which the elephant is the sole survivor, began, so far as known, in the.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Elements of Geology] Reference

It was gross, and I got sneezed on by an elephant, which is when I decided we were taking the human path the rest of the way.    From Wordnik.com.  [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference

By silently uttering the word elephant, I behaved falsely towards him.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12] Reference