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	War Elephants/Elephant Collectible Figurine Gifts
		War elephants, probably due to their bad temper, expensive feeding and slow growth rate, were, with very few exceptions, always caught in the wild and subsequently tamed for several purposes.
		The African savannah war elephants, larger than the African forest elephant or the Asian war elephants, proved too difficult to tame for war purposes and was never widely used.
		In battle, war elephants were usually deployed in the centre of the line, where they could be useful to prevent a charge or start one of their own.
	vjegifts.com /index.cfm/WAR_ELEPHANTS (444 words)

	War elephant
		Elephants, probably due to their bad temper, expensive feeding and slow growth rate (15 years to adulthood), were, with very few exceptions, always caught in the wild and subsequently tamed for several purposes.
		Elephants used by Egyptians at the battle of Raphia in 217 BC were smaller than their Asian counterparts, but that did not guarantee victory for Antiochus III the Great of Syria.
		From the battle of Heraclea (280 BC, Macedonian Wars) to the famous march across the Alps by Hannibal during the Second Punic war, elephants terrified the Roman legions.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/LX/WarElephant.html (1506 words)

	War elephant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elephant taming (not full domestication, they were still captured in the wild) began in the Indus Valley civilization around 4,000 years ago.
		From the battle of Heraclea (280 BC in the Pyrrhic War) to the famous march across the Alps by Hannibal during the Second Punic war, elephants terrified the Roman legions.
		The Khmer army waged war with elephants against the Cham in the 12th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/War_elephant (2318 words)

	Elephant Village Pattaya
		Elephants were considered to be so important in Indian warfare, that one prince had an elephant corps 9,000 strong.
		In Thai warfare, the elephant's greatest use was that of a war mount, for kings and commanders of armies.
		The war elephant was surrounded at all times by a bodyguard of up to eight foot soldiers, known as "Chaturonkbath".
	www.elephant-village-pattaya.com /About-Elephant.htm (715 words)

	warhammer ancient battles war elephants successors carthage alexander the great
		Elephants are classified as Indian or African (of course meaning the North African “forest” species (now extinct in North Africa and only preserved in inaccessibel regions of the Congo) Their stats reflect their size differences as the mighty Indian elephant has quite an advantage over their smaller cousins.
		Furthermore, elephants may be armored with expensive barding which enhances their save to 3+ to the front and 6+ all around, but this slows them down an inch of movement and a general must weigh this fact heavily against the other limits on elephants mobility.
		Of course the most famous elephant battle of all is the confrontation between the Seleucid and Ptolemaic elephants at Raphia in 217 B.C. The Seleucids were always noted for having the largest contingent of elephants, and as their numbers became harder to procure they protected them with heavier armor.
	www.ancientbattles.com /elephants/WABElephants_part_one.htm (4075 words)

	Chiangmai, Thailand : Thai's Elephant
		The number of white elephants held by a king largely determined his power in the eyes of regional adversaries, and the white elephant was the featured emblem of the national flag of Siam until the name of the country was changed to Thailand.
		Elephants are able to draw because of their flexible trunks which can clasp a brush that has been dipped into the paint by the mahout.
		Elephants were the battlewagons and tanks of the day from which, aloft the elephants neck, the King (or Noble) could see and engage the enemy.
	www.chiangmai-thai.com /elephant.htm (7233 words)

	Nabataean Elephants
		War elephants are described in the books of 1 and 2 Maccabees, books found in Catholic Bibles and the Apocrypha of Protestant Bibles, especially 1 Macc 6 and 2 Macc 13-15.
		Maturemale elephants annually enter a condition known as musth, which is marked by secretions from the musth glands behind the eye, an increase in aggression, and association with females that usually leads to mating.
		Mature male elephants annually enter a condition known as musth, which is marked by secretions from the musth glands behind the eye, an increase in aggression, and association with females that usually leads to mating.
	nabataea.net /elephants.html (5478 words)

	The Elephant Turf War (Seattle Weekly)
		Technically, then, the overall size of the elephant exhibit would "expand" due to the added male facilities, but because the zoo would also be acquiring additional elephants, the amount of space per individual would not necessarily increase.
		Elephant health problems thought to be captivity-related have received their share of media coverage in recent months.
		The Elephant Turf War — Humans are rushing to the aid of captive pachyderms, and Woodland Park Zoo is in the path of the stampede.
	www.seattleweekly.com /news/0608/elephants.php (1338 words)

	Elephant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elephants are increasingly threatened by human intrusion, with the African elephant population plummeting from 1.3 million in 1970 to roughly 600,000 in 1989, to 272,000 in 2000 and then to between 400,000 and 660,000 in 2003.
		The smallest of all the elephants is the Sumatran Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus).
		War elephants were used by armies in the Indian sub-continent, and later by the Persian empire.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elephant (8480 words)

	White Elephant
		A white elephant is even on the flag of the Royal Thai navy, and the "order of the white elephant" is one of the highest honors, bestowed by the king.
		Elephant trekking in the jungles of Thailand is a unforgettable experience.
		Elephant Racing - Races were actually part of the elephant war training in old Siam, where the elephants were lined up and on command charged.
	www.21cep.com /thai/eleph1.htm (2060 words)

	The "War Elephant" Collaboration Proejct: From the UFO Bass and Music Portal
		Many musicians ‘applied’ (over the internet and email) to be members of “War Elephant”, but we ended up with a final lineup of myself, Mark Fisher, Steve Pinelli and Andrew Thompson.
		“War Elephant” has never played the songs together, and in fact has never been in the same room together.
		Individual tracks were combined and mixed by the producer (me for the "Rhythm of the Elephants" album, Andrew Thompson in Australia for "Tidal Wave") to produce a final MP3.
	www.angelfire.com /falcon/ufo14/war.htm (327 words)

	The "War Elephants" Homepage by John Michael Kistler
		The elephants and riders are wearing no armor (but beautiful regalia), and the "tusker" seems to be thinking "I am not going to fight that youngster!
		War Elephants by John M. Kistler, to be published by Praeger in the Fall of 2005, will tell their story for the first time.
		This webpage is not designed to substitute for the book, which will exceed two-hundred pages and contain many copyrighted illustrations which were purchased for use and cannot be offered on the Internet.
	www.warelephants.com (146 words)

	Da Orc Boy's Scorecard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		God-King Matt had previously issued a standing challenge to the Dacian hordes raging north of the Danube as he fled back to the illusory safety of his desert strongholds, and, never one to pass up a challenge, the barbarian hordes rampaged south and across the Anatolian Peninsula, leaving chaos in their wake.
		The final straw was the capture of a Persian war elephant, which was immediately pressed into use frightening off Persian cavalry and chariots.
		Our set-up was identical, except for the lack of the elephants, and the break-up of my skirmishing archers into three units of five, instead of a single larger unit.
	www.warmongerclub.com /scorecard/scorecard02.html (956 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| War veteran elephant dies
		An 86-year-old elephant which served two opposing armies in World War II has died at a zoo in Taiwan.
		The elephant, called Lin Wang, dragged Japanese army cannon and supplies through the jungles of Burma until he was captured by Chinese troops in 1943.
		Lin Wang was by far the oldest Asian elephant in captivity, in a continent where the animal is widely revered and has an integral part in culture and religion.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/2800737.stm (226 words)

	Letters to the Editor: The Elephant Turf War (Seattle Weekly)
		In "The Elephant Turf War" [Feb. 22], zoo officials argue that elephants should not be sent to the Elephant Sanctuary because it is not accredited by the zoo association (AZA).
		The Elephant Sanctuary is accredited by the Association of Sanctuaries (TAOS), whose philosophy and guidelines focus on meeting the elephants' needs rather than forcing them to conform to a man-made system that often disregards those needs.
		Bamboo has been labeled a "bad elephant," yet at one time she was one of the sweetest-natured, brightest young elephants I have ever met.
	www.seattleweekly.com /news/0609/letters.php (1443 words)

	War Elephant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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	www.warelephant.com (374 words)

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