elephant
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A slab of sedimentary rock was covered in a wrinkled texture that looked strikingly like elephant skin.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
The iconic red brick building which houses Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum contains thousands of artefacts - from a full sized elephant beneath a spitfire to Salvador Dali's Christ of St John of the Cross.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Boyes is able to grab key footage of an elephant using his smartphone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
Researchers say the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in California elephant seals has spread to other marine mammals, including a sea otter and sea lion.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
He would tell everyone proudly that he was the only one who could handle the elephant, that his older brother could not manage her at all, and certainly not his sister.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Vocabulary lists containing elephant
East Asia - Middle School
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East Asia - Introductory
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East Asia - High School
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