pachyderm

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The pachyderm rituals would not have seemed out of place at a human funeral: Some stood in quiet order while observing Tolstoy's remains, and others gently touched his body with their trunks.

From Salon

But give this Asian elephant, who lives at the Berlin Zoo, a yellow banana speckled with brown, and she might do what none of her pachyderm companions do: peel it.

From New York Times

Showing it in pachyderms would bolster that argument.

From Science Magazine

Owners have since struggled to feed the ravenous pachyderms, and some have turned to social media to raise money for food.

From New York Times

On nearby roads, it’s not uncommon to see pachyderms traipsing along with their mahouts straddling their thick necks as vehicles carefully navigate around them.

From New York Times