Old World Ivory Elephant

Beautiful and elegant, these double elephants emit feelings of days gone buy.  Styles vary slightly.  These are about 3" tall and made of an ivory resin.

Was $19.99

$9.99
Stock #13772

The elephants in thailandhis pre-eminence of elephants was such that during the early Rattanakosin Period (late 1700s), the emblem of the Thai Kingdom was a white elephant transfixed on a yellow flag. And, when heads of state visit Thailand, they are welcomed with an elephant procession -- considered the greatest honor that can be bestowed a visitor. But elephants do not only take part in royal functions, they also make for an efficient beast of burden, carrying logs to and from the rivers, serving as means of telephant riding in thailandransportation, even working on the fields.

The Thai kings are so enamored of the elephants that during battles, they deem it dignified to ride in them. Because of this some elephants even given important titles, such as Plai Pimarchai," "Plai Atyaramat," "Chap Phraya Prabtrichak," and "Chao Phraya Chaiyauupharb." All these elephants earned their titles in the battlefield.

A member of the mammal family, elephants are characterized by a long trunk, which is actually an elongated nose. It uses this trunk to pick up food as well as to suck up water that is then sprayed into its mouth. Its pair of tusks normally grow into enormous lengths. Its large head consists of a honeycomb skull bone, which,. Compared to its overall size, is relatively light.elephant trekking in thailand

Its average life span is about 60-100 years. A newborn elephant calf weighs about 90 kg and stands about one meter tall. They mate at about 8-12 years. Wild elephants live in herds, each led by a bull elephant. No one has successfully kept count of wild elephants in Thailand. But, if you, are lucky, you may see several at national forest reserves.