This little group of elepants includes, from left: Russ Lil Peepers, Itsy Bitsy African Elephant from Wild Republic, Boyds Ellie the Elephant and Friend, Boyds Ellen the Elephant, Russ Yomiko Magnet, and Elephant with sound from Wild Republic. These are Ganz elephants. They include the Ganz Elephant Hand Puppet, Effie the Elephant, Elephant Page Pal,
Elephant Bungeeroo and little Elephant Magnet Mate Soft Spot. Check for elephants in the Gift Shop.
These are the largest elephants at Jeannie's Cottage. They include from left:
Hansa Elephant and Cascade Toys Elephant.These three elephants include Ty's Pipsqueak the Punkie (retired), a Ganz Pink Elephant Baby Blanket
and a Squish-ums Pink Elephant Blanket (right) from Ganz.These elephants include the Squish'ums Pink Elephant, a pink elephant pillow from Ganz
and the Razz the Russ Parfait Pets Elephant.This group of elephants includes a Shining Stars Elephant from Russ Berrie (left), Bertha the Elephant from Jaag
and a little Webkinz Elephant from Ganz (right).Here we have a Ty Pluffie Elephant, Annabelle an Aurora Plush Elephant, a little white Tag Along Elephant and
a little grey Snuggle Buddy Elephant from Wild Republic.These elephants are safe for babies, according to the manufacturers. They include the green
Ty Elephantbaby, Blue Aurora Elephant (right) and a little Blue Elephant from Ganz (center).Here are, from left, Peek-a-Buddy Elephant from Russ, Purple Elephant Flopimal from Ganz, Pensonality from Ganz, Green Elephant from Wild Republic, Peanut Ganz Cheeky Pal, Pastel Parade Pink Elephant from Baby Ganz and Ganz Pink Chime Animal. Check for elephants in the Gift Shop. The little Ragtail Elephant shown on the opening page of the Jungle Section was made by the Manhattan Toy Company.
They have discontinued that item. Jeannie's Cottage sold out of it long ago.Elephants are the largest and most powerful land animals alive in the world today. They inhabit the tropical jungles and grassy plains of Asia and Africa and are mighty enough to be safe from attack by any other living wild creature.
The elephant's hide is thick, grey, leathery and tough. It is about one inch thick. An elephants eyelashes are over five inches long. Elephants have large heads, small eyes and large fanlike ears. Their teeth include the second pair of upper incisors that develop into their large tusks, which continue to grow throughout the animal's lifetime.
The long, flexible and muscular trunk is really the elephants lengthened nose and upper lip. (By the way, the name "trunk" appears to be based on a misunderstanding of the French word "trompe," which means trumpet or proboscis.) The elephant does not drink through its trunk, but sucks up water and squirts it into the mouth.
The elephant is a vegetarian. It feeds on foliage, grass canes, fruit, tubers and bark.
