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Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Fact of the Day: Ivory Elephant
The English word elephant is ultimately derived (though it went through Old French and Latin) from the Greek word elephas which meant "ivory".
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Appropriate, I'm suppose, but you'd think the Greek might have chosen an even more obvious characteristic, like "nose".
Very fitting.
Elephants are considered really lucky in feng shui. Always been fond of them:)
It's so sad that so many of them have been killed for their ivory. They are such beautiful creatures.
Ivory has been sought after for centuries much to the detriment of these noble beasts. I hope, one day, it will stop
Makes sense, but awful they get killed for it.
Interesting.
So, the English and the Greek were more interested in the value of the ivory tusks rather than the beauty of the animal. Hmpfh.
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