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Where do elephants die? Kids Social Science Q&A

Ernie Elephant and the Little Mouse

Groups of elephants have been found buried together both in Africa and Asia. The nearness of the animals to each other may be no more than a coincidence. The areas may be no more than sites, since elevated and dried, where elephants have been drowned in bogs are while crossing rivers. However, many people will argue that old elephants, when …

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Which is the elephant’s closest relative?

आप हाथी नहीं इंसान हैं

You might think that the elephant‘s nearest relative would be another big lumbering animal of the African or Indian bush, but in fact its ‘nearest and dearest’ is a tiny creature called a rocky hyrax. Rock hyraxes live in rocky or wooded regions in parts of Asia and Africa. They couldn’t look less like an elephant, either, for they are …

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Who was the Elephant Man? Kids Social Science Q&A

Elephant Man

‘The Elephant Man’ was cruel name given to a man called Joseph Merrick, who was very severely deformed. Although he died before he was thirty years old, Joseph Merrick became a celebrity in Victorian England because, despite his deformities, he was gentle, intelligent and brave man. When he was young, unscrupulous men exhibited him as a freak in fairs and …

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Why do African elephants have bigger ears than Indian elephants?

World Elephant Day: Elephant is the most exploited animal

African elephants have larger ears than Indian, or Asiatic, elephants because they live in hotter conditions and are bigger and more aggressive and active. The huge ears of the African elephant, sometimes three and a half feet wide, enable it to hear more acutely. When the animal charges its fans out its ears, augmenting its terrible appearance and striking fear …

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Elephant Festival: Jaipur Elephant Polo & Dance Festival

Elephant Festival — Elephants are regarded precious and majestic since “puranic” era. The supremacy of Elephant is also well illustrated in the Hindu Mythology. According to legends, at the time of ‘Samudra Manthan’ when demon and Gods were busy in “churning the ocean” (samudra manthan), Gods were fortunate to receive an elephant called “Airavata” which latter became the divine vehicle (vahana) …

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How To Draw Elephant: Drawing for Students and Children

How to draw elephant

How To Draw Elephant: Drawing for Students and Children: Step – by – step procedure to draw Elephant. Click on the image you like – and start doing it as shown in the image. World Elephant Day is an international annual event on August 12, dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world’s elephants. Conceived in 2011 by Canadian …

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सामान्य ज्ञान क्विज: भारत, संविधान और राजनीति

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सामान्य ज्ञान क्विज [1] यद्यपि क्विज बनाने में पूरी सावधानी बरती गई है तथापि किसी भी प्रकार की गलती हो जाने की सम्भावना को नकारा नहीं जा सकता। यदि आपको कहीं कोई गलती मिलती है तो कृपया सूचित करने का कष्ट करें ताकि उचित सुधार किया जा सके। प्रयास किया गया है कि यह हिन्दी क्विज आपका सामान्य ज्ञान बढ़ाने …

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सुनो गौर से दुनिया वालो: समीर का देशभक्ति फ़िल्मी गीत

सुनो गौर से दुनिया वालो - समीर

समीर हिन्दी फिल्मों के एक प्रसिद्ध गीतकार हैं। इनके ज्यादातर गीत हिट हुए और इनके द्वारा लिखें गए गीत आज भी लोगोंं की जुबानोंं पर हैं। उनके पिता अनजान भी गीतकार रहे थे। उनके पास सबसे अधिक गीत लिखने का गिनीज़ वर्ल्ड रिकॉर्ड्स है। उन्होंने लगभग 650 फिल्मों में 4000 गाने से अधिक लिखे हैं। उन्हें यश भारती पुरस्कार भी …

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