Elepante

An elepante o gadya (alternatibo nga kasurat: gadyà) amo an mamalya nga hayop ha orden Proboscidea ngan banay Elephantidae.

Etimolohiya han mga ngaran ha Winaray

An pulong nga elepante tikang han Kinatsila nga elefante samtang an pulong nga gadyà han una nangahulogan nga usa nga elepante tikang ha Jolo. An pulong nga gadyà puyde liwat mangahulogan nga usa nga pulong nga ginagamit ha kasahiran hin pagtawag hin dako nga manananap o hayop.

Pinanbasaran

Bibliograpiya

• Shoshani, J., ed. (2000). Elephants: Majestic Creatures of the Wild. Checkmark Books. ISBN 0-87596-143-6.

--- Shoshani, J.; Shoshani, S. L. What is an Elephant?. pp. 14–15.

--- Shoshani, J. Comparing the Living Elephants. pp. 36–51.

--- Shoshani, J. Anatomy and Physiology. pp. 66–80.

--- Easa, P. S. Musth in Asian Elephants. pp. 85–86.

--- Moss, C. Elephant Calves: The Story of Two Sexes. pp. 106–13.

--- Payne, K. B.; Langauer, W. B. Elephant Communication. pp. 116–23.

--- Eltringham, S. K. Ecology and Behavior. pp. 124–27.

--- Wylie, K. C. Elephants as War Machines. pp. 146–48.

--- McNeely, J. A. Elephants as Beasts of Burden. pp. 149–50.

--- Smith, K. H. The Elephant Domestication Centre of Africa. pp. 152–54.

--- McNeely, J. A. Elephants in Folklore, Religion and Art. pp. 158–65.

--- Shoshani, S. L. Famous Elephants. pp. 168–71.

--- Daniel, J. C. The Asian Elephant Population Today. pp. 174–77.

--- Douglas-Hamilton, I. The African Elephant Population Today. pp. 178–83.

--- Tuttle, C. D. Elephants in Captivity. pp. 184–93.

--- Martin, E. B. The Rise and Fall of the Ivory Market. pp. 202–07.

--- Shoshani, J. Why Save Elephants?. pp. 226–29.

• Sukumar, R. (2003). The Living Elephants: Evolutionary Ecology, Behaviour, and Conservation. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-510778-4.
• Kingdon, J. (1988). East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa, Volume 3, Part B: Large Mammals. Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-408355-2.
• Wylie, D. (2009). Elephant. Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-86189-397-0.

Padugang nga barasahon

• Wikisource: "The Blindmen and the Elephant" by John Godfrey Saxe
• Carrington, Richard (1958). Elephants: A Short Account of their Natural History, Evolution and Influence on Mankind. Chatto & Windus.
• Nance, Susan (2013). Entertaining Elephants: Animal Agency and the Business of the American Circus. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
• Williams, Heathcote (1989). Sacred Elephant. New York: Harmony Books. ISBN 0-517-57320-2.

Mga sumpay ha gawas

• Pure Nature: Are Elephants Headed Toward Extinction? YouTube video by AlliantContent
• ElephantVoices—information about elephant communication