Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 12, 2024

I can’t wait to find out what the elephant tick can do!

I wonder if the female African elephant is just as strong as the male?

Amblyomma tholloni or “elephant tick” is a three-host hard tick whose adults stages feed predominantly on the African elephant (Loxodonta africana), however they were also reported feeding on hippopotamus, rhinoceros and opportunistically on the giant forest hog and warthog.

Another weak electrical field, just like yesterday. Does this mean the Elephantnose Fish tastes salty?

What’s the difference between an Indian and an African elephant?

One’s an elephant.

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I just got a new job at the zoo, circumcising the elephants!

The pay isn’t great, but the tips are huge!

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What do you get when you cross elephant DNA with Human DNA?

A lifetime ban from the zoo.

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What do you give an elephant when it has diarrhea?

A lot of space.

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How would an elephant smell without a trunk?

Trunk or no trunk, he would still smell terrible.

“Eletelephony” – Laura Elizabeth Richards

I may be missing something here, but as drawn, it looks to me like that elephant is lifting over 1100 pounds, not 550.

Elephant seals have no ears.

Famous elephant named Ear. Rather obscure, not famous. That name: Ear Elephant. Say it fast. lol, lmao, yuck yuck, etc… (start every Monday with a dad joke).

So the elephant nose fish shocks the elephant shrew so it can’t run, and the bull elephant drops a 500 pound weight on them both.

Happy World Elephant Day!

Sharks and skates (sting ray for example) can detect the minute electrical currents made by prey (hiding under the sand for example).

An analogy that works for me is that sharks and skates use passive sonar, while the elephantnose fish uses active sonar.

An Elephant’s Foot is also known as “Devil’s Grandmother”

(Elephantopus Carolinianus)

Never understood t he campaign to bar elephants from circuses.They’re born hams w ho enjoy performing

I’d like to see two elephants trunk-wrestling.