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Elephant Figurines

	It’s little wonder that elephants have wrinkles. They are really, really old. And have some very odd relatives. The original ancestor of the elephant branched off into five groups, some 60 million years ago. One group has since died out. The other four are those include whales and dolphins, horse and rhinos, cloven-hoofed even-toed animals like giraffes, and the ancestor of the modern elephant. Today, we are down to two elephants, the African and the Asian, and even their numbers are dwindling. There are only about 500,000 African elephants left, less than half what existed 25 years ago. The Asian numbers are even smaller. Please browse through our selection of products or to read more about Elephants please Click Here

Siesta Tuskers Figurine

Whimsical design
Made of resin
5 inches tall

A Kiss Tuskers Figurine

Delightful characters
Made of resin
3 inches tall

Ups a Daisy Tuskers Figurine

Winsome charm
Made of resin
7 inches tall

Close Knit Family Tuskers Figurine

Family gift
Made of resin
3.75 x 2.25 inches

My Friend Tuskers Figurine

Captivating characters
Made of resin
3.5 x 2.5 inches

Pamper Day Tuskers Figurine

Personable pachyderm
Made of resin
3.25 inches tall

Sleigh Ride Tuskers Figurine

Fun detail
Made of resin
3.25 inches tall

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Two n Fro Tuskers Figurine

Simply enchanting
Made of resin
6.5 inches tall

Tuskers Family Figurine

Celebrating love
Made of resin
8.5 x 5 inches

Teatime Tussle - Tuskers Figurine

Universal appeal
Made of resin
9 x 3.5 inches

Banana Heist - Tuskers Figurine

Humorous detail
Made of resin
6.25 inches tall

Reaching for the Moon Tuskers Figurine

Inspirational design
Made of resin
4 inches tall

Seeing Double Elephant Figurine

Charming moment
Painted resin
5.5 x 4 x 3.75 inches

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Elephant Diving Figurine

A slice of life
Painted resin
6 x 3.25 x 5.75 inches

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Elephant and Child Figurine

Veldt vignette
Made of polyresin
5 ½ x 3 7/8 x 6 ¾ inches

Up Up and Away Elephant Figurines

Incurably cute
Painted resin
2.5 x 2.75 x 7.5 inches

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Elephant Duo Figurine

Bronzed stone look
Set of two
11.5 x 6.5 x 3.5 inches

Henry's Ark - Noah's Ark Limited Edition

Limited edition
Painted resin
13.5 x 14. X 9.5 inches

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Snug as a Bug Elephants Figurine

Gift of love
Painted resin
2 x 2 x 2 inches

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Sleeping on a Branch Elephant Figurine

Fun elephant figure
Painted resin
6.5 x 3 x 3.5 inches

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Walking Elephant Figurine

Lifelike Detailing
19 Inches Long

Out of Africa Elephants Decrorative Plate

Gray Rock Collection
3D Design on Plate
Stand Included

Fighting Elephants Figurine

Lifelike details
Handpainted resin
13 x 5 x 9 inches

Elephant Family Figurine

Charming family portrait
Painted resin
8.5 x 7 x 7.5 inches high

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Patchwork Elephant Figurines

Set of Two
Painted Resin
8 1/2 Inches Tall

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Elephant Figurines

One of the most intriguing features of the elephant, is its trunk. Given their height, with the extension of the trunk, they can reach things that are more than 20 ft. off the ground. The trunk serves as a nose, a siphon for water, and a tool to dig for food, pick things up, and signal other elephants. The African elephant has two digit-like accessories at the end of their trunk, which are extremely mobile and help to manipulate food or other items. This is one way to tell them from an Asian elephant, which has only one of those protrusions.

Thanks to conservation efforts, it is no longer legal to harvest elephants for the ivory in their tusks. There is still a black market for them however, and even in protected parks, elephants fall victim to raiders who slaughter one of these magnificent animals, simply for the ivory. An elephant’s tusk is actually their incisors, since they have no canine teeth. One-third of the tusk’s length is inside the skull, making it well anchored. The largest tusk ever recorded, weighed 214 lbs. and was 138 inches long. Because of the hunting and sale of ivory, it’s rare to find one now that weighs more than 100 lbs. as tusk size tends to be hereditary, and the elephants that consistently produced young with this feature, have been killed off.

Today, most people will only see an elephant in a zoo, or in the few circuses left. The first zoos date back to Ancient Egypt when traveling dignitaries and royalty often brought gifts of strange animals to the countries they visited. This practice continued over the centuries, and in the 1300s, Henry I of England, established a royal menagerie with some of his gifts, including the first elephant brought to that country. However, it would be another three hundred years before the public had access to the royal menagerie, which in effect became the first “zoo”.

Circuses were introduced to America in the late 1700s, and were instantly popular, even with such luminaries as George Washington. By 1815, Hackaliah Bailey (who would become half of the famous Barnum & Bailey team) had introduced his elephant “Bet” at a circus. The public was so fascinated with this new addition, that it soon became a requirement for every circus to have an elephant, and the more, the merrier. “Old Bet” has often been referred to as the “mother” of the circus in America.

The most famous circus elephant however, was Jumbo. Billed as the largest elephant in the world, Jumbo was killed by a train in St. Thomas, Ontario, while on tour in 1885. The problem of what to do with him, was an elephantine one. Barnum, always on the lookout to milk an event for all it was worth, had Jumbo stuffed and put on display in the Barnum exhibit at Tufts University in Massachusetts, where he became a good luck symbol to students. Then tragedy struck once more in 1975, when the “remains”, which had become highly flammable from dryness and the stuffing, was destroyed in a fire. Phyllis Byrne, a university administrator, scraped up his remains (no, we’re not kidding), and put them in a peanut butter jar for posterity.

Elephant figurines that artisans produce today, are often excellent representations of the majestic African species that Jumbo belonged to. Some of the finest examples are hand-carved from wood and natural stone, then highly polished. The intricate details make them an outstanding single piece for a table or mantel. Small groups of crystal, porcelain, or bronze elephant figurines, also make a nice focal point for a living room or den.

Elephant Extras

The average African elephant grows up to 11 ft. tall, 6-7 tons in weight, and can live 60-70 years in the wild.
Elephants came to be associated with peanuts, only because they were sold at circuses, and the vendors encouraged people to feed them to the elephants, so they could sell more
Elephants are the largest animal on Earth
The trunk of an elephant holds around three gallons of water which is sprayed into their mouth to drink, or over their back to bath
An elephant sleeps standing up
The elephant has four knees, the only animal that does