Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For thousands of years, elephants have been admired for their great size, surprising intelligence, and their unique trunks. Their trunk is capable of many incredible feats of lifting, dexterity, and is helpful in terms of feeding and bathing. But according to a story from Yoruba folklore, there was a time when elephants had no trunk at all! They had a bulbous short snout, incapable of any of the abilities elephants are famed for, and it would have stayed that way were it not for one curious young elephant!
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MYTHOLOGY HAS BEEN TOLD AND RETOLD IN MANY FORMS ACROSS TIME, STORIES AND ACCOUNTS MAY VARY.
MUSIC:
"African Jungle" by Lantern
CLIPS:
Stock footage of African elephants and Africa
OPENING:
fiverr.com/saif_edits
ARTISTS FEATURED:
David Stribbling
Emily Bolam
Linda Medley
Lorinda Bryan Cauley
Shella03 art
Peter Jean Caley
Jai Johnson
Sandra Mollon
Mark Ranson
E Willoughby art
Tanya Buka
Yue Zeng
REFERENCES:
theafricangourmet.com/2016/07/african-folklore-story-of-how-elephant.html thedmcollection.com/blogs/news/with-a-bit-of-help-from-a-crocodile
medium.com/elp-rumbles/elephants-in-african-myths-d4c266e1ddd9
wwf.org.uk/learn/fascinating-facts/elephants#:~:text=Elephants%20have%20around%20150%2C000%20muscle,organ%20found%20in%20any%20mammal.
treehugger.com/extraordinary-facts-about-elephant-trunks-4858665
If we used your artwork please let us know so we can give proper credit!
For thousands of years, elephants have been admired for their great size, surprising intelligence, and their unique trunks. Their trunk is capable of many incredible feats of lifting, dexterity, and is helpful in terms of feeding and bathing. But according to a story from Yoruba folklore, there was a time when elephants had no trunk at all! They had a bulbous short snout, incapable of any of the abilities elephants are famed for, and it would have stayed that way were it not for one curious young elephant!
Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/mythologyunleashed
MYTHOLOGY HAS BEEN TOLD AND RETOLD IN MANY FORMS ACROSS TIME, STORIES AND ACCOUNTS MAY VARY.
MUSIC:
"African Jungle" by Lantern
CLIPS:
Stock footage of African elephants and Africa
OPENING:
fiverr.com/saif_edits
ARTISTS FEATURED:
David Stribbling
Emily Bolam
Linda Medley
Lorinda Bryan Cauley
Shella03 art
Peter Jean Caley
Jai Johnson
Sandra Mollon
Mark Ranson
E Willoughby art
Tanya Buka
Yue Zeng
REFERENCES:
theafricangourmet.com/2016/07/african-folklore-story-of-how-elephant.html thedmcollection.com/blogs/news/with-a-bit-of-help-from-a-crocodile
medium.com/elp-rumbles/elephants-in-african-myths-d4c266e1ddd9
wwf.org.uk/learn/fascinating-facts/elephants#:~:text=Elephants%20have%20around%20150%2C000%20muscle,organ%20found%20in%20any%20mammal.
treehugger.com/extraordinary-facts-about-elephant-trunks-4858665
If we used your artwork please let us know so we can give proper credit!
