And now... a post about an animal.

One of my favorite books when I was younger than I am now.

The world's largest animal, the funniest-looking-but-still-somehow-graceful ears.

A memorable moment in Disney elephant history (there are a lot of elephants in Disney World).

Elephant anatomy is also pretty freaking cool. I feel like Marcy Rose must know a thing or two about this.

And lastly, for serious... elephants have the largest brains on the planet... though they have poor eyesight they've been known to recognize themselves in mirrors (a somewhat weirdly-Narcissus-like sign of intelligence in the animal kingdom...), grieve, hold grudges, and play.