Pachyderm
noun
A large mammal with thick skin, like elephants, rhinoceroses, or hippos.
The elephant is a type of pachyderm.
Often appears as...
- large pachyderm
- endangered pachyderm
noun
A large mammal with thick skin, like elephants, rhinoceroses, or hippos.
The elephant is a type of pachyderm.
Often appears as...
- large pachyderm
- endangered pachyderm
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Pro Tip 1/3Thick-Skinned Relation
Pachyderm refers specifically to mammals with very thick skin, not just any large animal.
Although bears are large, they are not considered pachyderms.
Pro Tip 2/3Zoo Context
The term 'pachyderm' is often used in zoo names and exhibits referencing the habitat of these animals.
The new pachyderm enclosure at the zoo houses both elephants and rhinos.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbolism
Pachyderms like elephants have cultural significance in many societies, often symbolizing strength or wisdom.
In the festival parade, a pachyderm sculpture was carried to represent good luck.
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How bees can keep the...
but particularly now with women farmers, helping them to live better in harmony with elephants. One of the things we're trying to do is develop a toolbox of options to live in better harmony with these massive pachyderms. One of those issues is to try and get farmers, and women in particular, to think different about what they're planting inside their farms as well.
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Safari Live - Day 125 PIPE...
wonderful things we can find in the open areas and see what there is and while we do that let's change you back across to brint and find out whether he's had any more luck with husana or if he's still with the big grey pachyderms we back with the injured daily sabi sands are about to arrive so i'm just here to see what's
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Safari Live - Day 12 PIPE...
two starts I'm going to start looking for some of our big gray --great pachyderms because it is quite warm this afternoon so we're going to try and see if we can't find some a Lee's at the waterhole before wheel turn our attentions a little bit later to maybe trying to find some of the spotted cats
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Skinny on Skin PIPE...
pachyderm weighs about the same as Dakota and probably dealt with the same issues how to stop all of her thick skin from sagging to the ground in order to understand the structure of how the skin stretched and bundled together with movement scientists focused on her elbow
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Introducing a New Baby...
their teats and allow them to then suckle from there so pretty incredible right well we're not gonna go anywhere there's no reason to it's amazing to have the alias back one and two to have a little baby in amongst him so while we sit here and enjoy these big pachyderms
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Elaine Morgan says we...
This has come 'round to be that all those naked pachyderms have aquatic ancestors. The last exception was supposed to be the rhinoceros. Last year in Florida they found extinct ancestor of a rhinoceros and said, "Seems to have spent most of its time in the water."
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Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
some big pachyderms in the distance I've got to say and and Tristan and I have been friends for a very very long time and I have to say that I don't think I've ever been more furious with him in my entire life
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Safari Live - Day 202 PIPE...
lactation and nest the little one so this clean is very much hard they are part of the pachyderms those animals such as the rhinos and what rocks and
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Safari Live - Day 15 PIPE...
over there so I'm in it get around into a good spot so while I do that let's go to Taylor and a great grey pachyderm
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Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
Oh wonderful it seems like it's an pachyderm filled afternoon so let's go across to Steve he's got some Whaley's
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How bees can keep the...
but particularly now with women farmers, helping them to live better in harmony with elephants. One of the things we're trying to do is develop a toolbox of options to live in better harmony with these massive pachyderms. One of those issues is to try and get farmers, and women in particular, to think different about what they're planting inside their farms as well.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 125 PIPE...
wonderful things we can find in the open areas and see what there is and while we do that let's change you back across to brint and find out whether he's had any more luck with husana or if he's still with the big grey pachyderms we back with the injured daily sabi sands are about to arrive so i'm just here to see what's
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 12 PIPE...
two starts I'm going to start looking for some of our big gray --great pachyderms because it is quite warm this afternoon so we're going to try and see if we can't find some a Lee's at the waterhole before wheel turn our attentions a little bit later to maybe trying to find some of the spotted cats
Video examples
Skinny on Skin PIPE...
pachyderm weighs about the same as Dakota and probably dealt with the same issues how to stop all of her thick skin from sagging to the ground in order to understand the structure of how the skin stretched and bundled together with movement scientists focused on her elbow
Video examples
Introducing a New Baby...
their teats and allow them to then suckle from there so pretty incredible right well we're not gonna go anywhere there's no reason to it's amazing to have the alias back one and two to have a little baby in amongst him so while we sit here and enjoy these big pachyderms
Video examples
Elaine Morgan says we...
This has come 'round to be that all those naked pachyderms have aquatic ancestors. The last exception was supposed to be the rhinoceros. Last year in Florida they found extinct ancestor of a rhinoceros and said, "Seems to have spent most of its time in the water."
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
some big pachyderms in the distance I've got to say and and Tristan and I have been friends for a very very long time and I have to say that I don't think I've ever been more furious with him in my entire life
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 202 PIPE...
lactation and nest the little one so this clean is very much hard they are part of the pachyderms those animals such as the rhinos and what rocks and
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 15 PIPE...
over there so I'm in it get around into a good spot so while I do that let's go to Taylor and a great grey pachyderm
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
Oh wonderful it seems like it's an pachyderm filled afternoon so let's go across to Steve he's got some Whaley's
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Alex Shoumatoff
American Writer
Elephants are highly emotional. Whatever they are feeling, they let it out immediately, and the histrionics are over and forgotten in a moment, lasting no longer than the cloud formations that are constantly coming apart and re-forming overhead. There is no guile in pachyderms.
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Jack Kingston
American Politician
What worries me is that conservative thought is moving quickly, but we're kind of the pachyderms in Congress because things move so slowly.
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Alex Shoumatoff
American Writer
Elephants are highly emotional. Whatever they are feeling, they let it out immediately, and the histrionics are over and forgotten in a moment, lasting no longer than the cloud formations that are constantly coming apart and re-forming overhead. There is no guile in pachyderms.
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Jack Kingston
American Politician
What worries me is that conservative thought is moving quickly, but we're kind of the pachyderms in Congress because things move so slowly.
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