National Elephant Appreciation Day …. every September 22!!

~~September 22, 2014~~ 

Since 1996, Americans have celebrated National Elephant Appreciation Day every Sept. 22.

For all those who will join together on September 22nd to honoring the largest land animal in world.

“As it appears in the Facebook page “National Elephant Appreciation Day“

 ~Description~

Wayne Hepburn, the founder of Mission Media Inc., created in 1996, received a paperweight of elephants on parade from his daughter as a gift. He became fascinated by them. He amassed a huge collections of elephant books and paraphernalia. His fascination and love of elephants, led to the creation of this day so you and I can stop and enjoy this huge, lumbering beast.

Go Wayne Hepburn!

ELEPHANTS DON’T NEED MUCH SLEEP

ELEPHANT PREGNANCIES LAST NEARLY TWO FULL YEARS

ELEPHANTS CAN RECOGNIZE THEIR OWN REFLECTIONS

ELEPHANTS CAN’T RUN THE SAME WAY MOST ANIMALS CAN

AFRICAN ELEPHANTS ARE EARTH’S LARGEST LAND MAMMALS

ELEPHANTS CAN GET SUNBURNED

ELEPHANTS “HUG” BY ENTWINING THEIR TRUNKS

ELEPHANT TRUNKS ARE BUILT-IN SNORKELS

AFRICAN ELEPHANTS HAVE A KEENER SENSE OF SMELL THAN ANY OTHER ANIMAL

ELEPHANTS HOLD FUNERALS

~~RELATED/SOURCES~~

http://cw33.com/2014/09/22/today-is-national-elephant-appreciation-day/

http://www.pawnation.com/2014/09/22/elephant-appreciation-day-10-cool-facts-about-elephants/3

https://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Elephant-Appreciation-Day/146692175372754

~~GALLERY~~

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~~Interesting Facts About ELEPHANTS~~

We ALL are ONE!!