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Elephants

Ganesh, one of Hinduism’s most identifiable deities thanks to his distinctive elephant head, is widely revered as the remover of obstacles, the patron of the arts and sciences, and the god of intellect and wisdom.

While female elephants tend to group together in matriarchal family herds, male elephants tend to

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