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The Everland amusement park said Friday its 16-year-old male Asian elephant, named Kosik, can make sounds imitating up to eight Korean words, including "sit,'' "no,'' "yes,'' and "lie down.''

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  • Avg rating: (+1/-0 1)msaleem
    msaleem
    Sept. 8, 2006, 3:26 p.m.

    I've learned so much about elephants today. At first from Animal Planet, and now from Ryan :)

    Did you know that elephants have around 80,000 muscles in their trunks alone?

    And did you know that elephants are excellent swimmers? Its because their bodies are mostly fat, and fat is very buoyant.

    • Avg rating: (+6/-2 4)quicksilver0602
      quicksilver0602
      Sept. 8, 2006, 5:28 p.m.

      msaleem - knock yourself out :-)

      http://elephant.elehost.com/

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