Sentences with phrase «of pachyderms»

• African Elephants Aren't All Alike A landmark study of the DNA of African elephants by Alfred Roca and Stephen O'Brien at the National Cancer Institute last year confirmed that there are more than two species — Asian and African — of pachyderms.

The «Elephant Triptych» framed art is a 3 - piece ensemble of pachyderm perfection.

It is set in the Jungle of Nool, a variegated island paradise, where dwells Horton the elephant, a benevolent sort of pachyderm who spends his days cheerfully going about his own business.

Pachyderms on Parade This presentation provides examples of the current set of Pachyderm 2.0 templates.

Rachel Smith, previously the NMC director of the Pachyderm Project, is now a vice president at the NMC and member of the Pachyderm Advisory Council, the governing body for the project.

Across the road, British darling Charles Avery is at Pilar Corrias, and a few streets down, Paradise Row presents a solo show by Douglas White, inspired by the artist's encounter with the remnants of a pachyderm in Africa.

Not exact matches

With 20 feet of grassland between them, the banker and the three - ton pachyderm faced off.

Matt serves as a member or observer on the board of directors of Cybellum, Fairfly, Midfin Systems, NYSHEX, Pachyderm, Panoply, Saucey, SigOpt and SQream.

5) There is another elephant in the room (already filled to the brim with our pachyderm friends) and that is the tax implication facing some French, Spanish and Greek Clubs as their respective nations begin to tighten the screws on corporate tax evaders, thanks to the EU's gradual loss of patience with their poorer members failing economies.

This animated plush from toy leader GUND comes to life with just a push of a button on the pachyderm's feet.

I'm partial to elephants and each of these lines carry fabric featuring adorable pachyderms:

There, in the northern part of the island, the Times reported, «upon the reward of a few shillings per head being offered by the authorities, 3,500 pachyderms were dispatched in less than three years by the natives.»

Here is the online text of last month's Maxim, in which his supermodel wife confesses a lethal allergy to all pachyderms.

When scientists saw a particularly vicious attack on a captive elephant — and the elephant's resulting bee phobia — they thought of using bees to mark certain areas as pachyderm - free.

The pachyderms ended up at the Friends of the Asian Elephant Hospital in Lampang, Thailand, where Soraida Salwala spent years trying to build the animals brand new limbs.

The pachyderms deploy their trunks to pick up objects of all shapes and sizes, from small seeds to logs more than a meter in diameter.

Now, scientists have identified a third way for the giant pachyderms to cool off: Their hides become more permeable in the heat, according to research published this week in The Journal of Experimental Biology.

The elephants» different reactions to smell and color make sense, he adds, because the odor of a Maasai hunter implies that he is nearby, triggering fear that sends the pachyderm packing.

A new study suggests that pachyderms can distinguish threatening groups of people from those who mean them no harm.

Researchers working in Kenya presented the animals with identical red garments worn for five days either by Maasai tribesmen, who slay elephants to prove their strength and daring, or by farmers of the Kamba tribe, who leave the pachyderms in peace.

That's the conclusion of a new study that tested the cooperative skills of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Thailand and showed that the pachyderms understand that they will fail at a task without a partner's assistance.

Researchers have demonstrated a new way of identifying where the pachyderms are being slaughtered by analyzing DNA from confiscated ivory and matching it to excrement sampled from nature reserves.

Your list of six technology pledges that should be in every political manifesto misses at least one pachyderm in the...

But it's not easy for researchers to link the pachyderms» calls — many of which are beyond the range of human hearing — to particular events.

The mammoth is the quintessential symbol of the Ice Age — and the status of these shaggy pachyderms has now been confirmed scientifically.

A historical epic is what a director makes when he wants to matter again: a globe - trotting sword - and - sandal spectacular that has everything from small nations of extras to bellicose pachyderms on the payroll.

But that farce — about a couple of POWs who abscond from WWII Italy with a pachyderm — struck just about everyone as mediocre and marked the end of their collaborative relationship.That same year, however, Clement took his directorial bow with the James Bond - style spy spoof Otley, with former «angry young man» Tom Courtenay as its lead.

All parties are out to get the circus star, including a mad hunters and a group of mafiosos looking to score by putting the pachyderm on ice.

One Lucky Elephant (Unrated) Poignant, pachyderm - whisperer documentary examining the end of the relationship of the ailing owner of a traveling circus and the orphaned, 18 year - old elephant he'd rescued in the wild and raised practically from birth.

Institutions ranging from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to the Arkansas Air Museum and the Museum of Texas Tech University have enriched the viewing experience, before or after, for students and teachers by providing multimedia resources created with Pachyderm.

In recent years, some of the country's leading museums have used Pachyderm — an open source software package accessed using a standard Web browser — to create compelling, interactive CDs, DVDs, and online learning experiences that complement and enhance exhibits for both teachers and students.

In its online showcase, Pachyderm provides links to dozens of impressive presentations created using the software.

(One of the many presentations Pachyderm features on its Web site is «How to Write a Great Paper,» which explores one approach to thinking and writing about complex subjects.

Having 420 horses to tap does provide the Denali decent verve when needed, kind of like strapping a JATO to a pachyderm; the sport - ute will reach 100 km / h in less than seven seconds and accelerate to 120 km / h from 80 in less than five seconds.

I didn't talk about the pachyderms because I am not as familiar with the workings of returns as are you and Sarah.

She will be my guest today and let us in on some of the behind the scenes safeguards for insects to pachyderms.

All Elephant Safari Park Lodge rooms feature unique elephant art painted by the parks own pachyderms, elephant inspired dà © cor and artifacts, individual climate controlled air - conditioning and overhead fans, state of the art LCD televisions with satellite and in - house channels, resort wide wi - fi internet service, IDD telephones and personal honor - bar and a unique Elephant Chauffeur service direct from the elevated landing of the lodge room, with the exception of the Paddy View rooms.

The stuffed African pachyderm donated to Tufts University by P.T. Barnum is the subject of a Tufts University Art Gallery exhibition.

Crowley Fleck Pro Bono Family Mediation Project Young Professionals of Wichita, Enhance Committee (2015 - 2016) Big Brothers and Big Sisters Bowl for Kids» Sake Team Member (2014 — 2016) Pachyderm Club of Wichita (2013 - 2016)

Mark's «Pachyderm Prey» (2012) and «Unnatural Curiosity Bird» (2012) hang above one of a pair of tables by Bottega Karim.