Operation Merriment Mission #75: Elephant Day (Talk + Tutorial)

“We admire elephants in part because they demonstrate what we consider the finest human traits: empathy, self-awareness, and social intelligence. But the way we treat them puts on display the very worst of human behavior.” – Graydon Carter

Elephant Day 🐘 is coming up on September 22nd!

Did you know elephants…

• Have a dominant tusk (right or left tusked) and the dominant one is usually smaller because it’s more used
• Enable a micro-ecosystem with their footprints, that when filled with water, can provide a home for tadpoles and other organisms
• Have 40,000 muscles in their trunks

In the replay you’ll find…

🐘 Elephant 101 + What To Know

🐘 Difference between Asian and African Elephants

🐘 At Risk Facts + Solutions For Ivory Poaching

🐘 Who/Where To Donate

🐘 19 Fun Facts

🐘 33 ways to celebrate Elephant Day + additional resources

🐘 2 Fun videos

🐘 Roadside Attractions with elephants

🐘 Elephants In Pop Culture + Popular Elephant Inspired Sayings

🐘Tutorial on how to make a straw blowing elephant tusk craft

🐘 Printable elephant for tutorial

🐘 Visual inspiration/mood boards

This Week’s Mission

Make an elephant whose trunk you can blow! It’s ele-fun!

Workbook + Printable

https://www.facebook.com/groups/uncustomarytribe/posts/1997536097268814/

Mood Board

https://www.facebook.com/groups/uncustomarytribe/posts/1997535890602168/