Parvaz << Back to Feature Page Take an inside look at the colorful pages of Parvaz.   Click to ZOOM IN >>   Click to ZOOM IN >>   Click to ZOOM IN >>   Click to ZOOM IN >>   Click to ZOOM IN >>   Click to ZOOM IN >> Elephant Talk Illustration by Zia Mourad In an exclusive interview for a feature on elephants, a monkey gets a pachyderm to make a statement on behavior. Quoting C. Court Treat's Out of the Beaten Track, the elephant says: "In order to leave nothing to chance, elephants plaster themselves with mud and dust as further protection against both heat and flies. In the animal kingdom, it is not necessary to be thin skinned to be sensitive."

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