History Main / ElephantineFiction

* ''Literature/{{Babar}}'': A series of children's books by French author Jean De Brunhoff, about an elephant who leaves the jungle and learns human ways, then returns to become king of the elephants.

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[[labelnote:L - R, Top to Bottom]][[WesternAnimation/IceAge Manny]], Literature/{{Babar}}, [[WesternAnimation/{{Sing}} Meena]], [[WesternAnimation/EllaTheElephant Ella]], [[Literature/ElephantAndPiggie Elephant]], WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}[[/labelnote]]]]

* ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'' has Jotalhão (known as "Thunder" in the U.S.A.), a green GentleGiant elephant that is the part of the ''Lionel's Kingdom'' subseries of the franchise. He served as a mascot for a popular Brazilian brand of tomato sauce from the 60's to this very day, and has crossed over with the main character Monica multiple times during the series run, including a very iconic commercial for the aforementioned sauce.

* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosWonder features the Elephant Fruit, a PowerUp that turns the cast into an elephant.

* ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'' has Jotalhão (known as "Thunder" in the U.S.A.), a green GentleGiant elephant that is the part of the ''Lionel's Kingdom'' segments of the franchise. He served as a mascot for a popular Brazilian brand of tomato sauce from the 60's to this very day, and has crossed over with the main character Monica multiple times during the series run, including a very iconic commercial for the aforementioned sauce.

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* ''Animation/MotherForALittleMammoth''

* David [=McKee=]'s ''[[Literature/ElmerThePatchwork Elephant Elmer the Patchwork Elephant]]'' series revolves around [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a multicolored elephant]] with an impish sense of humor, who wants to look like the rest of his herd (in the first book).

* David [=McKee=]'s ''Elmer the Patchwork Elephant'' series revolves around [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a multicolored elephant]] with an impish sense of humor, who wants to look like the rest of his herd (in the first book).

* ''Film/LargerThanLife'': A down-on-his-luck motivational speaker inherits an elephant from his uncle (who worked in the circus), and decides to sell her; after finding two buyers, he needs to get to California within five days.

* ''Larger than Life'': A down-on-his-luck motivational speaker inherits an elephant from his uncle (who worked in the circus), and decides to sell her; after finding two buyers, he needs to get to California within five days.

* ''The White Bone'': A {{Xenofiction}}al work about African elephants.

* ''Film/WhiteHunterBlackHeart'': An American filmmaker in the early 1950's tries his hand at being a big-game hunter while shooting on location in Africa, with his target being a large bull elephant.