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While elephants are considered endangered species in Africa and Asia, their population has recently soared at Granby Library. On loan from Front Range dentist, Dr. Thomas Croghan, the display in the library’s lobby features just a fraction of his collection, estimated to number about 250 elephants.
Croghan received his first two elephants as a gift and, as the saying goes, “the rest is history.” Until his recent retirement, the collection adorned his Denver office – with 80% being gifts from patients.
Library patrons can enjoy the display through the month of April. Doris Klein/Courtesy Photo
The library installation is a sight to behold and includes interesting facts about elephants, such as:
- A group of elephants can be called a herd or a parade
- Just as we can be right or left handed, elephants can be right or left tusked
- Elephants have excellent senses of smell and hearing, but poor vision
- The most serious threats to elephants in the wild are poaching, loss of habitat and drought
- When elephants greet each other they twine their trunks together
- You can enjoy the elephant display during library hours for the month of April.
If you have or know of a collection that might be loaned for display purposes, please contact Granby library. The library has an average of over 4,000 visitors per month, so lots of people to delight in their rotating exhibits.
The display also includes interesting facts about elephants. Elephants can recognize themselves in a mirror, and can run up to 25 mph. Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News Link to original article