I was overcome with embarrassment when this was pointed out to me and I tried to: pretend it was not true, explain it away, get cranky and belligerent...
...until I rode an Asian elephant and realised that they have a dent in their head, too. "African elephants have fuller more rounded heads. The top of the head is a single dome whereas Asian elephants have a twin domed head with an indent in the middle." (Eleaid)
Things changed instantaneously when I realised I could link myself with such a cool and wondrous creature.
"A wide variety of behaviours associated with intelligence have been attributed to elephants, including those associated with grief, making music, art, altruism, allomothering, play, use of tools, compassion and self-awareness." (Wikipedia)
Hehehe... just like me, conveniently.
I am dented in the head and I am proud of it.
References
Differences Between African and Asian Elephants, accessed 29 August 2011, <www.eleaid.com/index.php?page=differencesbetweenafricanandasianelephants>Elephant, accessed 29 August 2011, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant>
