Elephant vintage by Bert Hooijer

Elephant vintage

A beautiful work of elephants in a beautiful vintage style. I make all my works myself and do not use AI programs (artificial intelligence). Every detail is done by myself. That is why I can sometimes spend hours creating a certain image. You could say that I bring thoughts to life and work my ideas into the most beautiful work possible, in which every detail is accurately applied.

Elephants are large mammals of the family Elephantidae within the order Proboscidea. Traditionally, two species are recognised, the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). DNA studies have established that the African elephants consist of two separate species, the savannah elephant (Loxodonta africana) and the forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), respectively.

Elephants are distributed in sub-Saharan Africa and southern and southeastern Asia. They are the only living species of the proboscis, extinct include the mammoths and mastodons. Elephants are the largest living land animals. The male African elephants can reach a height of 4 m and a mass of 7000 kg. These animals have several distinguishing features, such as a proboscis that is used for many purposes, especially for grasping objects. Their incisors grow into tusks and serve as tools for moving objects, digging, and weapons in combat. The elephant's large ear flaps are used to control the body's temperature. African elephants have larger ears and a concave back, while Asian elephants have smaller ears and a rounded or straight back.

Poachers shoot the elephants for the ivory of their tusks.[2] Ivory trade is one of the main threats to wild elephant populations. Because of their unmistakable appearance and intelligent behavior, elephants play a role in art, religion, mythology and popular culture.