INTELLIGENCE, POWER, 



is enveloped in a special orange-colored fat. In all animals 

 there is also a highly specialized fatty envelope that encases 

 the large nerve trunks and the spinal cord. So, too, around 

 the optic nerve and behind the fundus of the eye, oppo- 

 site the retina, a special covering of fat is a constant. 



Fat is a nonconductor. It is also a reservoir of surplus 

 potential energy. In the cold north, fat is accumulated 

 under the skin as a protection against the cold and, in 

 hibernating animals, as a reserve store of energy. In sum- 

 mer fat largely disappears, then reappears again in the 

 autumn. In this sense fat is a supplementary thermo- 

 regulator. 



But, theoretically, the special fat that covers the brain, 

 the spinal cord, and nerve trunks of the splanchnic nerves 

 and adrenal glands, the fat behind the retina, and, in 

 particular, the fat in which the celiac ganglia and plexuses 

 are embedded might serve as electric insulation. 



Against this, it might be pointed out that around the 

 base of the urinary bladder, at the base of the gall bladder, 

 at the hilus of the kidney, and at the base of the intestines, 

 not covered by the peritoneum, there is a white fat, not 

 the specialized type of fat found in the nervous system. In 

 these situations there is certainly little or no genesis of 

 radioelectric energy, but these positions are chemically 

 vulnerable. The fat found in these positions in all ani- 

 mals could serve as a physiologic protection against the 

 chemical penetration and infiltration of bile, urine, and 

 intestinal contents. 



What does the evidence show as to the relation between 

 the size of the brain-heart-thyroid-adrenal-sympathetic 

 system and the behavior characteristics of the elephant? 



The brain of the elephant weighed 12.59 pounds and, 

 with the exception of the brain of the blue whale, is the 

 largest animal brain in the world. The brain of the elephant 

 expresses the intelligence, power, and personality of the 

 elephant. 



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