Actually the significance of an Elephants trunk being raised up is a symbol of good luck, fortune, and basically optimistic.You might hear various explanations, but none is reliable. There is no significance to either raised or lowered trunks.
In Thailand it is the Elephant that is considered good luck, regardless of the trunk position.
Other sources:See related linksSuperstition states that an elephant (or figure of one) with its trunk up is good luck.
After studying many years of ELephant beliefs i understand them quite well. I believe that an elephant with it's trunk up symbolics the Canadian elephant. This was welll researchedby dr dolittle
Elephant (trunk up) Long life, luck, remover of obstacles, self-preservation. As interpreted in Tassography - Advise needed, good luck (trunk up), obstacles overcome, remembrance, slow ascent to success, strength, wisdom.
An Elephant trunk can hold a minimun of 8 litres and more.
Scoops up in trunk then puts in mouth, which is behind the trunk.
The amount of muscles an elephant has in its trunk varies on the size of the elephant, as an elephant grows larger it will build more muscles. The average elephant has approximately 40,000 muscles in its trunk.
They suck it up and it stays there
An elephant has just one trunk.
An Elephant Seal. It's kinda like a trunk.
The symbolism of an elephant with a trunk lifted is said to mean good luck. An elephant with its elephant down is said to be bad luck.
Yes An elephant can pick up a needle with its trunk
the elephant's trunk has about 15000 muscles