Nast used the donkey in a series of cartoons to ... scaring away other animals, symbolizing the Democrats attempting to intimidate their opponents. Origins: The elephant became associated with ...

As the 2020 US presidential election nears, badges, election leaflets, and TV graphics showing the image of the elephant and the donkey are everywhere. As anyone with even a passing interest in US ...

Forget what you’ve seen in pretty much every cartoon containing an elephant ... bit too small for the appetite of such a big animal and most elephants don’t really like them very much.