1.   Ivory poachers have stolen tusks from stuffed elephants in Maputo Natural History Museum, Mozambique.

2.   Some are active Republicans, their offices decorated with stuffed elephants or pictures of Gov. George W. Bush.

3.   The idea was to produce clothing, but the surprising success of a small stuffed elephant pincushion changed toy history.

4.   More recently, newspapers have written about her penchant for carrying around a bejeweled stuffed elephant, which she says has brought her good luck.

5.   The models, with many animal patterns on shirts, sweaters and dresses, lined up near the stuffed elephants and giraffes of the museum.

6.   The trip was her first without the pink stuffed elephant that she drapes with a diamond necklace, and has been her constant companion even at state functions.