Thank you for the post.
I have to agree with everyone, it is unkind to accuse the elephant of our ego.
This statement " Yes there is. Some people call it ego; some refer to it as self, and the rest call it the thinking mind. I call it an elephant" shows the arrogance and the ego of the human who tries to blame another for its faults. Only humans can think this way.
Elephants are highly intelligent, family and family-group loving animals. As was mentioned by Inda and Sue, they look after their young, take care of each other and deeply mourn their departed.
Morality made by the mind gets in
the way of Natural Goodness.
Chuang Tzu