Dwarf elephants are a small species of elephant known to inhabit Volantis. They are used to pull hathays, carts pulled by slaves whose faces are tattooed with wheels.[1]
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, dwarf elephants are only known to be found in Volantis, where they are a common mode of transport. Their skin is white and they emit a honking noise. Tyrion Lannister mistakes one of them for Illyrio Mopatis.
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Animals and plants of the known world | |
|---|---|
| Animals: |
Basilisk · Bear · Cat · Dog · Direwolf · Dragon · Horse (Dornish sand steed) · Lion · Old men of the river · Lizard-lion · Mammoth · Manticore · Raven · Shadowcat · Snow bear · Elephant · Dwarf elephant · Zorse |
| Legendary and magical creatures: |
Grumkins and snarks · Harpy · Ice spider · Kraken · Macumber the blue-eyed giant · Mermaid · Nagga the Sea-Dragon · Sphinx · Ice dragon |
| Plants: |
Weirwood · Milk of the poppy · Blue winter rose · Ghost grass · Dusk Rose · Lady's Lace · Harpy's Gold |
