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The PHP elephpant, Elephpas hypertextus, was first sketched by Vincent Pontier in 1998. For ten years it was only seen in drawings. The plush elephpant was first sighted in 2007. Since that time a large number of variations have been observed in the wild.
The typical elephpant stands 6" (15cm) tall, with ears that extend above its head, and 8" (20cm) long including its frayed tail. The more rare “jumbo” variety stands 14" (26cm) tall and 20" (51cm) long. It is otherwise identical in appearance to the smaller animals. Due to the larger resources needed to procure a jumbo variety, and the increased space requirements for keeping one, they are considerably more rare. Not all colors have been seen in the jumbo size.
The first populations of elephants seen in the wild were blue. This included both the main species and the first few sub-species. Eventually other populations in have been identified in most primary and secondary colors, and new colors are seen in the wild on a increasingly frequent basis.
All elephpants have the PHP logo on the obverse (left) side.
Most elephpants can be identified by color and decoration alone. Sometimes identical animals have been produced over multiple generations. The rear tag is the best way of distinguishing between generations.
Sub-species of Elephpas hypertextus are generally identified by different markings on the reverse (right) side. Within the subspecies there may be variations of color.
The elephpant's natural habitat is an work environment, and it is equally comfortable in both “corporate” and “home” offices. They tend to form herds on desks or shelves. Children and pets are often highly attracted to the animals. While the elephpant does not mind the attention of these groups, it can be detrimental to the animals' well-being and elephpant owners often keep the groups separated for their protection, unless they have a large herd.
There is no known limit the the elephpant's range. They have been sighted on multiple continents and may be present in all areas of human habitation.
A total of 70 populations have been identified across Elephpas hypertextus and 48 subspecies. Sub-species are listed by date of first appearance. Within each group may be multiple populations which differ by color.
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Elephpas hypertextus Originale (2007)
Elephpas hypertextus oraculi (2008)
Elephpas hypertextus zeevandi (2010)
Elephpas hypertextus zendframeworki (2012)
Elephpas hypertextus architecti (2014)
Elephpas hypertextus feminae (2014)
Elephpas hypertextus solis (2014)
Elephpas hypertextus laraveli (2014)
Elephpas hypertextus amstelodami (2014)
Elephpas hypertextus fooianum (2015)
Elephpas hypertextus auri (2015)
Elephpas hypertextus natalis (2015)
Elephpas hypertextus symphoniae (2015)
Elephpas hypertextus shopwari (2016)
Elephpas hypertextus globi (2016)
Elephpas hypertextus batavici (2016)
Elephpas hypertextus arcus (2016)
Elephpas hypertextus roavorum (2017)
Elephpas hypertextus gallici (2017)
Elephpas hypertextus pistrini (2017)
Elephpas hypertextus herokai (2017)
Elephpas hypertextus mercatoris (2017)
Elephpas hypertextus eboraci (2018)
Elephpas hypertextus circumensi (2018)
Elephpas hypertextus fabulosum (2018)
Elephpas hypertextus decuriae (2019)
Elephpas hypertextus belgerlandemburgi (2019)
Elephpas hypertextus summum (2019)
Elephpas hypertextus gagatescerebellum (2019)
Elephpas hypertextus unitas (2019)
Elephpas hypertextus collationis (2019)
Elephpas hypertextus linuxi (2019)
Elephpas hypertextus polski (2019)
Elephpas hypertextus colloquiumiapona (2019)
Elephpas hypertextus intusautemi (2020)
Elephpas hypertextus harmonia (2020)
Elephpas hypertextus diei (2020)
Elephpas hypertextus hostinkus (2020)
Elephpas hypertextus duodeviginti (2020)
Elephpas hypertextus fundamentumliberos (2021)
Elephpas hypertextus expensum (2021)
Elephpas hypertextus bimaculata (2021)
Elephpas hypertextus officium socium (2022)
Elephpas hypertextus elephanti hypertext facit quod (2022)
Elephpas hypertextus fundamentum batavica laravel (2022)
Elephpas hypertextus noti (2023)
Elephpas hypertextus ploium (2024)
Elephpas hypertextus laraveli danicae (2026)
Elephpas hypertextus via aestus (2026)
Several animals that are similar to elephpants, but cannot be catogorized as such, have recently been seen in the wild.
| PHP Woolly Mammoth | pHackyderm |
Elephpas mammuthus (2015)
This animal has smaller ears than an elephpant, and tusks. The body of the mammoth consists of both plush fur and longer hair.
The woolly mammoth was produced as a giveaway for the 2015 TrueNorth PHP Conference in Toronto, Canada. A Kickstarter campaign was held to help fund the giveaways.
Due to a production delay, the mammoths were not available in time for the conference and were instead distributed to TrueNorth PHP attendees primarily through meetups in and around Toronto. The mammoths were released and started shipping to Kickstarter backers in January 2016.
Elephpas cyberneticus (2015)
Produced by the HHVM/Hack team at Facebook. It has not been released publicly. It has a HHVM logo in place of the PHP logo. Three prototypes have been produced followed by 500 which will not be available for sale.
The pHackyderm has several features that distinguish it from an elephpant including an articulated trunk, robotic eye, and boots.
The first prototype is named Steve, the second Steph, and the third and final Steven. All have the HHVM plate on the obverse side. The initial prototype has a blank reverse, but the later protypes and production pHackyderms will have the Hack logo and text on the reverse side.
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