We love elephants because they're intelligent... and because they look cute covered in mud. Why do you like them?!
Because everything about them is unusual, and they seem so docile and laid back. Big floppy ears, flat feet at the bottoms of their legs, hairs sticking out in odd places, funny little tail, wrinkly skin (I can relate to that). And of course, the nose. What other animal can pick up a pumpkin with its nose.