The Elukeluke/Etuoo (tortoise) holds diverse symbolic meanings and associations, including with Ogun (god of war), pride, and trickery ( ). The tortoise is one of the rarest animals depicted on the Emwin Arhe (royal treasures); however, it was used by some carvers of the Igbesamwan to decorate the Aken'ni Elao (carved tusks) and some ivory Ẹgogo (gongs). According to Hans Melzian ( ), the Elukeluke has two praise names: “the thing that swaggers proudly” and “the thing that walks like a cripple.” Both praise names, although contradictory, evoke descriptions of Ọba Ohẹn, who was paralysed from the waist down and attempted to deceive the royal court about this fact.

The Elukeluke appears in stories as an “ambitious and cunning” animal ( ) and is often seen as a cautionary figure in Edo oral tradition. Priestess Azaigueni Aghahowa ( ) described the Elukeluke as a “great liar” who, in the form of a human, had attempted to deceive an Ọba. On discovering the deceit, “the Ọba cursed his house, which fell upon the tortoise's back and crushed it, becoming a part of him. From that time forward his deceitful character has been publicly acknowledged, because ‘he hides his body’.”

Emẹ is the generic term for monkeys in Edo (Ọbazee 2025, p. 99). They appear much less frequently than other animals, shown either in full form, crouching or resting on their haunches, with their arms threaded around or resting on their knees; in other cases, only their faces are depicted.

The monkey is associated with success and good fortune (Blackmun 1984, p. 158). In the early 1980s, Paula Ben-Amos (in Blackmun 1984) suggested that Emẹ are associated with the Ehi (personal destiny), “particularly when the Ehi guides one steadily upwards towards success.” Paraphrasing Osemwegie Ebohon (1979, p. 46), Barbara Blackmun (1984) also described a connection between Ọba Ewuare the Great and Emẹ based on a praise name for the warrior king: “the thin headed monkey who hurled himself at his foes.” Emẹ, along with frogs, are also used in palace rituals to promote success in battle (Girshick Ben-Amos 1999, p. 106).

The Uki (moon) is said to be associated with coolness, peace, and joy and to be more important than even Owẹn (the sun) ( ; ). The behaviour and nature of the moon were and are studied by the Iwoki, the guild of astrologists and meteorologists established by Ọba Esigie (c. 1504–50).

The Uki is usually depicted in crescent or half-moon form and appears on some of the Ama-Ẹrọnmwọn (bronze relief plaques), sometimes on its own as a corner motif and at other times as part of compositions with figures identified as being part of the Iwoki. Crescent forms of the moon are also used as part of the motifs decorating textiles and clothing worn by figures.