Be Patient.
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Yes, elephants are very intelligent and their trunks are quite nimble. See Iain Douglas-Hamilton's Among the Elephants.
Well if it was supposed to be a self-portrait someone should show it a mirror >:D
Great video though. In the UK, we would call that a Rolf Harris moment.
I wonder how many beatings went into the training of that Elephant. Impressive nonetheless.
Quote from: Josquin des Prez on February 04, 2009, 02:50:18 PM
I wonder how many beatings went into the training of that Elephant. Impressive nonetheless.
I also wondered by what methods the poor thing was trained. I doubt anyone would be so brave as to beat an elephant, plus I don't imagine violence is an effective way to teach anything except complete submission. More likely it is a food/praise reward method as used by movie industry animal trainers. At least I very much hope so.
I had heard about elephants painting before but this was the first time I had ever seen it. I'm glad people are enjoying it.
Dave, thanks for giving the name of that book.
Quote from: Episode VI: Return of the Mog on February 04, 2009, 02:49:00 PM
Great video though. In the UK, we would call that a Rolf Harris moment.
Tie me kangaroo down, sport
Tie me kangaroo down...