Tag: elephants

December 30, 2015 at 10:40 am

Every Spring a Herd of Elephants Walks Through this Hotel’s Lobby

Every Spring a Herd of Elephants Walks Through this Hotel's Lobby

Every spring, a herd of elephants led by a matriarch named ‘Wonky Tusk’ stroll through the lobby of the Mfuwe Lodge in Zambia

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December 29, 2015 at 11:54 am

Picture of the Day: Elephant Rock, Iceland

Picture of the Day: Elephant Rock, Iceland

Located on the Icelandic island of Heimaey (literally Home Island), is a rocky outcrop appropriately known as ‘Elephant Rock’

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December 21, 2015 at 5:40 pm

Picture of the Day: Breaking Through

Picture of the Day: Breaking Through

An amazing elephant street art mural spray painted by Spanish artist, XAV

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July 30, 2015 at 2:14 pm

Baby Elephant Adorably Chases Birds Flying Around Him

Baby Elephant Adorably Chases Birds Flying Around Him

A lucky group of visitors to South Africa’s Kruger National Park got to see a baby elephant try to chase a group of low-flying swallows.

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October 29, 2014 at 2:23 pm

Musician Plays Beethoven for Rescued Group of Old and Injured Elephants

Musician Plays Beethoven for Rescued Group of Old and Injured Elephants

Musician Paul Barton took his piano to the mountains of Kanchanaburi, Thailand to play for some very old, injured and handicapped elephants, especially a blind elephant named Plara (immediately behind the piano). For those curious, all the keys are made from synthetic plastic material. The song is Slow movement (2) from Beethoven’s Pathétique Sonata…

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October 15, 2014 at 6:13 pm

Picture of the Day: This Rock Looks Like an Elephant

Picture of the Day: This Rock Looks Like an Elephant

Photograph by Christoph Praxmarer About 90 km south of Paris you will find Fontainebleau, described as one of the best bouldering areas in Europe. According to Climb Europe, many of the sandstone rocks are found in the forests surrounding Fontainebleau, making for a magical and unique setting. The most famous boulder in the area…

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August 27, 2014 at 1:09 am

This Rescued Elephant Playing with Ribbon is the Best Thing You’ll See Today

This Rescued Elephant Playing with Ribbon is the Best Thing You'll See Today

Watch rescued elephant Faa Mai play with an elastic ribbon at the Elephant Nature Park sanctuary in Chiang Mai, Thailand. What a beautiful animal.

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June 16, 2014 at 4:35 pm

Rescued Elephant Falls Asleep to the Soothing Sounds of a Lullaby

Rescued Elephant Falls Asleep to the Soothing Sounds of a Lullaby

Located just outside of Chiang Mai, Thailand, the Elephant Nature Park provides a safe home for rescued elephants. The foundation’s primary objectives are to: increase awareness about the plight of the endangered Asian elephant, educate locals on humane treatment of their elephants, and to provide a sanctuary for rescued and domesticated elephants. In this…

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March 12, 2014 at 12:01 pm

A Life-Size Origami Elephant Folded from a Single Sheet of 50 x 50 ft Paper

A Life-Size Origami Elephant Folded from a Single Sheet of 50 x 50 ft Paper

Artwork by SIPHO MABONA Photograph by Philipp Schmidli | On Display at KKLB, Switzerland At the end of last year, professional origami artist Sipho Mabona launched an ambitious crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to fold a life sized elephant from a single sheet of paper. After successfully reaching his campaign goal, Mabona recently completed the…

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March 1, 2014 at 1:08 pm

Picture of the Day: Elephant Dust Bath

Picture of the Day: Elephant Dust Bath

ELEPHANT DUST BATH © NICK BRANDT Taken at Amboseli National Park in Kenya, this incredible photograph by Nick Brandt (courtesy of ATLAS Gallery London) shows an elephant using its trunk to apply dust to its body. Elephants give themselves dust baths for two major reasons. 1. It helps repel the sun and…

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