Elephants Mark Open to Australia-Chinese Tapei Tie

Elephants are wild creatures that form herds and roam over hundreds of miles. Shame they are in this horrible, tiny enclosure.

March 6th, 2010 at 2:33 am

margot,

How are you?

i know what you mean. slightly off topic, a few years ago, I went to Thailand, specifically, to see the elephants – I absolutely adore them. Some time in your life, (if you love elephants), you must go and see an “elephant bath time”. Seriously, the head of the herd trumpets along the mud road, practically flings himself into a river, followed by mama and babies, and it is THE most adorable sight. They are splashing about and pouring water everywhere, it is hilarious.

There was an enclosure afterwards where they returned to and I was able to get “up close and personal”, to stroke the baby. There is about an inch of really sturdy hair covering the whole of an elephant’s body, i didnt expect that when i went to stroke it but they all had a fine time. I also got the opportunity to see an elephant being born – truly amazing. I’m assuming that some kind of animal protection league would have been involved here? what do you think?

dont get me talking about china! that’s a whole different story.

March 6th, 2010 at 3:47 am

Hi Madmax: I love elephants too, they are wonderful, strange, intelligent, you name it. Go to Africa and see them in one of their wildlife reserves. You wont get so close but you will be blown away by the experience.
PS Hate zoos, circuses and cages of any kind.

March 6th, 2010 at 2:32 pm

Margo, yes. I agree with you. The place I went to was an “elephant sanctuary”, so like you, I hate anything where the animal cant be free – but really it was amazing, because the baby elephant who was born, was just so tiny, came out with a “thud” and within about a minute, was on its feet and charging about – it was brilliant!

March 7th, 2010 at 2:40 am

look like this thread’s for you and me only margot!

March 8th, 2010 at 8:42 am