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Posted by obsidian on April 2, 2008, at 20:02:54
I think this is pretty freaking cool!
Posted by Phil on April 2, 2008, at 20:36:20
In reply to elephants can paint, posted by obsidian on April 2, 2008, at 20:02:54
That! is amazing! Thanks for the link.
Posted by Kath on April 2, 2008, at 20:42:59
In reply to elephants can paint, posted by obsidian on April 2, 2008, at 20:02:54
What a truly wonderful experience watching that!
thanks, Kath
going to watch the others too.
Posted by Phillipa on April 2, 2008, at 22:26:20
In reply to Thanks SO much!! » obsidian, posted by Kath on April 2, 2008, at 20:42:59
Oh how cute. Phillipa
Posted by caraher on April 3, 2008, at 20:41:25
In reply to Re: Thanks SO much!!, posted by Phillipa on April 2, 2008, at 22:26:20
Great. One more thing animals can do that I can't... ;)
Did you see the elephants mourning videos? That's more striking because it's in the wild, rather than guided by some trainer...
Posted by Kath on April 3, 2008, at 21:10:59
In reply to Re: Thanks SO much!!, posted by caraher on April 3, 2008, at 20:41:25
do you have the link for it?
was that when an elephant was grieving & they gave it paints & it painted?
K
Posted by twinleaf on April 3, 2008, at 23:15:42
In reply to elephants can paint, posted by obsidian on April 2, 2008, at 20:02:54
This is such a delight! But if you look at some of the other videos of elephants painting, they are all producing the same view of an elephant, and the same kind of flower. At times, you can see a human hand or arm nudging the trunk. After each change of paintbrush, they are fed a treat. But even with these aids, what they can do is remarkable. There IS one video of an elephant painting which looks more real. You can see that his trunk is not being guided. He is sloshing paint onto an easel, missing the paper and painting the easel itself some of the time. The painting itself is a mix of many lines- in different colors chosen by his handler- the kind of painting children do when they are younger than two.
Posted by Kath on April 4, 2008, at 21:21:05
In reply to Re: elephants can paint, posted by twinleaf on April 3, 2008, at 23:15:42
That's interesting. I haven't looked at the other videos - only the first one.
Kath
Posted by caraher on April 5, 2008, at 9:23:37
In reply to Re: Thanks SO much!! » caraher, posted by Kath on April 3, 2008, at 21:10:59
There's one clip about elephants finding elephant bones: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1Q7nSNEpy8
And there's this longer piece where an elephant finds a dead elephant (not just bones): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU6LS8mKf3E
Pretty amazing animals...
Posted by Kath on April 5, 2008, at 15:13:22
In reply to Re: Thanks SO much!! » Kath, posted by caraher on April 5, 2008, at 9:23:37
They really are amazing creatures!
Kath
Posted by twinleaf on April 6, 2008, at 9:03:56
In reply to Thanks » caraher, posted by Kath on April 5, 2008, at 15:13:22
When I saw that wonderful video of the elephant painting, I was so thrilled. I would love to believe it's really so, and really does happen.
I got worried when I looked at some of the other videos and saw different elephants painting almost the exact same thing- it began to seem as though there was a human intelligence somehow guiding the paintings, and making it happen that the elephant and flower paintings looked so similiar- no matter which elephant did the painting. Even if that's true, it's still amazing that they can do it- just a little bit less so.
What do you think? I may be totally off here.
Posted by Kath on April 6, 2008, at 15:35:47
In reply to those totally wild elephants....., posted by twinleaf on April 6, 2008, at 9:03:56
Hi twinleaf,
I haven't watched more than the 1 of the elephant painting.
My friend commented, when I sent it to her, that you never saw the elephant actually painting...only the trunk. So that does seem a bit suspicious.
But I agree with you, that even to see the elephant holding the paintbrush, even if a human hand is guiding what is drawn - that is still amazing to me.
I find it really sad that someone would make a fake video of that. Like - WHYYYYYYY??? doh - isn't it amazing enough to see elephants painting? Why would they set it up like that?
Sometimes I sort of lose my faith in human beings.~sigh~
Kath
Posted by sdb on April 13, 2008, at 21:00:53
In reply to elephants can paint, posted by obsidian on April 2, 2008, at 20:02:54
> I think this is pretty freaking cool!
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He7Ge7SogrkIf that was the elephant and not only another trunk then I've found this impressive and fascinating. I always thought that elephants are smart.
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