However if you look back at one of my older posts about an elephant it does make me realize how great these animals are too. Their sheer size and calm appearance don't really go together, especially when you see them standing in the sun, flapping their ears and nurturing their calves. The reality is that these are in fact very fierce animals and one should be very careful of them, so next time you encounter one in your street, beware!
Anyway, I got this from a friend recently and had to share it with you:
In 1986, Peter Davies was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University .
On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air.
The elephant seemed distressed, so Peter approached it very carefully.
He got down on one knee, inspected the elephants foot, and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it.
As carefully and as gently as he could, Peter worked the wood out with his knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot.
The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments.
Peter stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled.
Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away.
Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.
Twenty years later, Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenage son.
As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Peter and his son Cameron were standing.
The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down.
The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.
Remembering the encounter in 1986, Peter could not help wondering if this was the same elephant.
Peter summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing, and made his way into the enclosure.
He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder.
The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.
Probably wasn't the same elephant!!!!!!!!
Whaaaaaahahahaha!
Anyway, some of you might have seen it already, but it did tickle me. In fact, as I started to read it, I was reminded of the video of the 2 young men who raised a lion cub and then returned years later. Check it out:
I remember getting this at work one day. I cried my eyes out! Really sweet!
Well, I've got to get on with things again, so *said in my best Arnie impersonators voice* "I'll be back"!
Cherio xx
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