Incredible Elephant Story.....

[Racerbvd]

Incredible Elephant Story.....

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In 1986, Dan Harrison ( see picture above ) 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 Dan approached it very carefully.

He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's foot and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it.

As carefully and as gently as he could, Dan worked the wood out with his hunting 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.

Dan stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away.

Dan never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.

Twenty years later, Dan was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son.

As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Dan and his son Dan Jr. were standing.

The large bull elephant stared at Dan, lifted its front foot off the ground, and 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, Dan couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant.

Dan 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 Dan's legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.







Probably wasn't the same elephant.

[alf]

Most zoo elephants are Asian, not African. Although the one in the pic above appears to be African.

[strupgolf]

That's either sick or funny, but I dont know which.

[widgeon13]

Probably not a true story.

[MBAtarga]

Rotflmao!!!!!!

[hytem]

Elephants are incredibly intelligent. I saw a couple of young elephants playing soccer on TV. One was the goaltender. The other shot the ball on goal with his foot about 40 feet away. The goaltending elephant kicked it aside with his foot. They did this several times.

The way they responded to their handlers, it looked like they understood them. There was communication. It reminded me of the dolphins, and how they can understand humans as well.

[HardDrive]

Ok, THAT was some funny shnit. LOL!

[Tishabet]

Originally Posted by hytem

Elephants are incredibly intelligent. I saw a couple of young elephants playing soccer on TV. One was the goaltender. The other shot the ball on goal with his foot about 40 feet away. The goaltending elephant kicked it aside with his foot. They did this several times.

Saw this in person in Thailand (near Chiang Mai), was totally astounded.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by HardDrive

Ok, THAT was some funny shnit. LOL!

Thank you, I was trying to lighten up PPOT since other threads have been so heated, at least one person gets it

[slodave]

This was also done in an African flavor, substitute Dan with an African name. Also, he was a kid and left for the states for college, when.....

It has me going until the end.

[911Rob]

got me.

Note to self: Never trust an elephant.
edit: or a post from Byron!

[Joeaksa]

Good one!