This video changed my life forever

[jond]

I wanted to know more, so I searched and found this. It's still 100% amazing though.


http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_elephant_painting.htm

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/elephantpainting.asp


"Comments: The video is real, but it's important to note that the elephant painting this "self-portrait" -- a male by the name of Paya who resides in the Maesa Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand -- has been painstakingly trained to produce this image, and may even be receiving off-camera hand or voice directions from a "mahout," or trainer. As animal expert Vicki Croke explained in a video interview with Newsday Live, "If you put a canvas in Paya's barn and gave him two weeks he would not have painted that elephant. He's been trained to do that."

"Elephant art" has become a popular commodity at zoos and animal compounds in recent years, with some elephant paintings fetching as much as $500. Most of the artworks are best described as "non-representational," however, consisting as they do of random splotches and streaks of color. Sophisticated images such as the one above are less common because they require more training. Another Thai elephant named Hong has produced similar paintings. "

 

[Bigglezworth]

Oh yeah? Try painting one with your "trunk" and get back to us.

I can sign my name in the snow. Does that count??:tongue: It's taken years of training to repeat over and over.

 

[Ski_Banker]

I wanted to know more, so I searched and found this. It's still 100% amazing though.


http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_elephant_painting.htm

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/elephantpainting.asp


"Comments: The video is real, but it's important to note that the elephant painting this "self-portrait" -- a male by the name of Paya who resides in the Maesa Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand -- has been painstakingly trained to produce this image, and may even be receiving off-camera hand or voice directions from a "mahout," or trainer. As animal expert Vicki Croke explained in a video interview with Newsday Live, "If you put a canvas in Paya's barn and gave him two weeks he would not have painted that elephant. He's been trained to do that."

"Elephant art" has become a popular commodity at zoos and animal compounds in recent years, with some elephant paintings fetching as much as $500. Most of the artworks are best described as "non-representational," however, consisting as they do of random splotches and streaks of color. Sophisticated images such as the one above are less common because they require more training. Another Thai elephant named Hong has produced similar paintings. "

hehehe :wink: :biggrin:

 

[Ski_Banker]

I'll reserve judgement until I find out whether or not elephant meat is delicous.

ROFL

 

[Ryanmcd2]

Ski Banker...

This is probably more up your alley!

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LOL That is what Ski calls a "Good night out"

 

[Malibu Rapper]

This is probably more up your alley!

OMG, I would have laughed if he woulda filled up his trunk and spewed the people watching.

 

[Ski_Banker]

Ski Banker...

This is probably more up your alley!

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I could be mistaken, but you're the one with the avatar of a strange gay man with an afro that paints pictures of woodpeckers on PBS. You didn't actually spend $500 on the Thailand Magical Elephant Self Awareness painting, did you?

 

[cyberdog]

I'll reserve judgement until I find out whether or not elephant meat is delicous.

LOL

And gross on the ass eating....

You do have to wondering what was amazing and what wasn't. If the elephant was trained to draw a copy of a drawing and punished when making an error thus making the art unoriginal and not thought of by the elephant I'm not so impressed. However, it is clear that the elephant is trying like hell to use what motor skills he has to keep that brush steady and does a pretty damn good job.

 

[steveny]

I can sign my name in the snow. Does that count??:tongue:

It only counts if you have a trunk and from what the ladies are saying that is not the case.:tongue: :biggrin:

 

[Bigglezworth]

It only counts if you have a trunk and from what the ladies are saying that is not the case.:tongue: :biggrin:

Not to worry Steve. The ladies weren't all that impressed with your hand writing last time either..... :wink:

 

[steveny]

Not to worry Steve. The ladies weren't all that impressed with your hand writing last time either..... :wink:

I know, I have only been trained to draw the same damned elephant.:frown:

 

[djdrock]

You didn't actually spend $500 on the Thailand Magical Elephant Self Awareness painting, did you?

No, my max bid was $400. :biggrin:

 

[jordansx]

I knew it was fake/staged/trained when it painted the flower. Of course it can't ask for different colors and how would it know it was dark green and not black? Clearly it was well trained and taking voice directions. But amazing nonetheless.

LOL
And gross on the ass eating....

How do you know that was her ass?

 

[Malibu Rapper]

We need to replace the painting video in the original post with the ass eating video. Because only then would the title of this thread make sense... My life is changed forever, I'm wearing jeans and a belt next time I get near an elephant.

 

[steveny]

How do you know that was her ass?

The big bon-bon the elephant pulled out and stuffed in his mouth tipped me off.

 

[Red]

We need to replace the painting video in the original post with the ass eating video. Because only then would the title of this thread make sense... My life is changed forever, I'm wearing jeans and a belt next time I get near an elephant.

Instead of a kilt?

Seriously, if you watch some of the other videos you can see the guy is holding the elephant's tusk and moving them around by applying pressure in certain directions - no doubt animals are smarter than we tend to give them credit for - and ultimately humans are a type of animal, so why are we so amazed?

 

[steveny]

Instead of a kilt?

- no doubt animals are smarter than we tend to give them credit for -

Every time I think this I always have a huge set back when I see the neighbors dog eat his own poop.:frown:

 

[Ski_Banker]

No, my max bid was $400. :biggrin:

Not that I want to know, but how did you come across that nasty video anyway?? Did you Youtube search for "elephant butt muncher" or something? Or did I-Tunes suggest it as a favorite? :biggrin: j/k