Elephant paints self-portrait
This elephant is a true artist. He could use some speed painting training though
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7. endless666 commented 16 years ago
What date is it!
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10. GazZtheZman commented 16 years ago
You know what they say..An Elephant never forgets,Must have been a great artist in a previous life.
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11. moskwiz commented 16 years ago
Well in my opinion (and i happen to share it with my father who is a proffessional zoologist, biosemioticist, ethologist etc.) the most explainable theory as to how these elephants can paint is that Elephants have extremely good memory-power. And being rather well-tameable (in lack of a better word) their animal raisers have used a certain technique where they take a blunt object and carve a well visible contour (of the picture being drawn) onto it. The elephant is then shown how to and instructed to follow that certain contour with a paintbrush. Having great memories the Elephants quickly memorize the contour - and voila, magic trunklings
This is nevertheless absolutely amazing
This is nevertheless absolutely amazing
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13. caixa commented 16 years ago
This is the Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project. Check out their web site at http://www.elephantart.com
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15. KittenFan commented 16 years ago
TO mafu:
Maybe they did give all colours..?
Not sure.And that is amazing, how they do that?
Well...Elephant is got good memory.
Moskwiz is right.
He did remember colours very well...
How did he know what is flower??
I dont know any flower that would live in savannah excepted for about 5, and theyr all yellow.
So how he did now what is flower, or did they show it?
ps.Flower is not so large.
Maybe they did give all colours..?
Not sure.And that is amazing, how they do that?
Well...Elephant is got good memory.
Moskwiz is right.
He did remember colours very well...
How did he know what is flower??
I dont know any flower that would live in savannah excepted for about 5, and theyr all yellow.
So how he did now what is flower, or did they show it?
ps.Flower is not so large.
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16. ShameAndBlame commented 16 years ago
http://www.exoticworldgifts.com/
they have elephant paintings here. The adress is at the bottom of this movie. There are even better ones there as well.
oh, and this was so awesome! He's cute
they have elephant paintings here. The adress is at the bottom of this movie. There are even better ones there as well.
oh, and this was so awesome! He's cute
+2 1. cannnobaL commented 16 years ago
I wonder is this special training or is it elephant itself.