OT: as an animal lover stories like this melt my heart

RRP

In 1986, Peter Davies was on vacation 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 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, Peter 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.  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 couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant.  Peter summoned up his courage, slipped past the "WARNING-DO NOT ENTER" sign, 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's legs, and slammed his stupid ass against the railing, killing him instantly. So, this probably wasn't the same elephant.

GrateEggspectations

Love that Ron twist!

Thanks for sharing. 

Ozzie_Isaac

Lol, I have learned.  I skipped to the end before I invested a bunch of time in the characters.

HeavyG

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Lol, I have learned.  I skipped to the end before I invested a bunch of time in the characters.

I bet you read a dozen novels a week.

JohnInCarolina

I enjoyed this one!  

lousubcap

That is an excellent tale.

Ozzie_Isaac

Needed a Monday bump, for those folks preoccupied with gladiatorial style entertainment on Sunday.

fishlessman

Rrp,. My sister on a first date. Her actual first date. Had an elephant blow it's nose on her head . Lol

RRP

fishlessman said:

Rrp,. My sister on a first date. Her actual first date. Had an elephant blow its nose on her head . Lol

So that wise old elephant was warning her that guy is “snot” someone to trust! 

(groaner, I know…)

lkapigian

LoL

Ozzie_Isaac

How are a car and an elephant the same?

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

How are a car and an elephant the same?

They both keep junk in the trunk?

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

How are a car and an elephant the same?

They both keep junk in the trunk?

Close, they both have a trunk.

Legume

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

How are a car and an elephant the same?

They both keep junk in the trunk?

Close, they both have a trunk.

Don't elephants really have a frunk?

Dyal_SC

My dad’s favorite joke growing up:

Why do elephants paint their toenails red?  To hide in the cherry trees. Ever seen an elephant in a cherry tree?  No?  Must work then.