Joke time

An elephant and a giraffe go down to the watering hole for a drink. They see a turtle fast asleep, basking in the sun. 

The elephant goes over and kicks the turtle back to the other shore. 

"Boy, that was cruel," said the giraffe. "Why did you do that?" 

The elephant said, "That turtle bit a big chunk out of my trunk fifty years ago." 

"Fifty years ago! Wow, what a great memory," said the giraffe. 

"Yes," said the elephant, "I have turtle recall."

Elephant smackdown

Animals and People

Ow! Here's a couple of guys that will be hurting tomorrow morning as they get gored by a bull.

From Chuck's Fun Page 2

And this guy looks like he's tending to a sick, juvenile elephant.

From Chuck's Fun Page 2

A baby, finger monkey.

From Chuck's Fun Page 2

Another little handheld animal.

From Chuck's Fun Page 2

Picking up loose trash in the park - including a dachshund.

From Chuck's Fun Page 2

Mythbusters: Are Elephants Afraid Of Mice?

Friend to Elephants

I don't usually like these heartwarming stories, but this one is truly interesting...

In 1986, Mkele Mbembe 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 Mbembe 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, Mbembe 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. Mbembe stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Membe never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.

Twenty years later, Mbembe 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 Mbembe and his son Tapu were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Mbembe, 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, Mbembe couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant. Mbembe 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 Mbembe's legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.

Probably wasn't the same elephant....