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I loved the way the elephants were nurtured in Pinawella in Sri Lanka

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 1 Feb

The Pinawella elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka is a fabulous place. We sat at a position in the restaurant. From there we saw the elephants were led to a river where they had their bath. They are being fed, nurtured and propagated....

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The Ganesha diya is sacred for the Hindus

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 28 Oct 24

When the mud pradip or diya are lit up in diwali each of them have a relevance. Ganesha diya is made in the shape of the Elephant Lord Ganesha. It looks like face of elephant. The diya is lit up by pouring oil and adding cotton ....

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Happy Ganesh puja to everyone

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 7 Sep 24

Happy ganesh puja to everyone in every part of the world. Today for the Hindus it is the puja of the elephant God Lord Ganesha. Hindus buy clay idols of the Lord and worship the God for 10 days. Every day flowers fruits and sweets...

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Black Mambas are helping protect wildlife from poachers

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Dec 23

I read an interesting article recently about a group in South Africa called the Black Mambas. This is an all-female anti-poaching group that has been in operation since 2013. Operating in Olifants West in Greater Kruger National...

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Human and Elephant fight.

Explorer @ExplorewtMe (6332) • Nairobi, Kenya 1 Jun 22

wild animals especially elephants are losing their habitat and in search of food coming toward villages and destroying crops. At the same time, people in order to save their crops try to chase them away with different means. In...

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An Apology To Elephants

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 6 May 22

I love the elephant. The way they stick together and all the females help to raise the infants is so endearing. The word "elephant" comes from the greek "elephas" which means "ivory". I can't believe their gestation period is 22...

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Shirley the Elephant Passed Away at Sanctuary

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 25 Feb 21

The local news yesterday talked about an elephant that recently passed away at the Elephant Sanctuary at 72 years old. Shirley was the oldest elephant at The Elephant Sanctuary and second oldest in North America. Shirley lived...

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The elephant diya shows skills of craftsmen.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 14 Nov 20

During Diwali in Bengal many craftsmen show their skills. The make the idols out of mud. The elephant diya has an elephant on top of which there is one diya. There are idols of Gods and Goddesses on top of that.

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The touching moment - an elephant trying to save a cat who is lost in the middle of the water

Huong Nguyenthu @Huongp (316) • Vietnam 6 Aug 20

A big elephant is trying to squeeze close to the cliff and extend its long trunk to save the cat from the fast flowing water. Although the elephant did not know if it could save the cat, the action of the elephant touched me....

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An orphanage for Elephant

Explorer @ExplorewtMe (6332) • Nairobi, Kenya 6 Jul 20

An orphanage for elephant where they raise the orphan elephant baby and help them go back to the wild. They deed them to take care of them and help them cope with their natural habitat. Last time I have gone there when it was...

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An Elephant In Absolute Darkness

jaishankar @Shivram59 (50131) • India 23 Dec 19

I come from a small town that started developing as an industrial hub ten years back.Big industries have acquired huge swathes of land here.Now as you enter the town,you find the whole area punctuated by big alluminium and iron...

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another picture my father took in the early 1970s

Scott Andersen @DocAndersen (54399) • United States 8 Dec 19

Living in Thailand you learn that Elephants are intelligent, helpful and without their help humans struggle! White elephants are very rare and always are given to the king of Thailand. But in this case, a baby elephant. Notice...

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Knowing More About the African Elephant.

Explorer @ExplorewtMe (6332) • Nairobi, Kenya 7 Nov 19

Extending to my post about the African Elephant, I am going to ad more details about them. Elephants have ivory which makes them attractive but at the same time that makes them target for the illegal ivory trade. They always have...

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African Elephant at African Savanna

Explorer @ExplorewtMe (6332) • Nairobi, Kenya 6 Nov 19

I have posted about a few animals before and let me post about the biggest giants in African Savana. Yes, I am talking about the African Wild Elephant. So let's learn about the largest and heaviest animal of African Savana...

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Nice Try

D.Umanga Wettasinghe @cool83 (4465) • Sri Lanka 3 Nov 19

Today my daughter draw a elephant . I feel that is nice try of her . what i`m looking of her is that she drawing each and every detail . for a example elephants legs almost looks like what we see .. then she wanted to send those...

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Selfie with the giant

D.Umanga Wettasinghe @cool83 (4465) • Sri Lanka 18 Oct 19

On Sunday i went to the temple for religious thing.When i coming out elephant on that door step at the temple .People given fruits to eat . At that moment i didn`t have nothing to give that giant. Finally i decided to have a...

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September 22 - Let's discuss what happened that day

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222222) • United States 22 Sep 19

National Ice Cream Cone Day National Elephant Appreciation Day 1789 - The office of United States Postmaster General is established. 1888 - The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published. 1943 - Toni Basil was...

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August 12 - Let's discuss what happened on that day

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222222) • United States 12 Aug 19

World Elephant Day Vinyl Record Day 1851 - Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine. 1981 - The IBM personal computer is introduced. 1939 - George Hamilton was born. He is an American movie and TV actor known...

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In Pinnawella elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka care is taken for elephants.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 5 Mar 19

Among different tourist attractions of Sri Lanka the Pinnawella Elephant orphanage is a beautiful place. The orphan elephants are propagated in the orphanage. They are given food. In the afternoon they are taken to the river for...

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Have you ever thought about being an animal?

Wise Ghost @WiseGhots (14603) 14 Feb 19

Considering your best quality (or just your personal taste for some animal), which animal would you like to be? So... As I consider myself a person of very good memory (especially for visual aspects), I wanted to be an elephant....

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