elephants
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23235)
5 Jan
Many animals are creative. But I think the elephants are the most innovative. In safari world in Bangkok in Thailand I found that using painting brushes to paint trees. There was a trainer who guilded them. But it is marvellous...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23235)
14 Jan 25
Elephants are probably one of the most important friends of humankind. They are intelligent and useful. In Pinawella elephant reserve the elephants are propagated. There are dedicated persons to feed them. The riders take the...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381851)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Oct 24
The photo is of two seagulls enjoying our sunny weather. It has nothing to do with the text.
I’ve just finished reading an autobiography written by Fred Bradna who was equestrian director with Barnum and Bailey circus from...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381851)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Sep 24
After reading about Woodrow Wilson being advised against riding on an elephant in Ringlings Circus, I wanted to know why elephants and jackasses symbolise the Republican and Democrat political parties of the USA. If American...
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Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
23 Aug 24
Today I went shopping down town again. Before I went out I told Syd I was going down town, and asked him if he wanted anything. He said to get the Chinese style chicken curry and sweet and sour chicken and a paella like I...
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Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
5 Aug 24
Last night I had another dream about the elephants round town.
I was going round looking at them as usual, and there were other people milling around.
Then the elephant we were looking at came to life and started walking. We...
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Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
4 Aug 24
I actually had a couple of dreams last night.
The first one was about the elephants in Lichfield again. In this dream there were elephants absolutely everywhere. I was looking at the elephants, and they seemed to get closer. They...
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Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
2 Aug 24
Today (well, yesterday again now, because it's way past midnight where I am again!) I went for my medication review (at last!) and afterwards I did some shopping.
I got up at 7:15am (much too early for me!) After having my pills...
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Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
7 Jul 23
Yesterday's art class was the first week of acrylics. We were doing a mother and baby elephant.
I was getting ready to go in my bedroom and when I came out I thought, I wonder how long he will be (the taxi driver). Then I looked...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381851)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jun 23
I’ve been doing more reading recently and the latest was Jodi Picoult’s Leaving Time. The other author I’ve enjoyed lately has been Jojo Moyes. Both authors do an incredible amount of research which they weave into their...
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marguicha
@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
18 May 23
I am watching Love Nature channel while I wait for my chicken with mushroom cream to cook.
Juanita is also calling me as she finished wasing the lingerie I bought with Camila. The sun is up so I´ll start with that.
But at Love...
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Mar 23
An elephant's brain is structurally like our own. They are both the largest land animal and, the most intelligent. The brain size of an Asian elephant is 5.5 kg(12.125 lb.) and 6.5 kg(14.333lb.) of an African savannah elephant....
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381851)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Feb 23
FourWalls (@FourWalls) wrote recently about seeing a manatee recently on her trip to Florida. I wondered if manatees and dugongs were one and the same so off I went agoogling.
It seems manatees (genus Trichechus) can live in...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23235)
28 Dec 22
In Sri Lanka elephants are very well cared for. Pinewalla elephant orphanage is a lovely place. Elephants from different parts of Sri Lanka are brought and cared in a lovely habitat. Travellers are allowed to have lunch from a...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23235)
19 Dec 22
I was so impressed with the paintings of the elephants in Safariworld that I went and embraced few of them. The trainers told me not to overdo it because elephants understand appreciation but too much of overdoing can lead to...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23235)
19 Dec 22
I have seen many skills shown by elephants at different places. But in the Safariworld in Bangkok in Thailand, the skills shown by the elephants were mindblowing. They were given brushes and paints and they painted the trees in...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23235)
1 Jan 22
Dalma forest near Jamshedpur is situated in the hills. Elephants are reared in the forest. The elephants stay very deep in the woods are not visible for intruders. Steps are taken so that no one damages forest resources. Even wild...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381851)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Nov 21
I was going through some old photos and came across these from our trip to Thailand in 1996. Four adults and 12 teenage boys went to a Karen village in north-western Thailand to help them install a water system which would provide...
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