Yes, it's World Elephant Day, the day where all good little elephants wake up to find presents under their trees and apples in their baskets. Or something like that. However they celebrate, we can stop by The World Elephant Day website and watch the new documentary, Return to the Forest, about efforts in Thailand to re-introduce elephants to the wild after captivity. Here's the trailer:
And if that wasn't enough to entice you, it's narrated by William Shatner.
To continue the party, here are a few more of my favorite elephant stories found online:
Rajan the elephant retires after thirty years of working as a water taxi. He's been replaced by motorboats, which wouldn't be nearly as much fun.
Speaking of swimming elephants, Ricky Gervais talks about elephants "caught swimming" in the ocean:
A hotel was built on this elephant herd's migration path, but that doesn't stop them:
The article "A Mother's Determination: Elephant Rescues Baby Trapped in Mud" has amazing photos of an elephant freeing her calf from a mud hole.
And here's an article with pictures of an elephant funeral procession, not for another elephant but for the human known as "The Elephant Whisperer."
Enjoy your Elephant Day, but don't overdo the peanuts!
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