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4/10 Why do people (myself included) like watching movies or TV series, or
reading novels? Why are humans so fascinated about stories that they
consciously know are not real? Do other animals exhibit such behavior?
\_ http://youtube.com/watch?v=_LHoyB81LnE
\_ That is FUCKING AMAZING
\_ It is amazing. I think it's partially trained behavior, but
still, the elephant almost certainly has a conceptual
understanding of what it's doing. There's also a good amount
of data on drawing/painting in great ape species.
Elephants, great apes and dolphins can self-recognize in
mirrors and presumably on TV and in movies. I remember
a nature show on Koko the gorilla where she was reacting
to videos of male gorillas when they were looking for a
mate for her.
In most ways, gorillas and chimps have at least the cognitive
ability of a small human child, and they could probably
enjoy the chimp equivalent of Teletubbies. -tom
\_ This is a hoax, pure and simple.
\_ It's not a hoax.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/elephantpainting.asp
-tom
\_ How many elephants did they have to TORTURE to
teach them these tricks? This is BARBARIC. Animals
should roam wild, free, and happy. ANIMAL
TORTURE. FREE THE ELEPHANTS!!!!!
\_ Until I see a video of the elephant doing this
without a person (not a zoom that only shows the end
of the trunk) it's a hoax.
\_ http://youtube.com/results?search_query=elephant+painting&search_type=
\_ until you stop being an idiot, you're an idiot.
\_ Dang it, he draws a better elephant than I do!
\_ Maybe the elephant is tracing out some faint shape on the
paper which the audiance can't see from far away. But even
if so, it's still amazing.
\_ Why do people like to get drunk or take drugs or play video games
for hours on end? Probably for the same reason: to escape from their
mostly unhappy lives.
mostly unhappy lives. --wkahan@cs.berkeley.edu
\_ I guess that's the reason. -- OP
\_ Why do people like to do anything at all? |
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| youtube.com/watch?v=_LHoyB81LnE Filter videos that may not be suitable for minors Note: some videos not suitable for minors may still appear in search results. Elephant Paints Self Portrait Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Good comment Marked as spam Reply I'm sure that there was plenty of training involved but regardless, this is still amazing. It truly does show that animals aren't as mindless as we think they are. |
| www.snopes.com/photos/animals/elephantpainting.asp Origins: The above-linked video is "true" in the sense that it represents the real phenomenon of elephants who have learned to paint -- with the caveats that "painting" in this sense means the animals outline and color specific drawings they've been taught to replicate (rather than abstractly making free-form portraits of whatever tickles their pachydermic fancies at the moment), they work under the direction of trainers, they don't all exhibit the same level of proficiency, and the quality of their output can be highly variable. A BBC News article described an exhibition of such paintings at an Edinburgh gallery in 1996: Pictures which were painted by elephants have gone on display at an Edinburgh gallery. I2 Victoria Khunapramot, 26, has brought the paintings from Thailand to the Dundas Gallery on Dundas Street. They include "self-portraits" by Paya, who is said to be the only elephant to have mastered his own likeness. Paya is one of six elephants whose keepers have taught them how to hold a paintbrush in their trunks. Mrs Khunapramot, from Newington, said: "Many people cannot believe that an elephant is capable of producing any kind of artwork, never mind a self-portrait. "But they are very intelligent animals and create the entire paintings with great gusto and concentration within just five or 10 minutes -- the only thing they cannot do on their own is pick up a paintbrush, so it gets handed to them. "They are trained by artists who fine-tune their skills, and they paint in front of an audience in their conservation village, leaving no one in any doubt that they are authentic elephant creations." Mrs Khunapramot, who set up the Thai Fine Art company after studying the history of art in St Andrews and business management at Edinburgh's Napier University, said it took about a month to train the animals to paint. video gallery that features several clips of pachyderm artists in action similar to the one linked above, as well as galleries displaying the individual elephants' works. asp Urban Legends Reference Pages 1995-2008 by Barbara and David P Mikkelson This material may not be reproduced without permission. Sources Sources: BBC News "Elephant 'Self-Portrait' on Show." |
| youtube.com/results?search_query=elephant+painting&search_type= Watch this elephant, rescued from abusive treatment in Burma, now paint an amazing self portrait. Watch this elephant, rescued from abusive treatment in Burma, now paint an amazing self portrait. com now supports, "Starving Elephant Artisans" by selling their paintings so they can continue to have a new life in Thailand. Elephant painting a picture for Lindsey in August '05, is of Taj the elephant at Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo, Ca. painting a picture for my sister in law, Lindsey This video, taken in August '05, is of Taj the elephant at Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo, Ca. A month and a half later, Lindsey passed away from pancreatic cancer (26 years old). Sorry about the poor picture quality, it was shot with the digital camera we had with us. We'd have brought a camcorder if we'd known Six Flags was going to do this for her. Elephant Painting Exotic World Arts Gift Thailand Elephants Paint Rescued from abusive treatment in Burma, these elephants now paint amazing works of art. You'll be amazed at how these "Elephant Artisans" talents unfold. Tom "Big Al" Schreiter spots some special paintings as he travels the world. com Touched by their horrific backgrounds and loving personalities these "Starving Elephant Artisans" sell their paintings so they can continue to have a new life in Thailand. |