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Elephant rescue operation
April 9 2003
An elephant has launched an extraordinary rescue operation, opening a gate with her trunk to free antelopes being held at a camp near Empangeni in the east of South Africa.
Lawrence Anthony told the SAPA news agency that a private game capture company had rounded up the antelope to relocate them for a breeding program.
The team were settling in for the night when a herd of 11 elephant approached, he said.
"The herd circled the enclosure while the capture team watched warily, thinking the herd were after lucerne (alfalfa) being used to feed the antelope," he said.
The herd's matriarch, named Nana, approached the enclosure gates and began tampering with the metal latches holding the gates closed.
She carefully undid all the latches with her trunk, swung the gate open and stood back with her herd.
"At this stage the onlookers realised this was not a mission for free food, but actually a rescue," Mr Anthony said.
The herd watched the antelope leave the camp before they walked off into the night.
Ecologist Brendon Whittington-Jones said: "Elephant are naturally inquisitive - but this behaviour is certainly most unusual and cannot be explained in scientific terms".
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http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003...9567683578.html
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Lincoln
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This reminds me of a crow that I saw yesterday on the highway. When I approached he just flew to the other lane. I guess he knew that people only drive in one lane.
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Lincoln
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He probably didn't know what kind of driver I am though. In these largely deserted highways here I often drift out of my lane. Anyway, I hope to learn some more about elephants in Thailand. They are very inteligent animals and seem to have compassion. They even mourn their dead apparently.
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Lincoln
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No, elephants are a symbol of the Republican party. I think he would approve of their compassionate conservatism in this instance...
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Lincoln
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quote:
Originally posted by GePap
Yeah, but this was not behavior they were taught by people..this appears to be behavior independently gained. |
Actually I think that they were the ones doing the teaching here. Ever heard of Balaam and his donkey?
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gsmoove23
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quote:
Anyway, I hope to learn some more about elephants in Thailand. |
Are you going to Thailand? Please tell.
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Lincoln
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Yes, I am going back again sometime this year.
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gsmoove23
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Cool, vacation? Work?
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Lincoln
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I am thinking about retiring there. I spent much of last year there. Have you ever been there?
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09-04-2003 18:36
is this a whole new lincoln?
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