Baby elephant is taught to paint by its artistic mum and dad

[MissSobia2414]

@tincancompany That video so proves my point, thanks :)

[MissSobia2414]

@ElectroGloww cool username!:) A leash a chain whats the difference.Everything that humans do is not unnatural. Humans breathe and that is so natural by the way. OMG you like stop complaining that I am complaining. I did not say that elephants are not smart. If an elephent is captured from wildlife and put in a place with no cars how will it tip one ever? Who needs entertaining ? The elephants? What a joke.

[LanaV6]

I can only see good out of this. it helps the elephants to use more of their brain. just like we do. they enjoy this anyhow. I am told they paint or draw in the sand in the wild as well. soooooo, guess it is ok. after all. if they can't wander on hundreds and hundreds of acres, might as well give them to keep them from being bored. i truly believe it is good for them and that they enjoy it. Elephants are beautiful, intelligent animals.

[kwl912]

They aren't even chains. they're leashes. You must run out into the park yelling at everyone for walking there dogs...

[MissSobia2414]

@kwl912 I will leave that job for you,ok? :)

[GallusSapien]

elephants are amazing

[Jojanneke83]

if something is not natural for an animal to do it doesnt automatically mean its abusive or a bad thing for them to do...

Why are apes allowed to paint and nobody complains about it, but elephants can't ?

[MissSobia2414]

@Jojanneke83 I know that but it is not in nature and why should humans try to change everything and make everything"better"? Why shall we interfere with nature? I didnt say it was bad or abusive I just was getting my point across that it is not natural. I don't know anything a bout apes except that they are a species of animal. So no comment

[Jojanneke83]

@MissSobia2414 learning elephants to paint or play soccer so they can make money from tourists wich go towards keeping them alive isnt making 'everything better'. These people that work there know that too.

BUT, without this income they can not afford to pay for everything that the elephant needs.

There is not enough room to create natureparks for all of them, nor can they be released in the wild.

Therefore it is not making things 'better', it's making the best out of a not perfect situation.

[Jojanneke83]

@MissSobia2414 also these are highly intelligent animals. In zoo's and other places where they keep tame elephants its not possible to give them the same challenge and activities as they would have had in the wild. So maybe giving elephants and apes something to do like painting is a good thing... to keep them stimulated. What do you want, a bored elephant or one thats using its brain in a fun activity?

[seismictoss6]

@MissSobia2414

In a certain way, all we've done here is natural. We change our environment in a natural way by creating synthetic stuff that came from our natural body and brain. And a lot of living organisms modify their environment, such as the beaver and even better, all the phytoplanctons that created an atmosphere rich in oxygen.

[Casna101]

@Jojanneke83

Because apes (humans) figured out how to do it on their own, and do it of their own choice. For the elephant it means nothing, and it's probably not comfortable. It's just for the food.

[Kaminoraiu]

technically its not natural for humans to paint, either. *shrug*

[MissSobia2414]

@Kaminoraiu good one!:) Even though u so dissed my comment:)

[raynewoman]

@Kaminoraiu It is completely natural for creatures to express themselves. Humans have been scribbling in the dirt for eons. I remember as a child around a campfire, picking up a partially burned stick and using it to scribble on stones, etc. Completely natural...as is singing, dancing, etc. Not sure what you are talking about??

[MissSobia2414]

poor elephants

they have chains around their necks.

its just not natural for elephants to paint.

[qwertyheheheh]

@MissSobia2414 The chains arent to be cruel, its so they dont run away........

[ElectroGloww]

@MissSobia2414 It's a leash, not a chain, just like you'd put on your dog. And so what if it's unnatural? EVERYTHING humans do is unnatural. Everything from wearing clothes to talking on the computer, to having neurotoxins in our pillows, HAVING pillows, eating corn-based foods, and the list goes on forever. So stop complaining. Elephants are very smart animals and have the strength to tip over a car if anything were harming them, and they aren't, so they are FINE. Plus, they need entertainment.

[Qurialedrilin]

it is kind of boring. and that woman's voice is the most annoying thing i've ever heard

[natluvr100]

boring