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04-30-2007, 10:52 AM | #1 |
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Elephants Memory
E LEPHANTS REALLY HAVE MEMORIES? AN INTERESTING STORY!
> I don't usually like these heartwarming stories, but this one is truly > interesting... > > In 1986, Mkele Mbembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from > Northwestern University On a hike through the bush, he came across a > young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The > elephant seemed distressed, so Mbembe approached it very carefully. > > He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's foot and found a > large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. > > As carefully and as gently as he could, Mbembe worked the wood out > with his hunting knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its > foot. The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious > look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Mbembe > stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually > the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. > > Mbembe never forgot that elephant or the events of that day. Twenty > years later, Mbembe was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his > teen-aged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the > creatures turned and walked over to near where Mbembe and his son Tapu > were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Mbembe, lifted its > front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that > several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man. > Remembering the encounter in 1986, Mbembe couldn't help wondering if > this was the same elephant. > > Mbembe summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing and made his > way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared > back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around > one of Mbembe's legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him > instantly. > > Probably wasn't the same elephant. > |
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