Up Close & Personal with the Elephants

                                                               


Getting a bath & rubdown from the handler before the next show

Off to work!

 Have you ever been kissed by an elephant?  There's nothing quite like it!
These gentle giants are creative and intelligent and LOVE to ham it up!
Each elephant has a handler who works with the animal daily.  They put on quite a show!
Members of the audience get to reward the stars with banana and sugar cane treats, under  the watchful eyes of the handlers who are perched on the elephant's back.  Jane and I each got BIG SLOPPY thank you kisses in return for treats.
Hopefully, I will figure out how to upload the videos of these hilarious events!

For me, it was a special treat to see these giant artists take loaded paintbrushes from their handlers and create some vey impressive pieces of art!   There is a gallery where the paintings are offered for sale for respectable prices - $30 to $50.


An honest to goodness painting created by an elephant!