Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Tamed Elephant Persuades Wild Elephant To Relocate

An elephant by the name Timur is the secret weapon for Malaysia's Department of Wildlife and National Parks. He is able to communicate with other elephants and get them to stay away from villages. 

"Trained elephants are used to accompany captured wild elephants during the relocation process from their natural habitat, which can be threatened by the close proximity of human settlements. The presence of other elephants calms the frightened elephant, making it less likely to retaliate or attack the movers."

Timur in car





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14 comments:

  1. danielMay 17, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    Awesome pictures.

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  2. DejchMay 17, 2011 at 11:26 PM

    would not like to be the truck who is driving elephants haha

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  3. VenomForMassesMay 18, 2011 at 12:52 AM

    i think that they do the same thing with giraffes.

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  4. FangMay 18, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    That's a pretty darn smart move, actually.

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  5. SOMSMay 18, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    thats really a nice thing to do!

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  6. Solsby KidMay 18, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    Great pictures!

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  7. PotholderzMay 18, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    That so cool, i love hearing little heart warming stories like these.

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  8. Spartan094May 18, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    What if the truck stopped too fast?

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  9. JedwardMay 19, 2011 at 4:27 AM

    Great post!

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  10. AnonymousMay 19, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    hooray for elephants making friends. If they can do it, we all can too!

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  11. sp3nnyMay 19, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    poor elephants

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  12. dsMay 20, 2011 at 7:07 AM

    It would be nice to know how they train those guys.

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  13. tigeyMay 21, 2011 at 3:49 AM

    hehe, funny pics, alsi I like your blog, keep up the good job

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