tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post5122251564172632425..comments2024-02-13T00:50:40.641+08:00Comments on From Where I am.........Kuala Lumpur: How did they know? 31 elephants travelled 12 miles to pay respect..HappySurferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444290549991093661noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-40534203407981526682012-09-10T13:49:40.714+08:002012-09-10T13:49:40.714+08:00hmmm amazinghmmm amazingSmall Kucinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420461345191241920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-32801395363835510032012-09-09T16:23:48.674+08:002012-09-09T16:23:48.674+08:00Oops. That long link doesn't quite work. Here&...Oops. That long link doesn't quite work. <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01d5qvj/Last_Word_Sherwood_Rowland_Lawrence_Anthony_James_Q_Wilson_Jack_Chippendale_Joe_Thompson_and_Philip_Madoc/" rel="nofollow">Here</a>'s a hyperlink.Ruroushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638258526527895171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-87829630245557885902012-09-09T16:22:15.935+08:002012-09-09T16:22:15.935+08:00Your wish is my command! Here's a dinkum South...Your wish is my command! Here's a dinkum South African (ex) journalist with more information. :)<br /><br />Elephants are intelligent and protective of sick animals, but readers will have to decide for themselves whether this particular event was sheer coincidence or more than that. (Personally I think to say "separate wild herds arrived in droves" is stretching the truth till it's squeaking.)<br /><br />The original source is a BBC interview with Lawrence Anthony's son, Dylan. The relevant bit starts at 12:00.<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01d5qvj/Last_Word_Sherwood_Rowland_Lawrence_Anthony_James_Q_Wilson_Jack_Chippendale_Joe_Thompson_and_Philip_Madoc/<br /><br />Snopes - the website that debunks internet myths - describes this story as "research in progress". Link here:<br /><br />http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/elephantwhisperer.aspRuroushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638258526527895171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814112.post-80947975414304070542012-09-09T16:21:33.306+08:002012-09-09T16:21:33.306+08:00Reminds me of the Hindi movie - Haathi mere sathi ...Reminds me of the Hindi movie - Haathi mere sathi - the elephant, my friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com