elephant + me — i keep a diary

I didn't have any more bananas, but she was a good sport about it and even let me shake her trunk! (But that was probably only because her trainer held his stick up in the air and she knew she'd get a gentle whack in the head if she tried to get rough and sniffy with me.)

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elephant trainer ↗+

I CAN HAS MORE?

thailand part five: elephant riding and river tubing

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elephant trainer ↗+

NOM*NOM*NOM.

thailand part five: elephant riding and river tubing

August 12, 2007

elephant trainer ↗+

It sounds silly, but I really can't convey how surreal it is to have an animal that big gently take something out of your hand with it's nose.

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banana ↗+

Here's her here little sniffer sniffing around for more bananas.

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banana ↗+

So nice.

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Hahaha.

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I think this one is my fave because it looks like she's smiling.

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Look at me, I'm such a little trunk-toucher!

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banana ↗+

Then it was my turn! Meredith took my cam and did an awesome job capturing the following action sequence!

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I totally broke my bunch of bananas in two because I wanted to experience the weirdness of feeling her sniff around my hand and then grab the bananas twice!

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Take two.

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Obligatory "we're riding an elephant!" photo.

thailand part five: elephant riding and river tubing

August 12, 2007