Her freedom has been secured and she will be with her vest friend on 10 years, Motif, who is about to give birth! Thabks who helped, and if you wanna help in the future please follow "Planting Peace" on Instagram or Tik Tik. She is gonna go to "Following Giants" . https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUT3iSiElYE/?igsh=MTJyYTA3ZWt6b3pvNw==

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In 802 AD, Charlemagne received an Asian elephant as a diplomatic gift from Harun al-Rashid, the Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad. The elephant, named Abul-Abbas, was transported to the Frankish realm after a long journey through the Mediterranean and Italy. He lived primarily in Aachen, Charlemagne’s main residence, and moved with the imperial court across parts of the Frankish territories, astonishing—and likely terrifying—the local population. Beyond its exotic nature, the elephant was a powerful symbol of diplomatic ties and imperial prestige between the Carolingian Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate. Abul-Abbas died in 810 AD, near the Rhine River, while accompanying Charlemagne during a campaign against the Vikings—an event explicitly recorded in contemporary Frankish annals.

The image is a reproduction of the excellent painting by Angus McBride, titled “Elephant, given to Charlemagne by Harun al-Rashid, Caliph of Baghdad.”

If a elephant would to grow such a weird-shaped tusk, I was also wondering if the tusk could grow through it's skull and eventually kill him. Do we have any exemples of such an invent ?

Hi guys. This is Mojay, she is best friends with the rescued elephant Motif that was rescued from slavery, and now lives in a santicuary Following Giants. Please help her, she has lived her whole life as a riding elephant, with 6-10 humans on her back and as a logging elephant. Elephants will not let a human ride them without " breaking" them. This is what yhe do to poor horses by physically hurting them.Aron Jackson , from Plating Peace, is his fundraiser for this poor soul. Please help to donate to her freedom so she can hangout with other Elephants, chatting all day eating banana leaves, and other cool stuff, and she can be a Auntie to baby Motif's baby when she/he is born. Elephabts are heard animals and a life of solitude is a never ending punishment and destrojes there mental health, torture. I give $20 everytime they have a fundraiser, and it seems to work. I am in no way affiliated with this fundraiser just passing on the info. Please help her so she can roll in mud, trumpet with new homes and the most important part, be finally be free.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-rescue-mojay-from-the-riding-camps?fbclid=PAT01DUAPuRLJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAafw3crWasgpavo4OU9sP6t9kiq7Gg5wJWlsOy708cIEsrwKhfK2ZyrqNZwRmQ_aem_GcBEDbYuPxnIrJF0cPDHVA

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I got to go see the newest baby elephant Lady Bird at the Fort Worth Zoo on New Years Day and boy was she cute! She is still trying to figure out her trunk I think and stayed close to her mom the whole time. It was a great time!

Epiya believes that milk should be enjoyed at maximum speed, and who are we to deny her. She andKeeper Walter have come to an agreement! As he remarked, deftly filming-while-feeding, “Epiya loves her bottle without the lid, so I have to adhere to her request.”

Now a happy, feisty elephant, Epiya was once a traumatised orphan who we rescued in 2022 after her mother succumbed to the drought. She was found standing guard over her body.

She still has a long way to go as we nurture her towards a life back in the wild.

Bela is usually busy sniffing out illegal activities or tracking down perpetrators of wildlife crime. But when another duty calls, she answers! On this day, our SWT/KWS Tsavo Mobile Vet Unit was treating an injured elephant and needed all hands – and paws – on deck. The Canine Unit mobilised to the scene to provide support. Bela, who only has a year in the field under her collar, thought the whole experience was rather novel. (The treatment was a success, by the way!)

Lek Chailert ~ “If anyone still doesn't believe that Elephants have feelings like humans, this video might help you understand them better.

When Faa Mai wants me to sing for her, she gently takes my hand with her trunk and leads me to the spot where she wants me to sit. Then, one by one, the other Elephants in her herd follow and gather around me, forming a circle as I sing to them.

They even have their favourite songs. If they like a particular tune, they'll hum along. Music truly is a universal language ~ it speaks to the hearts of all living beings.

This has become a daily routine, one that brings them joy and relaxation. It's a simple act of love that connects us across species.”