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Richard A

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Man's best friend, the elephant
« on: July 21, 2015, 14:10:27 »
Thailand has a wonderful relationship with the elephant - where else do you see people taking their elephant for a walk down a main highway?
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Re: Man's best friend, the elephant
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2015, 14:18:47 »
The elephant obeys road marker lines as well - a clever creature :D


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Re: Man's best friend, the elephant
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2015, 14:31:33 »
I particularly like the first, where they seem to have eye contact :)
I remember seeing elephants in the centre of Bangkok last time I was there. Interesting animals.
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Re: Man's best friend, the elephant
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2015, 15:08:12 »
Yes, that first shot is simply great.  Elephants are such interesting creatures.

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Re: Man's best friend, the elephant
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2015, 18:10:21 »
i wouldn't be comfortable standing next to an elephant no matter what :D
great shot!
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Re: Man's best friend, the elephant
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2015, 19:12:57 »
So they have elephant lanes on the road where other countries have cycle lanes.  Like it!
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Re: Man's best friend, the elephant
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2015, 20:14:24 »
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i wouldn't be comfortable standing next to an elephant no matter what :D

You are such a chicken Jakov. What would you do if I show you a shark!  :-*

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Re: Man's best friend, the elephant
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2015, 23:22:42 »
You are such a chicken Jakov. What would you do if I show you a shark!  :-*
Regardless of what happens the end scenario will be a lot of small fish cleaning up the mess :P
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Re: Man's best friend, the elephant
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2015, 00:50:12 »
My friend and I were walking down a narrow jungle trail in rural Laos in February when an elephant (with rider) appeared  suddenly coming towards us.
We stepped aside.

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Re: Man's best friend, the elephant
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2015, 05:29:43 »
Good stuff, I love the photos. Does the guy on a bike have a clean-up bag?
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Re: Man's best friend, the elephant
« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2015, 12:14:28 »
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i wouldn't be comfortable standing next to an elephant no matter what :D

You are such a chicken Jakov. What would you do if I show you a shark!  :-*

Elsa, your appearance alone would make knees tremble ;)
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Re: Man's best friend, the elephant
« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2015, 14:20:15 »
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Elsa, your appearance alone would make knees tremble ;)

You are scared of me - good. wise man.
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