Elephants Are On My Mind

My nephew recently turned 1. Samudra, The Oregon Zoo's youngest elephant turns 1 today. So, naturally my thoughts gravitate toward family and elephants. Samudra seems very much like a human child in this video. It seems my nephew has some catching up to do, but I'm sure he'll be kicking a ball around soon. Meet Samudra.



It seems coincidence that I saw this article that reminds me of myself as well as my nephew around this time. You see two years ago I lost a toe to complications from diabetes. I just thought I would share this feel good story about a disabled elephant.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090815/ap_on_re_as/as_thailand_elephant_artificial_leg

Elephants are pretty intelligent creatures like this clever highwayman.
http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/03/24/indian-bandit-elephant-armed-dangerous/