Artist: Addison Size: 4.0 X 4.5 Medium: Watercolor Colors: Grey rabbit with black eyes wearing a light blue jacket and an orange scarf. Brown sled is stacked with gift wrapped presents in various shades of red and green. Featuring: Bunny rabbit walking and pulling a sled full of presents at Christmas …
Artist: Addison Size: 6 X 4 Medium: Watercolor Colors: Traditional Brown vintage football with white stitching against a green and light tan background Featuring: Old Time Football displayed on wooden surface Title: Old-Timey Football, Original Watercolor by Addison: Original Sports Lovers Watercolor Painting About the artist: “Hello, my name is Addison Quirk. I like to place my art …
National Pumpkin Day has rolled around again and on this 26 October 2023 we discover that pumpkins the world over come in many shapes and colors. One sanctuary elephant in Chiang Mai, Thailand was snapped enjoying a green pumpkin as a tasty snack. And remembering our elephant Packy, who was born in …
It’s as If it were yesterday, watching Debbie and Ronnie, besties at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, twirling and dancing and squealing in delight (that’s trumpeting in elephant speak) as the rain came pouring down. What fun they had in their almost synchronized dance, pausing only to sling mud over their own backs! No taking shelter …
‘Whoops… ooommmmpppphhhh’ cried Amelia. ‘The machines are coming!’ warned Marvin. ‘I can’t move! ‘Don’t panic. I’ll help you.’ (Marvin) ‘Run, Amelia, run!’ ‘It’s okay, they’re slowing down, but we have to tell the herd!’ said Marvin (The elephant herd confronts Amelia) ‘You almost led them right to us.’ …
Host: “Toka, Thika and Iringa are three Toronto elephants. You made a very substantial offer to the City of Toronto. What was it?” BB: “Well, uh, Pat Derby called me and said that, uh, they had the three elephants, they thought they were going to be able to get them. Host: “Um hmmm” BB: “And they said …
It is not as uncommon as one would think, given that zoo elephants are randomly brought together from different locales (different countries of Africa, as in the case of the former elephants at the Toronto Zoo) and most importantly, different herds. Add to the mix captive born elephants who have never experienced even one day …
From the trauma of being captured from the wild (as his mama lay dying) to the years he spent suffering in the Islamabad zoo, our elephant Kaavan endured a life of both physical and emotional pain. Kaavan’s rescue & release to a sanctuary was the greatest gift humans could give to this elephant. It was …
Remember Me Name: Star Date of Birth: 18 September 2007 Place of Birth: village of Baan Tuek, Thailand Date of Death: 24 May 2010 Gender: Female Elephant’s Home: Boon Lott’s Elephant Sanctuary BLES Location: near the village of Baan Tuek in Sukhothai, North Thailand For information on this Baby Elephant’s Life & more photos …
She was so fragile they didn’t know she would even make it through the night, let alone bring another kind of joy into their lives at later date… This video is so beautifully produced and sweetly told Elephant Spoken Here will now defer to Dame Daphne Sheldrick and one of the selfless DSWT keepers / …
In the wilds of Africa one cannot image a more classic sight than that of a majestic tusker elephant reaching high into a tree, hind legs stretching (as if on tippy toes), trunk reaching for the prize that is the fruit or seed pod that will satisfy his hunger, at least for a little while. … Continue reading »
Artist: Addison Size: 2.5 X 3.5 ACEO Medium: Watercolor Colors: Cat has yellow fur with cream patches on his face, pink button nose and striking emerald green eyes with black pupils; red lady bug has black spots and antenna Featuring: Cat looking cross-eyed at ladybug atop his nose! Title: “Cat Blind Spot,” Original Watercolor Painting by … Continue reading »
World Elephant Day is a day to talk about elephants; to show our concern for them or to just share our love for them with others, in any way (social media, small gatherings, fundraiser events). Elephant Spoken Here was also born on this day, August 12th, in 2015, to advocate for both elephants in captivity … Continue reading »
Make this World Elephant Day fun, whilst learning about elephants, by creating a work of art out of wire to hang on your wall! This easy elephant craft idea (2) (adult supervision required) is featured on the World Elephant Day website (2) and Orsi has taken it a step farther by not only creating the … Continue reading »
Elephant Family confirmed earlier this year that King Charles and Queen Camilla will “formally continue as Joint Presidents of Elephant Family”. HRH Princess Eugenie of York as well as Sarah, Duchess of York, serve as patrons. (3) It was in 2003 that the late Mark Shand, Queen Camilla’s brother, founded Elephant Family. He … Continue reading »
By their very nature elephants are drawn to the bounty of trees and in that thirst and hunger often leave a path of destruction from which one would not expect a renewal could possibly occur. Yet emerging from that desvestation it is the elephant, vis-a-vis their nomadic instincts, that contributes to the renewal of the … Continue reading »
Artist: Addison Size: 5 x 7 Medium: Watercolor & Ink Colors: Pink mama elephant and her pink baby are profiled against a pale blue sky with the green ground beneath them Featuring: Mother elephant playfully balancing her baby on the tip of her trunk as she reclines, kicking her legs up high, upon the ground Title: “Balancing … Continue reading »
There is a magical place for rescued elephants in South America called Elephant Sanctuary Brazil (7) which currently provides a home for five “happy residents” (6) Maia, Rana, Mara, Bambi and Guillermina . One wouldn’t think the setting could be more idyllic but for a towering copaiba tree affectionately known as “The Lollipop Tree”. It first … Continue reading »
Elephants and International Mud Day (8) go together like peas and carrots (as Forrest Gump liked to say about his friendship with Jenny) (3) And there could be no better way to celebrate this day dedicated to mud than to get messy rolling in the mud like an elephant! Make it a family day, there … Continue reading »
The African Baobab Tree is truly a wonder and a sight to behold. It was even featured in the children’s classic ‘The Little Prince’ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Having originated in Madagascar the baobab dispersed to Africa and Australia evolving into the towering “natural masterpiece” that it is today. (13) Humans, elephants and other animals … Continue reading »