What better way to celebrate the joy of the season on this Christmas Day 2021 than watching this little wild elephant calf just being herself (or himself) and, in the process, providing a chuckle for those in the safari vehicle filming it. There is a warm-up process with trunk swirls and trunk curls taking place … Continue reading »
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‘If You Had Wings’, Original Watercolor Painting by Addison: ACEO Original Watercolor Elephant Painting
Artist: Addison Size: 2.5 X 3.5 ACEO Medium: Watercolor Colors: grey elephant with pink lavender wings, white fluffy clouds, light blue sky Featuring: winged angel elephant flying in the clouds Title: ‘If You Had Wings’, Original Watercolor Painting by Addison: ACEO Original Watercolor Elephant Painting Featured at: ArtPal/Addison SOLD!!! Continue reading »
Luna the Baby Elephant, Original Watercolor & Ink Painting by Addison: ACEO Original Watercolor Elephant Painting
Artist: Addison Size: 2.5 X 3.5 ACEO Medium: Watercolor & Ink Colors: moss green Featuring: cute baby elephant Title: Luna the Baby Elephant, Original Watercolor & Ink Painting by Addison: ACEO Original Watercolor Elephant Painting Featured at: ArtPal/Addison SOLD!!! Continue reading »
A Zoo Elephant’s Road to Freedom, A Look Back, Part 1: Animated Video Brings Kaavan the Elephant’s Story to Life in a Beautiful Way
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 … Continue reading »
Just Look at Him Now!: Our Elephant Kaavan Is Thriving at Sanctuary One Year On From His Wretched Existence at Islamabad Zoo
This is Kaavan, happy at sanctuary. The Sri Lankan bull elephant was rescued (by #FourPaws & #FreetheWild) from the #IslamabadZoo in Pakistan almost one year ago (29 Nov 2020). As a captive zoo elephant for most of his life Kaavan, upon arrival at the Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary, had some adjustments to make. He … Continue reading »
Social Media, a High Profile Celebrity and a Song Helped #FreeKaavan: Can Other Captive & Zoo Elephants Benefit From This Wave of Compassion as Well? : #FreeLucy #FreeBilly #FreeMundi
Social media helped save a zoo elephant; it didn’t hurt that Cher came onboard, writing the song ‘Walls’ for Kaavan who served as her inspiration. What caught Cher’s eye was a campaign on Twitter, which gained momentum from Facebook and from signatures on a petition site all in support of a Sri Lankan bull elephant … Continue reading »
“Mudder,” Original Watercolor & Ink Painting by Addison: Original Watercolor Elephant Painting
Artist: Addison Size: 4.0 X 3.0 inches Medium: Watercolor & Ink Colors: nice green baby elephant in nice tan mud Featuring: “Little one’s first trip to the mud hole.” Hairy baby elephant loves mud! Title: “Mudder,” Original Watercolor & Ink Painting by Addison: Original Watercolor Elephant Painting Featured at: ArtPal/Addison SOLD!!! Continue reading »
Animated Storybook: Elephant Pie by Hilda Offen: Part 2
Narrator: “Edward set off with the wheelbarrow.” (calling ‘Jojo, Jojo. Jojo where are you? Jojo where are you? ‘) (Edward comes upon five colorful fluttering parrots perched up high in a tree, chattering noisily before doing an about-face in unison and pointing to another tree) ‘We have seen her at the tree,’ shrieked some parrots … Continue reading »
Animated Storybook: Elephant Pie by Hilda Offen: Part 1
An endearing story about how a naughty baby elephant is saved by her big brother after she ends up in her mum’s fresh baked pie. And who are those crocodiles who ordered the birthday pie in the first place? Narrator: “Elephant Pie by Hilda Offen” ‘What would you like for your birthday, my dearest dear?‘ … Continue reading »
IF by Rudyard Kipling
IF… (from the book ‘Rudyard Kipling’s Verse Inclusive Edition 1885 – 1918′) “If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired … Continue reading »