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 »
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 »
One of the best parts about being an African elephant is enjoying the succulent benefits of the marula tree. Named “The Elephant Tree,” (3) (1) for the herds’ dedication to making the trek each summer to savor the “sacred marula fruit” (3) at peak harvest, these special trees attract the elephants. Their remarkable olfactory systems, … Continue reading »
On this special Sunday, 12 May 2024, create a Mother’s Day card that reflects the love you have for your mama, and elephants. This mother and baby elephant is easy to draw with the time-lapse video. For elephant lovers one and all! Happy Mother’s Day 2024 Protect Our Elephants … Continue reading »
If not for the villagers who alerted the elephant rescue team in the Wilpattu National Park in Sri Lanka (2) the plight of a baby elephant pulled from a ditch might have been dire. As the wildlife officials arrived they estimated the calf had been trapped in the ditch for “more than 36 hours” (1) … Continue reading »
No matter what you call it, litter, debris, waste, garbage, refuse, rubbish, it is still engulfing our planet and endangering and killing our wildlife, especially in the form of plastic trash which is especially enticing to our elephants, unfortunately. This year’s (2024) Earth Day message is “Planet vs Plastics”. Plastics harm humans. Plastics … Continue reading »