11/27/2002: Elephant kiss

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I've had this one waiting for Friday, but this is a Friday of sorts and it's getting to be a very popular image out there, so here it is!

What it is: the woman is actuallly kissing the elephant's tongue. She's Rak Maram, and she's an elephant trainer in Thailand.

I have heard that elephants are ornery sorts, and about two weeks ago there was a story of an elephant that kinda went nuts and killed its trainer with great malice. So this shot is not only weird, but impressive in a way, and maybe stupid in a way...