1/21/2005: Elephant uses human-like toilet

xoxoxoBruce · 01-22-2005, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisinhouston

Well one had to wonder about the source. I mean the Sun isn't the most reputable rag out there, but I suppose anything could happen. If the news item had appeared here it probably would have been in the check out line in the Weekly World News with a headline like "Aliens Teach Elephants To Use Flush Toilets".

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chrisinhouston · 01-22-2005, 06:06 AM

Well, from the looks of the soil they could use a little additional organic matter!

capnhowdy · 01-22-2005, 07:46 AM

I buy the elephant training bit- no problem.
My question: how do they flush the damn thing?
Or do they just clean it out. If they clean it out , wouldn't it be easier off the ground?
By the looks of the "plumbing" in the image, it doesn't look like it could handle a 200 lb jake.
If I were a mahout, I'd train my ele to run a backhoe & be done with it.

01-22-2005, 07:46 AM	#3
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I buy the elephant training bit- no problem. My question: how do they flush the damn thing? Or do they just clean it out. If they clean it out , wouldn't it be easier off the ground? By the looks of the "plumbing" in the image, it doesn't look like it could handle a 200 lb jake. If I were a mahout, I'd train my ele to run a backhoe & be done with it. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

01-22-2005, 06:06 AM	#2
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Well, from the looks of the soil they could use a little additional organic matter!

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