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Old 01-30-2013, 11:03 PM   #1
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Januray 31st, 2013 Flying Elephant

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everyone should find the joy in their life!


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Dumbo it's not just a cartoon ya know!
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Old 01-30-2013, 11:57 PM   #2
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I didn't think elephants could jump.
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Old 01-31-2013, 12:16 AM   #3
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VERY CUTE, but looks totally shopped.
Angles of the shadows. opacity of the lil guy ...

Still love it though. Made me smile
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Old 01-31-2013, 03:20 AM   #4
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Made me smile.
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Old 01-31-2013, 07:17 AM   #5
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made me think of the Flying Nun AND Dumbo. a Catholic elephant?

anyway, I smiled, too, because sometimes just Being is Joyful if you can be Present in the Moment. (sorry, too much Eckert Tolle)
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Old 01-31-2013, 07:42 AM   #6
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That's cool!
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Old 01-31-2013, 11:19 AM   #7
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Elephants don't jump. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/...elephants-jump

But cute photo anyways.
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Old 01-31-2013, 11:44 AM   #8
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It's an interesting article - but if elephants can't physiologically jump because of their weight, wouldn't it be possible for a baby elephant to jump? I imagine not just the weight, but the proportions and physiology would be different and might allow jumping. Another question for Tom Silva, I suppose ...
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Old 01-31-2013, 11:49 AM   #9
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Elephant ears can't move into the position that baby's ears are in. They look more like a basset hound's ears to me. Those ears are drawn in.
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Old 01-31-2013, 12:28 PM   #10
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You're right - the more I look at it, the less real the baby looks.
Oh well, it still made me smile.
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Old 01-31-2013, 12:49 PM   #11
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real? not real? eh! It lifted my heart and made me smile
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Old 01-31-2013, 01:13 PM   #12
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Me too. It's a cool picture.
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Old 01-31-2013, 09:42 PM   #13
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All pictures of baby elephants are great. Every one of them makes me smile.
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Old 02-10-2013, 05:28 PM   #14
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I've seen a baby rhino frolic like a lamb, bouncing about (definitely not possible for adult rhinos), and also a baby womat bounce about (ditto), so I find it quite plausible that a baby elephant could.
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