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by mr_wildflower from Jefferson County

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Wow what a story.....!!
Nov 25, 2008 | 7:10 PM
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What were the chances...??

african-elephant-fig1.jpg Elephant image by Jelloskankin 

 

In 1986, Peter Davies was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University .

On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, so Peter approached it very carefully. He got down on one knee, inspected the elephants foot, and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as gently as he could, Peter worked the wood out with his knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Peter stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day. Twenty years later, Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Peter and his son Cameron were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man. Remembering the encounter in 1986, Peter could not help wondering if this was the same elephant. Peter summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing, and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly. Probably wasn't the same elephant...!!
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mr_wildflower read my blog view my photos
Nov 25, 2008 | 7:11 PM

You were probably expecting a happy ending.....!!
jeanette read my blog view my photos
Nov 25, 2008 | 7:17 PM

Nah!!! I seen this before after I got to reading it.
To bad for the guy huh?
ljh3134 read my blog view my photos
Nov 25, 2008 | 7:54 PM

That sucks. lol
harp read my blog view my photos
Nov 25, 2008 | 9:39 PM

I love animals and I realy belive if you do not hurt or show fear a animal will not hurt you...

One day will tell you about the dobamans that a guy spent 15hundred on to train them not to let anyone near his home..
harp read my blog view my photos
Nov 25, 2008 | 9:39 PM

I love animals and I realy belive if you do not hurt or show fear a animal will not hurt you...

One day will tell you about the dobamans that a guy spent 15hundred on to train them not to let anyone near his home..
suzseeq read my blog view my photos
Nov 26, 2008 | 5:58 AM

um; this was a joke people; not a real story; lol! Love this one Wild:) LOL Haven't seen it in quite awhile.
harp read my blog view my photos
Nov 26, 2008 | 7:59 AM

well it whent right over my head shwooosh lol
rosie read my blog view my photos
Nov 26, 2008 | 8:50 AM

RIP PETER

lol suz who was thinking it was a real story
suzseeq read my blog view my photos
Nov 26, 2008 | 8:56 AM

well Rosie; it seemed to me some of the comments; thought it was real. Maybe I wasn't awake yet:)

So who chewed your @@s? I'd love to see that blog and YOUR COMMENT; LOL!
rosie read my blog view my photos
Nov 27, 2008 | 6:42 PM

just worried did..lol, on her smoke, and email blog, she did it good
horseshoer read my blog view my photos
Nov 28, 2008 | 3:30 PM

Hey could have been a real story tho....i know some people that would have done the same as poor old peter. People do stupid things, just sometimes life doesn't always deal them full hand of cards.
Nailer read my blog view my photos
Nov 30, 2008 | 12:39 AM

Know what that black stuff between an elephants toes is?



Slow natives.


Happy holidays
Jes-E-ka read my blog view my photos
Dec 1, 2008 | 3:06 PM

lol its ok suz i thought it was real too, until i started reading the commencts :)
hooked45 read my blog
Dec 2, 2008 | 2:35 PM

you had me going. loved it.
Truth23 read my blog view my photos
Dec 6, 2008 | 9:14 AM

Very funny! Thanks for the morning laugh!
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mr_wildflower

54, retired From Chrysler. Substitute school teacher, sell Real Estate and also D J and host Karaoke shows. Love to work out and play volleyball. Back surgery in 95 was a major setback, but have recently regained my competitive bowling skills. I see things in a third dimension.

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