Do Elephants Really Have Memories? An Interesting Story!

keltoms

I don't usually like these heartwarming stories, but this one is truly amazing.

In 1986, Mkele Mbembe 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 Mbembe approached it very carefully.

He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's foot and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as gently as he could, Mbembe worked the wood out with his hunting 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. Mbembe stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Mbembe never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.



Twenty years later, Mbembe 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 Mbembe and his son Tapu were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Mbembe, lifted its front foot off the ground, and then put it down. The elephant did this several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.



Remembering the encounter in 1986, Mbembe couldn't help wonder if this was the same elephant.



Mbembe 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 Mbembe's legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.



Probably wasn't the same elephant.

patrickolee

Well I liked it.

shrapnel222

yup, so did i:D

Steve_o

lol!!!:D

Does anyone remember that ad for Rolo's....where the kids were teasing a little elephant then 20 years later during a parade the elephant gets them back??? Just thought of that while reading that story!

keltoms

Steve_o wrote:

lol!!!:D

Does anyone remember that ad for Rolo's....where the kids were teasing a little elephant then 20 years later during a parade the elephant gets them back??? Just thought of that while reading that story!

what an ad!! "hey dumbo, na na na na na" if i remember correctly:rolleyes:

darkskol

Steve_o wrote:

lol!!!:D

Does anyone remember that ad for Rolo's....where the kids were teasing a little elephant then 20 years later during a parade the elephant gets them back??? Just thought of that while reading that story!

Yep I remember that...class!!!

Jesus Wept

Brilliant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR6xvzXpEVo

2 stroke

Rigger. How did you post that?

sidneykidney

OP and rigger brilliant. LOL

Waltons

Superb

Kojak

lol

Oliverdog

Oh yesss! This most have been one of the greatest commercials ever - and the facial resemblance between the little ba*tard taunting the elephant and the man who got swiped - brilliant.:D

Tar.Aldarion

Haha, the way jokes should end.