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Elephants are considered to be one of the most adorable creatures, who win our hearts with their cute and playful antics. They are also exceptionally intelligent and sensitive animals, capable of understanding emotions. The video below captures a heartwarming moment between a TV reporter and an elephant. As the reporter was talking about a wildlife trust, while standing amid elephants, one of them decided to shower him with love and affection. Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, a Kenya-based organization was recording a fund raising spot when one of the babies got in on the act. “Everyone wants to be the star! A baby elephant named Kindani was so inspired by Alvin’s performance that she decided to steal her own moment in the spotlight.” The video below captures the hilarious moment when the elephant tickled the KBC journalist in the ear and showered him with kisses as he was making a report. Meanwhile, journalist Alvin Patterson Kaunda tried to keep a straight face and maintain professionalism the entire time. However, he burst into laughter after the elephant used its trunk to kiss him on his face. The crew was also heard yucking it up.
Elephants are known for their trunks, but most people don’t realize just how powerful these appendages really are. In fact, the average elephant has something like 150,000 different muscle units in its trunk, making it a surprisingly helpful instrument for a variety of tasks. An elephant trunk can hold nearly ten liters of water, and it can also be used to do something as precise as shelling peanuts. “Elephants constantly touch things with their trunk,” Brecht says. “They manipulate things with the trunk, they grasp things – a trunk for an elephant is like having a hand.” Elephant trunks may be one of the most sensitive body parts anywhere in the animal kingdom. With that being said, elephants are large animals from birth—in fact, newborn elephants can weigh over 250 pounds. They may even grow to be nearly 50 times that size as adults. We mentioned that elephants take decades to fully grow, but that doesn’t mean that young elephants need to be taken care of. While newborn humans take years to walk, talk, and interact with others, baby elephants can stand and walk within a few hours. Furthermore, it only takes them around two days to keep up with adults. Be careful if you get between a camera and an elephant.
A Nose for News
What’s the difference between an Indian and an African elephant?
One is an elephant!
Did you hear that they’re broadcasting the World Origami Championships?
It’s on paper-view.
A Norwegian went on an elephant hunt, but had to quit when he developed a hernia from carrying the decoy.
What did the Spanish radio host say after broadcast?
“Audios”
November 17th Birthdays
1944 – Lauren Hutton, 1966 – Sophie Marceau, 1979 – Rachel McAdams, 1994 – Raquel Castro
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