Elephant Painting Self Portrait

Posted by admin on October 29th, 2009 and filed under portrait painting | 25 Comments »

SAINAMTHIP
www.elephantartwork.com
Here is a video of SriSiam (7yr old male Thai elephant) painting a self portrait picture of a family. He lives at the Thailand Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) in Lampang.

Duration : 0:6:47


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25 Responses

  1. Candyann22 Says:

    From the outside, …
    From the outside, but to see how these elephants are “broke” and “trained” please watch the videos on phajaan, a thai tradition and believed to be the only way to train an elephant.

  2. Looneymegaman Says:

    OMG that’s …
    OMG that’s incredible. It’s amazing how an elephant did that.

  3. malysh85 Says:

    A ty jesteś …
    A ty jesteś administratorem tej piorącej mózgi strony, czy tylko się pod niego podszywasz?

  4. bimiinfo Says:

    Strona prawda2 – …
    Strona prawda2 – info Jest strona mająca za zadanie wprowadzanie ma na celu totalną dezinformacja.Użytkownicy tego forum
    maja totalnie wyprane mózgi.

  5. sim0b Says:

    ………Thanks, at …
    ………Thanks, at least somebody does on this. x x

  6. sugarNspice555 Says:

    This is so cute
    This is so cute

  7. sugarNspice555 Says:

    i totally agree …
    i totally agree with you!!

  8. odsca Says:

    The guy first …
    The guy first starts training the elephant by guiding the trunks gently. Eventually, the elephant becomes familiar utilizing the muscle in it’s trunks;thus, able to paint quite beautifully.

  9. odsca Says:

    hes not forced… …
    hes not forced… if the elephant does not want to paint, it wont.

  10. odsca Says:

    i cant even draw …
    i cant even draw that well!

  11. odsca Says:

    nope he wasnt …
    nope he wasnt guiding. Just saw this on National geographic…elephant could paint without the presence of trainer

  12. whotellsall Says:

    i really wonder if …
    i really wonder if the guy was guiding it

  13. dreamshooter90 Says:

    Makes me smile =)
    Makes me smile =)

  14. arrivagabry Says:

    talented, but I …
    talented, but I wonder if the elephant is enjoying it, or if he is forced

  15. LeiMagnus Says:

    Wow – he paints …
    Wow – he paints much better than me. Well done, SriSiam. If only this animal had hands(because clearly his eyes are good enough), then he could paint masterpieces.

    Very talented 5*
    =)

  16. sim0b Says:

    Why isnt this on …
    Why isnt this on the news? Why is it that most people from around the world seem to care about is making lots of money and buying the latest cars, and attaining status whilst their kids are being fed crap from school. why are people so obsessed about money and power? Im happy with just my arms and legs. Ive never been obsessed about making millions and gaining power over others. It takes most people to see the brink of death to wake up though i think, not all but most. Its pathetic.

  17. star0shadows Says:

    Now that would be a …
    Now that would be a conversation piece if I ever saw one.

  18. wuteverluv Says:

    omg! that’s …
    omg! that’s astonishing! :O

  19. CeciiZapStudios Says:

    This is really …
    This is really great!!

  20. musicdivinemusic Says:

    Wow, I would never …
    Wow, I would never be able to paint 3 elephants seen from the back, a small young one between 2 big ones, just like they normally walk in the wild. What superior intelligence! But…. what goes on behind the scenes??? How are they trained to do it? This is what I’d like to see!

  21. bananzabob Says:

    i think that this …
    i think that this is too cool, but that it is sad what the elephants have to go through

  22. jahSnM Says:

    wow he did this in …
    wow he did this in only about 6 minutes amazing…

  23. journeyman47 Says:

    Of course he is. …
    Of course he is. They’ve done tests and passed with ease. Elephants are exremely intelligent fellow mammals that we are just beginning to understand.

  24. defaultuser11434 Says:

    even drew the sun! …
    even drew the sun! wow

  25. anniebmahoney Says:

    Do you think this …
    Do you think this creature is self-aware ???

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