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31st August 2018 17:53
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Playing ‘Clair de Lune’ on Piano for an 80 Year Old Elephant
A moment to appreciate the smaller things of this world.
Paul Barton plays Claude Debussy’s classic “Clair de Lune” for a gentle female elephant named Ampan. Ampan is 80 years old and lives at the Elephants World Sanctuary in Thailand.
She is blind in one eye and can barely see with the other. 80 years is very old for an elephant and about 10 years past their natural life span in the wild.
Couple of good comments under the video:
Hope those piano keys aren't made from ivory....
Elephants flap their ears when they are happy or excited. They do it when greeting each other or other groups as well. Also thought to be used for cooling as well.
Last edited by Frankie Pancakes; 31st August 2018 at 18:40.
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31st August 2018 19:26
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