Elephants Rock

[Gromit]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7742316.stm

 

[Kirstie]

'trunk tossing...'

pffffft!

How did the reporter keep his face straight?

 

[Arch]

Very funny. But what is that crap they're feeding the poor jumbos? White sliced? I bet they don't get that out in the mighty veldt.

welll no, but then that makes it very desirable. When I was a kid we were always given wholemeal, and I still find White Sliced a treat!

I loved the way they held each other's tails when walking, how cute!

 

[cookiemonster]

I so want that job!!!

 

[Arch]

It's not so desirable when you have to muck them out afterwards you know

oh, it's only poo, and not the worst sort of poo at that. It's just shovelling.

 

[Arch]

I've just realised the clip is from "East Midlands Today" - pretty exotic stuff compared with their usual "...and now more on that collapsed shed in Edwinstowe" fare

Blimey, yes!

I like it when you have dramatic stories from the edge of a region, I imagine the competing local newshounds fighting it out and then getting gazumped by the national news guy...

 

[buggi]

AWWWW i've never seen elephants do that tail/trunk holding thing in real life. i thought Disney made it up lol

 

[Headgardener]

West Midlands Safari Park is just outside Bewdley and the hills in background of the outside shots I used to play on when I was a lad. The park started not long after we moved down to Southampton so I would like to go and see what it is all about.

 

[buggi]

if you are going to go there make sure the car you travel in has a sun roof you can stand out of. you can buy a box of food at the gate and feed the animals. you need a sun roof to stand out of so you can feed the giraffes its feckin great! (take a packet of wet wipes coz the animals have slobbery tongues