birchy Posted September 10, 2007 Posted September 10, 2007 (edited) I don't usually like these fuzzy heartwarming stories, but this one is truly interesting.. 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, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man. Remembering the encounter in 1986, Mbembe couldn't help wondering 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. Edited September 12, 2007 by birchy Quote
reevesr1 Posted September 10, 2007 Posted September 10, 2007 I like that one! True story: A buddy of mine was fishing in Texas (same guy who came up with the vermiculite/condom practical joke). While wading, he sees a Pelican swimming towards him. It gets right up to him and stops. He notices the wing looks weird, so he looks closer and sees mono wrapped around the wing. The Pelican allows him to take the line off the wing then flies away, circles over his head and shits right on him! OK, so the *hit part isn't true, but it sure would have been funny! Anyway, he said he sure wished he had brought his camera that day as it was an incredible experience. He couldn't believe how the Pelican let himself be handled. Quote
birchy Posted September 10, 2007 Author Posted September 10, 2007 I like that one! True story: A buddy of mine was fishing in Texas (same guy who came up with the vermiculite/condom practical joke). While wading, he sees a Pelican swimming towards him. It gets right up to him and stops. He notices the wing looks weird, so he looks closer and sees mono wrapped around the wing. The Pelican allows him to take the line off the wing then flies away, circles over his head and shits right on him! OK, so the *hit part isn't true, but it sure would have been funny! Anyway, he said he sure wished he had brought his camera that day as it was an incredible experience. He couldn't believe how the Pelican let himself be handled. No Sh*t!! Quote
Brownstone Posted September 10, 2007 Posted September 10, 2007 I like that one! True story: A buddy of mine was fishing in Texas (same guy who came up with the vermiculite/condom practical joke). While wading, he sees a Pelican swimming towards him. It gets right up to him and stops. He notices the wing looks weird, so he looks closer and sees mono wrapped around the wing. The Pelican allows him to take the line off the wing then flies away, circles over his head and shits right on him! OK, so the *hit part isn't true, but it sure would have been funny! Anyway, he said he sure wished he had brought his camera that day as it was an incredible experience. He couldn't believe how the Pelican let himself be handled. I released a sea gull below Dickson dam tangled in some mono that was stuck in the rocks on bottom..he never squirmed a bit or was hostile in any way..he just let me cut off the line, untangle him and he floated away. Quote
Carlodabroads Posted September 10, 2007 Posted September 10, 2007 Birchy, Ive seen that one before and loved it. the ending was so unexpected. your photo in the Avatar is Wicked! Hi Five! Quote
reevesr1 Posted September 10, 2007 Posted September 10, 2007 Birchy, Ive seen that one before and loved it. the ending was so unexpected. your photo in the Avatar is Wicked! Hi Five! I second the Avatar props. Very sweet. Quote
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