ORIGINAL Elephant Painting

Watch this elephant paint a beautiful image of an elephant holding a flower. You'll be amazed at how her talent unfolds as she carefully completes each stroke. Her mahout talks to her throughout the process as his gentle touch gives her confidence. She focuses on her work and seems to enjoy the approval of the audience and, of course, the sugar cane and banana treats. All of her training has been reward based.
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[@miasauce]

There's artists who can't paint as well as that ..I just hope that buddy wasn't forced to paint that or abused

[@barbarajay192]

It did say all the training was reward based....

[@TheAmubis]

Well, they must be trained very hard to achieve such things. People are also forced to do things. Same goes with pets

[@jenjen1112]

www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/why-making-an-elephant-paint-is-cruel-not-cute/

[@AR.432.]

Jean Lit thank you for sharing this. 😥

[@rfresa]

Even if the elephant was trained with only positive reinforcement, she would still be forced to make the same painting over and over again by mimicking the guy pulling on her ear. There's no creativity or self-expression in it, and she would rather be playing in the mud.

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

Honestly one of the best things I have ever watched in my 29 years of being alive, not even kidding.

[@Andrea.1tree]

Now that you’re 36, has that changed? 😊

[@jacquelinehello408]

Grandioso divina creature love

[@skyeracrystal28]

Trained or not, this just shows you how intelligent they are. Simply amazing.

[@stuartracing1]

OMG,give me a break,, intelligence has nothing to do with this..This Elephant went through hell during it`s training to learn to paint this one picture.You can`t be this stupid to believe that elephants can paint.It`s a degrading thing to make an elephant do..www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjUz86o2-XkAhUFHqwKHTFRC70QFjAAegQIARAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.onegreenplanet.org%2Fanimalsandnature%2Fwhy-making-an-elephant-paint-is-cruel-not-cute%2F&usg=AOvVaw2ud4Mktt5vYSO4lkV_D6Xa

[@jomontanee]

@@stuartracing1 You don’t know a thing about animal intelligence.

[@jomontanee]

So true. Yes they are trained but it dhows that animals have INTELLIGENCE. Babies can’t read and we are trained too.

[@Carlene333]

What we cannot see in this video is a trainer holding the on to the elephants tusk, tugging on its ear, nudging I up & down to get it to make a vertical Len He nudges it up and down to get the animal to make a vertical line, or pulling it sideways for horizontal line etc…

[@davidbrown8763]

Most artists are trained in what are known as art schools. I have two hands - yet I cannot paint anywhere near as good as these fellow Earthlings. These elephants are extremely intelligent.

[@BackdoorBox]

She's already better than most modern artists.

[@Taskuvesku]

Well, when artist is known of simple art style, that is the artist's decision to paint in it's own style. Picasso was very skilled in realistic art, but he decided to stay in his own style. Art is not for competition. It's communication.

[@thaispassos1180]

Those elephants are trained with painful methods to follow the movements someone makes them feel on their skin with a hard tool. They are suffering, not painting. This is animal abuse and should be reprimanded, not admired, and let alone paid for.

[@NoneYuh-kg1qz]

art isnt even art lmao, its just random shapes and splashes now@@Taskuvesku

[@NoneYuh-kg1qz]

what :

[@NoneYuh-kg1qz]

picasso was sh-t, his paintings look like he was on crack or something@@Taskuvesku

[@johnmars5282]

How can humans kill these creatures, they are as self-aware as us. All of the bullshit arguments that "animals are not aware of death" also fall sort with regards to the elephant. Elephants, chimps and dolphins deserve the same human rights we have.

[@raidho5433]

Damn fucking right.

[@boogieboss]

People kill sometimes for surviving, like animals.

[@raidho5433]

***** how do you know that certain animals do not wonder about their existence.

[@EmperorZelos]

No, they do not, they are not our equals in anyway besides belonging to the kingdom animalia. They possess high cognative functions compared to majority of animals but not on the same level as a human, shown by the fact that they do not possess abstract concept, do not have a medium of communication that allows infinite speech possible etc.

[@raidho5433]

***** they have to posses abstract concepts in order to survive, that is why when a member of a herd is attacked many buffalo will run, but some may chose to stay and help their companion despite the potential danger.

[@TheBescumber]

I had the chills when she painted the flower. Seriously, this is the best thing I've seen in my whole life.

[@sainair]

How could someone dislike something like this ???

[@davidbrown8763]

Sadly, there are many morons on our Planet. The good news is that most intelligent people will appreciate the intelligence of four legged fellow Earthlings, and enjoy videos like this.

[@undermoonstars]

So cute how each one carries its own little basket of paint. This is kind of scary. How smart she and her whole specie is. She not only drew a pretty decent and detailed picture of an elephant but went back to redraw some of the lines. She saw that the paint would run out and knew that it would look better or more complete if she made the lines darker. Amazing.

[@scraps992]

A year later, the elephant cut off its own ear.

[@chefcarson8893]

Yes, VanGough reference FTW.

[@SpiderandMosquito]

..... with what? You silly sod. You be such a buzzkill!!! XD

[@LeSchackal]

Christian Schmude If you knew Vincent Van Gogh, you would know what he meant

[@SpiderandMosquito]

LeSchackal I knew exactly what he spoke of. I love Van Gogh did a whole history bio on him in college. i was just returning the joke with an overreaction. sounded funnier in my head i admit. apologies

[@LeSchackal]

Christian Schmude Hey, np :-)

[@katmahbub]

The elephant is so intentional, so aware, so careful, so dextrous. I am shocked at how much spatial and planning and delicate ability I see here.

[@ThrottleKitty]

To the nay-sayers; The elephant itself is in fact painting. it may have been taught by a human what to paint, but does that diminish it? Elephants have an incredible level of self awareness and awareness of other members of their species, who's to say just because a human taught him to paint an elephant, that he doesn't know he's painting an elephant? He seems to really enjoy doing it, and seems quite confident in what he's doing. The way he increases the shading through the belly of the elephant, to make ti darker as if it's cast in shadow, that is not a mindless act, that is a deliberate attempt and making the image look like something. He goes back and darkens then lighter lines in some are as well, showing he clearly can tell that he is creating an image, not just drawing at random in a specific pattern. Even humans teach other humans how to paint, only difference is we use words to say "good job" instead of elephant treats. No amount of positive reinforcement can make a dog paint a dog.

[@yehet3574]

Ok ok, the thing is.... THE ELEPHANT IS BETTER THAN ME!

[@alcotsdaniel5065]

Better than Picasso or Leonardo chìvinshi

[@janetspence943]

Davinci perhaps ? LOL. At least you got Picasso right ;)

[@Lamboulay]

fellow armys appreciating how wonderful this species is awesome

[@irisxxxxxx]

that awkward moment when an elephant can paint better then you o.o

[@szigethimerse4611]

i'm pretty much equal with the elephant in terms of art so...

[@supershoutmonx8327]

BiG. BUTT

[@Banomaninator]

That’s a pretty good insult.

[@NoneYuh-kg1qz]

how is it a insult@@Banomaninator

[@Davidevgen]

it rasises anather question. if they can paint i wonder if they can create music. using a unique instrument designed for them?

[@superstrongr]

Brilliant question. It may be possible......

[@dogzer]

Yeah, sadly still a lot of people live in that limbo of ignorance ...

[@jailsonmachado6896]

look up elephant band, they are sort of bad but the one using the drums is really good at it

[@guilllexx]

the question is why are they torture him ??

[@Amanda-do9kv]

*Another

[@isthereanythathasnt3]

If this isn't evidence of intelligence, I don't know what is. It's incredible that elephants can not just use the tools but also make proper structures with the paint, simply beautiful and incredible.

[@saucylight]

It is not evidence of intelligence, it is evidence of the elephant's ability to be coerced into a specific training, the way in a circus, she will stand on her hinds legs.

[@yolosunshines671]

the guy at 0:03 uses what he's holding (idk what it's called) to hurt the elephant and guide the paint brush.

[@moonmoon181]

This animal was abused since a baby to do this, dont be ignorant do your research. Just because someone says it wasnt abused or cruel doesnt mean they are telling the truth. www.visiontimes.com/2015/07/06/is-elephants-painting-pictures-actually-cool-or-cruel.html

[@LamiaDomina]

Some elephants have shown the ability to make abstract "art" of their own volition, but I'm not aware of any credible study that they'll make representive images like this one without being trained to do so. As Moon Moon said, this animal was probably made to memorize this process and paint the same picture over and over by rote - the fact that the trainer is standing there overseeing it the entire time should be a clue here, and as in the linked article he appears to be carrying a bullhook, which would contradict the video's claim that these animals' training was strictly "reward based."

[@garance5385]

@@moonmoon181 THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION, it's so sad and horrible, disgusting FOR THOSE POOR CREATURES, MAGNIFICENT ANIMALS;

[@goldtoblue]

I hope she has a good life, able to relate to and communicate with her sisters. May she be blessed.

[@anddogsaregonnabark]

That's so amazing but I really hope the elephant wasn't abused or forced to paint that for the tourists just to make money :(

[@fordboy]

+Alexis Coffman do you eat them?

[@yourtrollolol]

+Giselle M If elephants do not like painting they don't ever learn how o do it. The elephants that do paint very much enjoy it. They don't want to put the brushes down. I think it is beautiful for animals to express themselves.

[@somethingdifferent5030]

+rahvavaenlane are you joking? these people chose to work with animals, im pretty sure they aren't getting abused by this elephant.

[@yourtrollolol]

*****, This is why we should kill them for food. If you kill a baby one and eat it in front of the mother it'll set the rest of them straight.

[@leloui3546]

100% awesome because your trolling level is so damn high. Or maybe you don't see that these are animals exploiters, not animals lovers

[@sundayisshowers]

Wow, how could someone dislike something as amazing as this? Truly astounding

[@itzajdmting]

this is just beautiful. i hope theyre treated well.

[@gmc97520]

I'm impressed with this animal..and I'm happy to see us talking about animals, inteligence and art..all in the same sentence. Amazing..absolutely amazing.

[@Exerus]

I dont care if the painting even ended up incoherent, those lines where amazing. Also this is the type of simple panting that should sell for millions of dollars.

[@thaispassos1180]

Those elephants are trained with painful methods to follow the movements someone makes them feel on their skin with a hard tool. They are suffering, not painting. This is animal abuse and should be reprimanded, not admired, and let alone paid for.

[@howdy2764]

It's been confirmed I suck at art

[@Power-9Hunnid]

Do what I do. Use references.

[@MegaSaroya]

OMG, This made me cry. They are so intelligent maybe even more then human's but they are in a different form. God bless them all around the world.

[@Marchant2]

What a brilliant animal. Not only well drawn, but beautiful as well.

[@KristianKumpula]

This is the most amazing thing I've seen in a long time.

[@souadkhibit4470]

oh my GOD, this elephant draw better than I do, God bless him and his instructor, both are genius, millions bravos

[@vanessaarroyo654]

This is EXACTLY the point I CONSTANTLY make about all animals ALL the time!!! THANK YOU!!! I'm soooo glad I am not alone in this belief!!

[@SweetTooth472]

This is incredible! Truly amazing. My mind is blown. Each stroke is intentional and careful!

[@Vtropicalmoon]

That is just too cute, how talented! ❤💛💚💙💜

[@ericslane]

All of you are underestimating animal intelligence if you think that animals don't enjoy engaging with human culture. All creatures on this planet would benefit from synergistic acknowledgment and awareness that there is a hierarchy in life. Be that as it may, the spirituality of all living beings can't be realized until humans accept the responsibility of being on the top of the food chain and the duty to the environment that entails.

[@angelicaantezana9114]

What a beautiful painting. It makes me feel like it's a painting of an elephant happily holding a flower. Maybe it's a young elephant going to give it as a gift for mom. Flowers are wonderful, great job, elephants! I can tell you work very hard to place each brush stroke with great precision every time. A mark of a true painter!

[@sarahfields6303]

This absolutely blew my expectations out of the water.... I was expecting abstract art that really didn't make sense. This Elephant Paints sooooo much better than I can. Amazing.

[@shaysaki]

the elephant paints better than me

[@micaha8529]

ikr

[@moprolackofuploads1674]

Me too hahahahahahah

[@bobsanchez007]

Don't feel bad I can't paint or draw to save my life. 😂

[@squashedshibber2684]

I like how the people in the comment section assume every video of an animal is being abused despite the fact they were rescued from abusive owners.

[@Stryfe564]

3 years late, I know, but they are certainly abusively trained to do this. Check this out: www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/why-making-an-elephant-paint-is-cruel-not-cute/

[@ayamseugirdor7510]

@@Stryfe564 I mean, do you know for sure? How can you assume that EVERYBODY is abusing them to paint. Plus that article is exaggerated a bit, you can tell when reading. While i agree that it's not okay to force them to paint, it does happen, and it's cruel, quit assuming that it happens everytime. Elephants are quite intelligent, maybe it did want to paint for it's own entertainment.

[@thaispassos1180]

@@ayamseugirdor7510 Those elephants are trained with painful methods to follow the movements someone makes them feel on their skin with a hard tool. They are suffering, not painting. This is animal abuse and should be reprimanded, not admired, and let alone paid for.

[@karashea7823]

These paintings are flawless. They have a perfect sense of spacial , exactly where to put the brush do everything fits. Perfect dexterity, no errors. What the heck? And the end result is beyond words. Look! He's drawing shadows around the legs for crying out loud!! 😥😥😥😥but then I read about the lifetime of suffering they've endured in their training to do this

[@preciadojorge]

this elephant understands itself better than I understand myself

[@DarkSektori]

They say Elephants posses an intelligence that almost matches humans, watching this blew me away. It's amazing Elephants know what painting is, notice when the Elephant gets the brush refilled when it runs dry, It painted itself which means they possess good self awareness. The painting I know is not like a professional artist but you must understand this behavior defies natural science. Plus it's not like the Elephant has hands, all it has is its trunk, but I noticed how precise the lines are, it even went over again in places that need to be repainted, (so it can distinguish color tones) amazing isn't it? It just shows how much more humans need to learn about animals.

[@backstabbath2533]

+98wq1 you guys do know these elephants are beaten and guided with a nail in their ears the whole time

[@Zuron]

Yea, this is actually just a magician's trick. I was fooled too, the first time I saw it. Out of the frame, the trainer guides the animal's trunk.

[@DarkSektori]

+Back Stabbath What? Can you provide any proof

[@jaydesmith5829]

do you like polls

[@DarkSektori]

Back Stabbath I highly doubt that, that

[@trickstinator2633]

that was shockingly amazing. He drew an elephant, an elephant! It was honestly better than a drawing i did

[@carmenroca9164]

incredible!!! this is not just an animal, is a being that can think and reason!!!

[@maryie9876]

It just keeps getting better and better, this is so beautiful😊

[@ia3525]

He can fucking draw better than I can

[@SmileySmiles]

THAT ELEPHANT CAN DRAW BETTER THAN I CAN.

[@dancinkayley]

That flower is so intricately done that it just blows my mind...

[@franciesfinds041]

complete and total amazement for what I have just witnessed. No words.

[@aldi2795]

If you look closely during the wide angle shots you will see other mahouts standing on their elephant's left side and they too are leading their elephant during the process. The close ups show an elephant's trunk moving a paint brush across a canvas and it appears to be creating a picture, except it is taking commands from its mahout who is out of the shot. The training process is called the 'pajaan' or 'crush' and is centuries old and is used throughout Asia today. It involves taking a 3-year-old baby from its mother's side and roping it into a small bamboo cage in which it cannot move except to breathe. Of course the elephant fights for its freedom and is beaten, poked with sharp bamboo, starved, dehydrated, and sleep-deprived until it submits to its captors' demands. The process may take a week, depending on how long it takes to 'crush' the elephant's spirit. About 50% of the babies die from the process and the survivors are left with physical and emotional scars for the rest of their lives. The demand for elephant paintings comes mostly from Japan, Europe, and the US, and the motivation from the Thai people is purely financial since a single painting can fetch several thousand dollars. I honestly hope that if people knew the true process for creating a picture, they would not offer any support at all for it. So PLEASE tell your friends, family, anyone who will listen: DO NOT SUPPORT ELEPHANT PAINTINGS IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM! Read more at www.snopes.com/photos/animals/elephantpainting.asp#F3DRGe01EiXS4Ioi.99

[@NoneYuh-kg1qz]

is this true...

[@tacomafan7488]

This elephant is really talented. It should go to America's Got Talent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BigScarab90]

wow you can really feel the concentration this elephant puts into this piece this is amazing

[@dzyco]

This... brings tears to my eyes. Literally.

[@soapbox187]

Now I will be the first person to speak up against animal cruelty, But sometimes in this beautiful life of ours we must take things at face value. I appreciate many people on here debunking what they have just seen or raising claims of animal cruelty. However, it is quite simply an elephant holding a humble paintbrush painting a picture for himself/herself or us. Be it a memory of an event of when they were a calf or something this elephant would like to give you, just accept the beauty in these images. If you go through this life constantly analyzing, over thinking and seeing things through a skeptics lens you will fail to see the wonders that are made clear through eyes of love and admiration. Mahalo and spread the love. M

[@therainbowwalrus2678]

Big Mo SOOO TRUUUUUUUEEE!!! ❤️💛💚💙💜

[@guilllexx]

Big mo You are so wrong and you didn't make the good search for the truth, please don't talk about things you don't know, you'll misinform other peoples.

[@mysterytreasury5965]

He's probably working for peanuts.

[@yeyintokkar2617]

yep

[@obamer1342]

yep just like humans working for dough

[@MrYeahyuhhh]

ha

[@marisolmelgarejo3903]

No these elephants are tortured abused to do these stupid tricks ! Taking away from theire mothers out the wild beaten kicked with metal hooks , to break there spirits ! And thats why whe never must suport this !

[@grovesterful]

The flower.....the flower is so beautiful and accurate and sch passion! This blows my mind.

[@puffrooster]

This elephant should run for president; I would vote for her!

[@JeffroTull300]

Worst thing about this is that the elephant will remember all the criticism he received because this "art just isn't for everyone"

[@icegiant1000]

That is the most amazing video I have ever seen.

[@thaispassos1180]

Those elephants are trained with painful methods to follow the movements someone makes them feel on their skin with a hard tool. They are suffering, not painting. This is animal abuse and should be reprimanded, not admired, and let alone paid for.

[@paulcurtis9852]

It must take many, many hours of training for the elephant to be able to make the fine movements that his Mahout requires of him. The trainer continually gives vocal directions as well as hand movements under the elephant's ear. This is all done, of course, out of sight. It certainly gives the allusion that the elephant is the one composing the painting. Amazing stuff, none the less!

[@Hotrodmaster06]

That is absulutly amazing! Most people don't know that elephants are highly intelligent.

[@2012201220122012YEAH]

This is... I think we need to stop calling elephants 'it' and refer to them as he or she.. we ought to form a society with them, I think they could genuinely help us reason and decide on things...

[@MythicG7]

We don't have enough peanuts on this planet to convince them to sit through our debates.

[@2012201220122012YEAH]

:( sad future for elephants... and fish... and sea turtles... and foxes... and most forest species... Hmm, on the bright side, cats have got it going for them... Yeah cats are gonna be loving it! Alright I've chosen my reincarnation animal, I'm becoming a Hindu now.

[@madzikud02]

cant imagine an elephant voting for parliament

[@tempjohn3510]

Elephants are classified as animals. If you want to call an elephant not it then you must do the same for all animals that can "follow" orders

[@emelinekirscher7791]

Come in France, here we don’t use « it » for animals, only for things !

[@tempo1889]

the elephant watches Bob Ross paint.

[@iliasb196]

This video actually had me in tears..We have absolutely no idea about the lives that animals carry out, yet we subject them to abject conditions when training them to entertain us, preparing them to be eaten by us, or serving us in general. There is so much more to animals then we think..So much more..

[@MayGemini1987]

That's right.

[@SeaMoss09]

Whether he's just talented or he was trained to paint this picture it's still a pretty cool video.... it's an elephant painting a picture for goodness sake!!!! Who would've thought this was ever possible at one point.

[@QuantumBraced]

This proves we know nothing about animal intelligence.

[@CaesarRIO]

+QuantumBraced that proves that some guys are fucking idiots

[@julianmanjarres1998]

If only the could talk :/

[@skatelife2013]

+Climbers Of Ice they can talk. we just can't understand them.

[@Zombinejerry]

+QuantumBraced I wouldn't be too disappointed if it was trained heavily to perfectly perform each paint stroke. A lot of the cooler things animals do, they do it because they saw a Human do it and they are mimicking them.

[@Zombinejerry]

rockethead7 Right, not too far off my original assumption.

[@Davidevgen]

cool thing is they work for penuts :P this is incredible!

[@thaispassos1180]

Those elephants are trained with painful methods to follow the movements someone makes them feel on their skin with a hard tool. They are suffering, not painting. This is animal abuse and should be reprimanded, not admired, and let alone paid for.

[@LayLow66]

cutest thing how she holds the brush with her trunk, just want to give her a big ole hug :)

[@michelleruizyoga]

I hope they treat these beautiful creatures with love and kindness. To those asking why people dislike the video - it's probably because they believe the animals are being mistreated during training and being in captivity. I'm not taking sides either way - all I know is I absolutely love elephants :)

[@poki1732]

the elephant draws better than I do.

[@str8todamoney]

Thanks kassem g

[@InstagramAWrestlingHistorian]

Even though the elephant is guided by his trainer to paint the picture, its still pretty damn cool to see!

[@grovesterful]

This amazed me more than words can describe. I love elephants.

[@alanl9497]

somehow i feel as if the owner of this elephant(s) were maybe forced how to draw, then later when they learned, they were awarded with treats.

[@samanthafrome9037]

Elephants are extremely intelligent and creative, and have been known to enjoy painting...HOWEVER it seems obvious that the elephants in this video are being forced to paint, seemingly so that the facility they're in can sell the paintings...let's at least hope that they use the money for the elephant habitat...

[@mindyleazott363]

this so refreshing to see nature,so wonderful and the way the world is supposed to be!!!

[@sophiescorner9811]

This is simply amazing. Elephants are exquisite.

[@hobofromsoho]

Maybe the cave drawings were actually done by past animals and we just copied it :) who knows, we might have an advanced intellect but genuinely we are assholes and stupid on the inside

[@Jackk225]

sorry, cave paintings were not done by mammoths, that would be silly

[@hobofromsoho]

I said animals, as in not one animal specifically.

[@Jackk225]

Ziyad Ousmand what kind of animals?

[@hobofromsoho]

Go back in time & look for my neanderthal self Ung'ah, he might know. He lives in a cave btw. For fucks sake how would I know? That's the whole point of me saying "Animals", we don't know what or who IT is. Purely speculating. Have an open mind will you? gosh watching kadassians and all the other bullshit things has made your mind a mud ball.

[@Jackk225]

rude.

[@Champwala]

1110 people didn't get to be painted by the elephant.

[@Champwala]

Wow. I didn;t said they can write or read shit. I just mentioned that Elephants are proven to be SMART. S-M-A-R-T enough to PAINT whatever it LIKES. please try to understand that. The problem you have is you underestimate too much about them. Why can't elephants can perform these what you call "miracles". If a baby can learn to understand, why can't they? Again. I dont say they can READ nor WRITE.

[@catloverhegex3241]

That is so awesome, the elephant is awesome that he/she can paint! So AWESOME X3

[@chihuahuabulldog8805]

Elephants are so wonderful!!

[@HikaruYamamoto]

did the elephants come up with the art or are they taught to paint that?

[@allegrot438]

This is the product of training, surely?

[@zanejarrett4749]

probably some training to get them to even start drawing. But look at that fucking motor control hahaha no way that was trained. probably improved over time but that elephant seemed to actually care about the quality of his work hahaha

[@Onda_Wilde]

"Care about the quality of his work"? - Yes, because otherwise (if not drawing properly) they get punished. (Or the drawing reminds them of the torture while learning to draw.) I wonder what could be funny about that (fear of punishment)... I cannot laugh about it.

[@danlee3088]

Yes, training with cruelty and abuse by trainers. www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/why-making-an-elephant-paint-is-cruel-not-cute/

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[@fred7356]

how the fuck do you want to train them to do that?

[@naziafirdous1114]

Truely Amazing n unbelievable also can see the hard work of the ppl to trained these elles lovely

[@norymusic]

This is by far the most incredible thing I've ever seen

[@HikariMichi42]

Yep, even if the elephant doesn't know what she is painting, it's extraordinary that she managed to memorize how to make it and how she is so controlled. That's a sign of intelligence I would say.

[@NoneYuh-kg1qz]

so u think they dont know what they r?

[@2619bowman]

Surely some training involved, but I was much more interested in how the elephant carried the paint supplies up to the canvas, then waited for the human assistant, to do the grunt work, select the brush and hand it to the real artist haha. If an alien was watching this it would surely conclude that the elephant is the more intelligent life form, and the ape was simply a trained service animal.

[@camillep6873]

i LOVE that he/she wants to 'fix' those lines that aren't dark enough, a true artist, this is mind-boggling

[@Speak00Flames]

INCREDIBLE!, BEAUTIFUL, AWESOME, EXCELLENT!!! AMAZING!!!!!

[@DanSolo0119]

This is only the beginning. Next elephants will be taught to do algebra and calculus.

[@Moggywhitesocks]

As much as I want this to be genuine, I can't help but wonder if the elephant was trained to paint, much like they can be trained to do circus tricks. Another video by this channel shows another painting of an elephant with a flower - but it is a copy of this one. If painted by the same elephant, does that suggest it's been taught the strokes?

[@goemon9378]

well aren't people trained to paint and copy as well?

[@Wesablo]

I agree with ya, lil too good to be true - definitely an amazing feat regardless, and inspiring, but a touch of reality put on there.

[@luc-405]

Yep ur right but it's still very cool

[@fredriksk21]

They've been trained. They have actually no idea what they are painting, they're just following what they've been taught. But it's still cool as hell.

[@Jedilord882]

No human is born with the ability to do anything besides basic functions required for survival. Yes this elephant was obviously trained to paint (as we are) but the fact is the elephant contains the brain capacity to understand how to paint and realize it's not in any way essential to her well-being. In other words, she knows its not required to survive but she's doing it anyway (Even though she was taught).

[@PeaceRocker01]

this made me tear up so many times! Elephants are truly magnificent creatures :')

[@cuckoonest168]

I find this incredible. Not the fact that they can be trained to paint, but the dexterity and accuracy of their trunks. I had no idea.

[@nick31111111]

If an elephant can be trained to walk on a ball it can be trained to move a brush in a particular pattern. I love the utter lack of critical thinking , that much easier for me to take over the world.

[@i1-L22Belarus]

I wonder how many of the cave painting of mammoths we have attributed to early man are actually representations of mammoths created by mammoths. perhaps they wanted to communicate why they were going extinct, and drew men with spears. maybe the handprints were one mammoth holding a dead mans hand up to the wall while another sprayed mud over it, in an attempt to say "this is what killed us off."

[@elaedo87]

OMGF this is genius.

[@halos.1]

Woah.

[@iemanddielieveranoniemblij4532]

Pikelhaub Helmet source?

[@FcoMp]

It would totally make sense if not for the fact that mamuts can't fit in the caves, exterior paintings maybe but there are very few.

[@i1-L22Belarus]

@@FcoMp how big are the entrances exactly? Could a baby mammoth, or perhaps premie mammoth fetus fit into the cave?

[@infernaperc6]

This is cool I've noticed that the elephant started with the contour of the painting instead of just going straight to painting the head and eyes this really is amazing

[@bbwwaaggss]

i have seen this done while visiting Chiang Mai Thailand, it was absolutely amazing.

[@OfTheiAm]

this video oddly made me believe that humans are capable of anything, Life is amazing

[@emeralddintreasure2569]

If only I would've saw this on acid. I'd probably get stuck

[@corbin1157]

+Helga Pavlov lmao

[@elpako8194]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@bs1820]

Awesome I just ordered two prints to give as a gift. Can't wait to get them framed!

[@ArmanNobari]

Absolutely stunning.

[@mqbeauty1938]

I'm not saying that elephants aren't smart or anything but his strive for perfection is a little weird. He must practice a lot...

[@mcfunthomas_mc]

this elephant is better at painting than me. Shame on me... ;/

[@cwaddle]

This is the most amazing thing I've watched. probably ever. I should give up trying to paint.

[@adammurphy7442]

even if he was tortured... it's still amazing to see that an elephant can be aware enough to be trained to paint a picture.