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Elephants Painting Pictures 6k3q4r

Reviewed by on Dec 27, 2006
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At the Phoenix Zoo, Ruby the elephant painted, in India two elephants painted a large canvas for tourists and in Thailand theres actually an art school for elephants. Kidzworld has the 411.

Ruby was born in a logging camp in Thailand in 1973. Seven months later she was brought to the US and sent to the Phoenix Thailand. Vitaly and Alexander traveled to Thailand in 1998 with their plan. They created the first art school at the Thai Elephant Conservation in Lampang. Both tourists and locals loved the idea. Paintings by the elephants became famous and started bringing in money which goes directly towards helping the elephants. Since then, two more schools have opened.

Have you seen an elephant paint? Do you know any animals with amazing skills? We'd love to hear about it, so .

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