Circus elephant elopes - video

lotus blossom · Sep 1st, 2007, 21:56

A wild male Bengal elephant broke into a circus and eloped with one of the female elephants.

Three other female elephants escaped along with Savitri and her lover but have since been returned to the circus.

The young lovers are still free and have been spotted by local residents wandering through a nearby forest.

http://in.reuters.com/news/video/vid...ice_%7C_videos

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i hope that they run far away and are never caught...

Khandoma · Sep 7th, 2007, 14:15

That's a great story, Lotus Blossom ! Thanks a lot for sharing.

Like you I hope they won't get caught.

Talk about a mixed couple - a wild guy with a circus girl. Wonder what the in-laws will have to say about this...

Any other elephant stories you'll find, I'm taking !

Best,

New-South-Welshman · Sep 7th, 2007, 14:17

Haha. I like the story, and yes, I hope they don't get caught.

batistuta · Sep 7th, 2007, 18:39

Nice Story. I, too, hope that they do not get caught.

Nick-H · Sep 7th, 2007, 23:12

At last, one of my favourite songs of infancy come true!

To Bombay
A traveling circus came
They brought an intelligent elephant
And Nellie was her name
One dark night
She slipped her iron chain
And off she ran to Hindustan
And was never seen again

Ooooooooooooo...

Nellie the Elephant packed her trunk
And said goodbye to the circus
Off she went with a trumpety-trump
Trump, trump, trump
Nellie the Elephant packed her trunk
And trundled back to the jungle
Off she went with a trumpety-trump
Trump, trump, trump

Night by night
She danced to the circus band
When Nellie was leading the big parade
She looked so proud and grand
No more tricks
For Nellie to perform
They taught her how to take a bow
And she took the crowd by storm

The head of the herd was calling
Far, far away
They met one night in the silver light
On the road to Mandalay
So Nellie the Elephant packed her trunk
And said goodbye to the circus
Off she went with a trumpety-trum
Trump, trump, trump

Ooooooooooooo...

Nellie the Elephant packed her trunk
And said goodbye to the circus
Off she went with a trumpety-trump
Trump, trump, trump
Nellie the Elephant packed her trunk
And trundled back to the jungle
Off she went with a trumpety-trump
Trump, trump, trump

wonderwomanusa · Sep 7th, 2007, 23:41

What a lovely song, Nick! Thank you!

A wonderful novel about circus people (and elephants) is by Sara Gruen, called WATER FOR ELEPHANTS. It would be a great book to travel with!

cool blue · Sep 8th, 2007, 00:45

Wonderful and inspirational story - i wonder if this could usefully be posted on that thread the other day about inter cultural and inter caste marriages...........

cool blue · Sep 8th, 2007, 00:57

and Nick - that is seriously scary that you know all the words to Nellie the Elephant!! Even more scary is the fact that now i have seen the lyrics I have the tune totally stuck in my head and am mindlessly humming it - if you listen carefully you will probably hear it across the roofs of Chennai...........

Nick-H · Sep 8th, 2007, 01:51

I know, off by heart, perhaps one verse and the chorus.

Google is my friend

But I've got the tune stuck in my head now too!

Perhaps we could replace it with another of the same vintage

All I can remember from the song is...

On the road to Mandalay,
Where the flyin'-fishes play,
An' the dawn comes up like thunder outer China 'crost the Bay!

But here's my favourite verse from Kipling's poem, which provided the lyrics

I am sick 'o wastin' leather on these gritty pavin'-stones,
An' the blasted English drizzle wakes the fever in my bones;
Tho' I walks with fifty 'ousemaids outer Chelsea to the Strand,
An' they talks a lot o' lovin', but wot do they understand?
Beefy face an' grubby 'and--
Law! wot do they understand?
I've a neater, sweeter maiden in a cleaner, greener land!
On the road to Mandalay . . .

And before anyone rates the entire poem for modern political correctness --- do remember it was written rather a long time ago, and that it expresses the thoughts of a repatriated ordinary Brit soldier of the day. Mind you... they are thoughts I might well have had myself!

Woops..

... better get back to elephants!

Mehndi Masala · Sep 8th, 2007, 04:42

http://content.msn.co.in/News/Nation...60907_1431.htm

Guess she felt it was fun while it lasted! Over the fling with the 'bad boy' and time to settle down??

Sort of a shame....the romance of running off forever with her true love was just too fairy tale to resist!

Kim

Sama · Sep 8th, 2007, 05:58

ha! love 'em and leave 'em, that's what I say!

lotus blossom · Oct 13th, 2007, 22:57

not re to the video but another elephant story, and a sad one. why are they looking for their (wandering) children? who has kidnapped them?! Calves are said to be VERY dependent on their mothers for 8-10 years, so it seems unlikely that they simply wandered away...

GAUHATI, India - About 100 wild elephants have converged on a river island in northeast India, demolishing homes, feasting on sugarcane and panicking residents, officials said Saturday.

Thousands of villagers were using firecrackers and bonfires to scare away the rampaging animals.

"Dozens of houses have been destroyed in the past three days by adult elephants entering human settlements to look for their wandering calvess," said the local magistrate, L.S. Changsan.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071013/...anMOH84TIE1vAI

Sep 1st, 2007, 21:56	#1
lotus blossom re-member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: blowin' in the wind Posts: 1,885	Circus elephant elopes - video A wild male Bengal elephant broke into a circus and eloped with one of the female elephants. Three other female elephants escaped along with Savitri and her lover but have since been returned to the circus. The young lovers are still free and have been spotted by local residents wandering through a nearby forest. http://in.reuters.com/news/video/vid...ice_%7C_videos --- i hope that they run far away and are never caught... __________________ Not all who wander are lost

Sep 7th, 2007, 14:15	#2
Khandoma Gourmet Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Paris Posts: 320	That's a great story, Lotus Blossom ! Thanks a lot for sharing. Like you I hope they won't get caught. Talk about a mixed couple - a wild guy with a circus girl. Wonder what the in-laws will have to say about this... Any other elephant stories you'll find, I'm taking ! Best, __________________ Khandoma Visit my India photo gallery on IndiaMike

Sep 7th, 2007, 14:17	#3
New-South-Welshman Drunk Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 1,313	Haha. I like the story, and yes, I hope they don't get caught. __________________ Mr. Burns "Non-violence never solved anything!"

Sep 7th, 2007, 23:12	#5
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 25,765	At last, one of my favourite songs of infancy come true! To Bombay A traveling circus came They brought an intelligent elephant And Nellie was her name One dark night She slipped her iron chain And off she ran to Hindustan And was never seen again Ooooooooooooo... Nellie the Elephant packed her trunk And said goodbye to the circus Off she went with a trumpety-trump Trump, trump, trump Nellie the Elephant packed her trunk And trundled back to the jungle Off she went with a trumpety-trump Trump, trump, trump Night by night She danced to the circus band When Nellie was leading the big parade She looked so proud and grand No more tricks For Nellie to perform They taught her how to take a bow And she took the crowd by storm The head of the herd was calling Far, far away They met one night in the silver light On the road to Mandalay So Nellie the Elephant packed her trunk And said goodbye to the circus Off she went with a trumpety-trum Trump, trump, trump Ooooooooooooo... Nellie the Elephant packed her trunk And said goodbye to the circus Off she went with a trumpety-trump Trump, trump, trump Nellie the Elephant packed her trunk And trundled back to the jungle Off she went with a trumpety-trump Trump, trump, trump __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

Sep 8th, 2007, 00:45	#7
cool blue Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: India Posts: 133	Wonderful and inspirational story - i wonder if this could usefully be posted on that thread the other day about inter cultural and inter caste marriages........... __________________ Feisty Blue Gecko http://feistybluegecko.blogspot.com/

Sep 7th, 2007, 18:39	#4
batistuta Neti-Neti Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,724	Nice Story. I, too, hope that they do not get caught.

Sep 7th, 2007, 23:41	#6
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,243	What a lovely song, Nick! Thank you! A wonderful novel about circus people (and elephants) is by Sara Gruen, called WATER FOR ELEPHANTS. It would be a great book to travel with!

Sep 8th, 2007, 00:57	#8
cool blue Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: India Posts: 133	and Nick - that is seriously scary that you know all the words to Nellie the Elephant!! Even more scary is the fact that now i have seen the lyrics I have the tune totally stuck in my head and am mindlessly humming it - if you listen carefully you will probably hear it across the roofs of Chennai...........

Sep 8th, 2007, 01:51	#9
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 25,765	I know, off by heart, perhaps one verse and the chorus. Google is my friend But I've got the tune stuck in my head now too! Perhaps we could replace it with another of the same vintage All I can remember from the song is... On the road to Mandalay, Where the flyin'-fishes play, An' the dawn comes up like thunder outer China 'crost the Bay! But here's my favourite verse from Kipling's poem, which provided the lyrics I am sick 'o wastin' leather on these gritty pavin'-stones, An' the blasted English drizzle wakes the fever in my bones; Tho' I walks with fifty 'ousemaids outer Chelsea to the Strand, An' they talks a lot o' lovin', but wot do they understand? Beefy face an' grubby 'and-- Law! wot do they understand? I've a neater, sweeter maiden in a cleaner, greener land! On the road to Mandalay . . . And before anyone rates the entire poem for modern political correctness --- do remember it was written rather a long time ago, and that it expresses the thoughts of a repatriated ordinary Brit soldier of the day. Mind you... they are thoughts I might well have had myself! Woops.. ... better get back to elephants!

Sep 8th, 2007, 04:42	#10
Mehndi Masala Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Winnipeg Canada Posts: 208	A romance ever fleeting........ http://content.msn.co.in/News/Nation...60907_1431.htm Guess she felt it was fun while it lasted! Over the fling with the 'bad boy' and time to settle down?? Sort of a shame....the romance of running off forever with her true love was just too fairy tale to resist! Kim __________________ Time flies like an arrow.......... Fruit flies like a banana! http://www.winnipeghenna.com

Sep 8th, 2007, 05:58	#11
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 5,199	ha! love 'em and leave 'em, that's what I say! __________________ *My India, 2005-2008*

Oct 13th, 2007, 22:57	#12
lotus blossom re-member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: blowin' in the wind Posts: 1,885	Wild elephants converge on Indian island not re to the video but another elephant story, and a sad one. why are they looking for their (wandering) children? who has kidnapped them?! Calves are said to be VERY dependent on their mothers for 8-10 years, so it seems unlikely that they simply wandered away... GAUHATI, India - About 100 wild elephants have converged on a river island in northeast India, demolishing homes, feasting on sugarcane and panicking residents, officials said Saturday. Thousands of villagers were using firecrackers and bonfires to scare away the rampaging animals. "Dozens of houses have been destroyed in the past three days by adult elephants entering human settlements to look for their wandering calvess," said the local magistrate, L.S. Changsan. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071013/...anMOH84TIE1vAI

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