The Trunk Swing - 7592b+ by Jen Hall
Via Flickr:
How dang cute is this elephant calf swinging it's trunk and that sassy stepping!! It's got some swag! I love them SO much! Amboseli, Kenya
YouTube apparently removed Svetlana Baskova's extreme horror film The Green Elephant (1999) for "violating the Terms of Service". The upload was from the director herself.
It had been there for years, but I guess someone snitched, and being age-restricted wasn't good enough. But then, given the film's extreme nature (coprophilia, prison r*pe, suicide, biting a guy's face off and playing with his trachea...), I guess it was bound to happen.
Anyway, in trying to find another upload, I found not one, but TWO cartoons based on it, and I'm just floored they exist (the first has no dialogue, but the second is in Russian, and doesn't have any subtitles).
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I mean, anything goes in animation, but you just don't expect an extreme, shot-on-video horror film with profanity, gore, and human excrement--that's banned from distribution in its home country--to become an inspiration for it.
Baby Elephant Playing with Stick - 7585b+ by Jen Hall
Via Flickr:
Save the Elephant Day! What better way to celebrate then with this cute little elephant calf who found a stick to play with? I cannot say enough about elephants and how smart, caring, they have amazing family bonds, and so much more. Truly remarkable animals. This planet would not be the same without them. Hope this makes you smile. Amboseli, Kenya