In 1986, Mkele Mbembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from College. 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 thorn deeply embedded in it.
As carefully and as gently as he could, Mbembe worked the thorn 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 stern 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 he was walking through a zoo with his teenaged son. As They approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned And walked over to near where
2007-01-07 07:44:59 · 9 answers · asked by a m 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
Mbembe and his son Tapu were standing.
The large bull elephant stared at Mbembe and 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. Suddenly the elephant
Trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of the man's legs and
Swung him wildly back and forth along the railing, killing him.
Probably wasn't the same elephant
2007-01-07 07:45:27 · update #1
You can never be too presumptuous
2007-01-07 07:50:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
so your question is was it the same elephant? even if it was who to say that animals can remember humans? Also in 20 years people change they're looks arent really the same anymore. look at yourself in 20 years and tell me if you look the same. Animals are a creature of habitt, if that elephant grew up around violence, after being caught of course, then it might have learned a few defense mecanisms. does anyone know how long an elephant is supposed to live anyways? im thinking he may have been the same elephant and remembered what pain he was in, and by chance the elephant did remember the man then he may have killed him out of rage, either way the story ends that the elephant who showed similair chacateristics as the other obviously became angry and killed the poor man. But every time the man saw an elephant did he think of the elephant he helped and wonder if maybe that too was the elephant?
2007-01-07 16:02:34 · answer #2 · answered by bandchic_089 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dout it was the same elephant
he shouldn't have used a knife to get it out of his foot
2007-01-07 16:04:15 · answer #3 · answered by Issac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definitely wasn't the same elephant if you ask me... lol 11/10.
2007-01-07 16:44:00 · answer #4 · answered by fae 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably was'nt. I would feel terrified if my father got killed by an elephant though, i must admit, I LOVE THEM DANG ELLIES!
~*Alyssa*~
2007-01-07 15:57:59 · answer #5 · answered by ~*Alyssa*~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, very touching. i doubt it that it was the same elephant too..is that real?
2007-01-07 16:09:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahahaha! that was very funny! 30/10! LMFFAO!
2007-01-07 15:54:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anne Nonny Mouse 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Awww how cute.... I think it was the same elephant... STUPID IDOT FOR CLIMBING OVER THE FENCE!!!! No sympathy from me...
P.s. what's your question???
2007-01-07 15:51:19 · answer #8 · answered by llemonandlime 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
umm..what was the question....?
2007-01-07 15:50:59 · answer #9 · answered by twilight65 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋