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Elephants Are People Too - Lola The Baby Elephant

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Real Estate Agent with Douglas Elliman Real Estate in Babylon NY

lola the baby elephant diesElephants Are People Too - Lola The Baby Elephant

Lola the baby elephant helped me learn something: Elephants grieve just like we do.

Lola passed away from a blood clot embolism in her heart. She was supposed to have surgery but obviously didn't make it that far. Lola was three months old.

When you look at the photo to the right, you can see the grief in the elephants' eyes. The mood is one of somber and loss. Elephants normally look like they are happy but in this photo you know the sadness is there.

When us humans lose someone we love and care deeply about, it shows in our eyes and faces. Grieving is a long process and I wonder if it's the same with elephants? Lola's Mom is 22 years old. Will she feel the effects of losing her baby for as long as she lives like we would? I guess time will tell.

Thank you Lola for teaching me that elephants are people too! Rest In Peace little girl.

***Photo Courtesy of The Huffington Post***

 

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David Popoff
DMK Real Estate - Darien, CT
Realtor®,SRS, Green ~ Fairfield County, Ct

Elephants are so cool, family oriented and on occasions smarter than humans, our friend was just out in Asia for 6 months at the elephant retirement preserve, a life changing experience.

Jan 26, 2012 09:26 AM
Bud & Beth McKinney
RE/MAX UNITED - Cary, NC
Cary/Raleigh/Apex NC - The Team That Cares, RE/MAX United

Such a cute way to recognize animals/humans feelings

Jan 26, 2012 09:30 AM
Vickie Slade
Colorado Landmark, Realtors - Boulder, CO
Service You Can Trust ~ Someone You Can Depend On

Jackie, I love learning about Elephants.  They are such caring an family oriented animals that are so amazing.

Jan 26, 2012 12:41 PM
Deborah Byron Leffler BzyBee Real Estate Lady!
Keller Williams Realty Boise - Nampa, ID
Wow...amazing the emotion in the picture....always amazes me when animals show emyions
Jan 26, 2012 02:12 PM
Jackie Connelly-Fornuff
Douglas Elliman Real Estate in Babylon NY - Babylon, NY
"Moving at The Speed of YOU!"

Hi David, that must have been amazing for your friends!

Hi Bud & Beth, thank you.

Hi Vickie, yes and I never knew that about them.

Hi Deborah, That is what amazed me the most.

Jan 26, 2012 02:26 PM
Ellie McIntire
Ellicott City Clarksville Howard County Maryland Real Estate - Ellicott City, MD
Luxury service in Central Maryland

This made me very sad too. Far too young to be taken.

I had an amazing day in Thailand with elephants. The tough part was that the trainers were so terriblly cruel to them.

Jan 26, 2012 02:30 PM
Karen Kruschka
RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA
- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Jackie  We regularly see evidence of grief in nature.  We had a male cardinal hit a cat window and die.  The female sat in a nearby tree waiting for him to get up

Jan 27, 2012 01:41 AM
Michelle Gibson
Hansen Real Estate Group Inc. - Wellington, FL
REALTOR

Jackie - How heartbreaking, just the way they are standing you can tell how sad they are.

Jan 28, 2012 09:51 AM
Jackie Connelly-Fornuff
Douglas Elliman Real Estate in Babylon NY - Babylon, NY
"Moving at The Speed of YOU!"

Hi Ellie, Being cruel to them is never a good thing. Elephants have excellent memories and this is why every now and then we hear about one attacking a trainer. What do they expect?

Hi Karen, Even birds grieve. Nature is amazing!

Hi Michelle, I know. You can feel what they are feeling in that photo.

Jan 30, 2012 10:35 PM
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