Other critics, such as One Green Planet's Kate Good, contend that not only is the elephant painting phenomenon a misleading show put on to garner money from tourists, but that the animals who ...

Sloan creates a narrative with a past and a future, some of it mysterious, some of it surreal, some of it funny.

The distinction, however, lies in whether the elephant is painting on a whim or has been trained to do so. As you probably have guessed, the latter is most often the case.

A group of 30 painted elephant statues have been sold at auction for more than £170,000. The moulded fibreglass herd spent two months on display at outdoor locations in west Dorset as part of a family ...

Elephants playing harmonicas? We exchanged looks of dread when our tour leader announced the upcoming stop at Maesa Elephant Camp near Chiang Mai, Thailand. The idea of trained elephants in ...

Elephant paintings apparently debunked. by Thomas C. Fox. View Author Profile [email protected] Join the Conversation. Send your thoughts to Letters to the Editor. Learn more. March 18, 2015.

Seeking the truth: Desmond Morris. But inquiries revealed there are now at least six elephant centres in Thailand where painting is done. One of them, at Nong Nooch, was near enough for a brief visit.

LOS ANGELES - An elephant that was elaborately spray-painted for an art exhibit by British artist Banksy was washed by order of the city’s Department of Animal Services after animal activists ...