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 ...

Elephants cannot paint pictures without the help of trainers. But is this activity ethical? ... Not every zoo that organizes elephant painting uses aggression to encourage the elephants.

People are stunned to watch an elephant paint pictures of trees, flowers, and even other elephants! The elephant is expressing their artistic inner eye, or so it seems.

An elephant paints a picture. We can put the elephant showering behavior in perspective by considering other complex things they can do with their trunks.

Asali the elephant will do a live paint session Oct. 8 during the Conservation and Cocktails event. Then, Memphis Zoo will auction off her painting.