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    Lawrence Anthony, a legend in South Africa and author of 3 books including the bestseller
    The Elephant Whisperer, bravely rescued wildlife and rehabilitated
    elephants all over the globe from human atrocities, including the
    courageous rescue of Baghdad Zoo animals during US invasion in 2003.

    On March 7, 2012 Lawrence Anthony died.
    He is remembered and missed by his wife, 2 sons, 2 grandsons & numerous elephants.

    Two days after his passing, the wild elephants showed up at his
    home led by two large matriarchs. Separate wild herds arrived in droves to say goodbye to their beloved man-friend. A total of 20 elephants
    had patiently walked over 12 miles to get to his South African house.

    Witnessing this spectacle, humans were obviously in awe not only because of the supreme intelligence and
    precise timing that these elephants sensed about Lawrence 's
    passing, but also because of the profound memory and emotion the beloved animals evoked in such an organized way:
    Walking slowly - for days - making their way in a solemn one-by-one
    queue from their habitat to his house.

    Lawrence's wife, Francoise, was especially touched, knowing that the elephants had not been to his house prior to
    that day for well over a year!
    But yet they knew where they were going.
    The elephants obviously wanted to pay their deep respects, honoring their friend who'd saved their lives - so much respect that they stayed for 2 days 2 nights.

    Then one morning, they left, making their long journey back home.
    that shit cra

    For 12 hours, two herds of wild South African elephants slowly made their way through the Zululand bush until they reached the house of late author Lawrence Anthony, the conservationist who saved their lives.

    The formerly violent, rogue elephants, destined to be shot a few years ago as pests, were rescued and rehabilitated by Anthony, who had grown up in the bush and was known as the “Elephant Whisperer.”

    For two days the herds loitered at Anthony’s rural compound on the vast Thula Thula game reserve in the South African KwaZulu – to say good-bye to the man they loved. But how did they know he had died March 7?

    Known for his unique ability to calm traumatized elephants, Anthony had become a legend. He is the author of three books, Baghdad Ark, detailing his efforts to rescue the animals at Baghdad Zoo during the Iraqi war, the forthcoming The Last Rhinos, and his bestselling The Elephant Whisperer.

    Pretty incredible

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    Default Re: The Elephant Whisperer Is Dead. The Elephants F*cking Knew.

    R.i.p

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    Default Re: The Elephant Whisperer Is Dead. The Elephants F*cking Knew.

    That is pretty incredible. Reminds me of the dogs that sit waiting on their owners long after they have passed.

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    Who cares about his death something much more extraordinary might have happened here.

    Is it just a feel good story or did the elephants really know he was dead and wanted to pay respect? Maybe someone brought them to his house to create this lion king bs?

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    Default Re: The Elephant Whisperer Is Dead. The Elephants F*cking Knew.

    I don't buy it.

    Those elephants don't know jack shit about anything.

    Stupid thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SevereUpInHere
    That is pretty incredible. Reminds me of the dogs that sit waiting on their owners long after they have passed.
    Or how about the dog that belonged to the dead solider that goes up and lays, clearly depressed, by his owners coffin?

    sorry in advance for making you cry

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    Quote Originally Posted by iamgine
    Who cares about his death something much more extraordinary might have happened here.

    Is it just a feel good story or did the elephants really know he was dead and wanted to pay respect? Maybe someone brought them to his house to create this lion king bs?
    elephants do have rituals when it comes to death. i'm not sure how they knew he had died, but if they did figure it out somehow i don't necessarily doubt they went to his place to pay respect. they do this for each other often.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lamar Doom
    Or how about the dog that belonged to the dead solider that goes up and lays, clearly depressed, by his owners coffin?

    sorry in advance for making you cry
    I was actually going to post that pic but I'm at work and people were lurking around.

    That dog

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    Default Re: The Elephant Whisperer Is Dead. The Elephants F*cking Knew.

    if you read parts 2, 3 and 5 of this wiki you can see that this story is not far fetched.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_intelligence

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    Default Re: The Elephant Whisperer Is Dead. The Elephants F*cking Knew.

    How would they know that he died?

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    Default Re: The Elephant Whisperer Is Dead. The Elephants F*cking Knew.

    Quote Originally Posted by DurantFor40
    I don't buy it.

    Those elephants don't know jack shit about anything.

    Stupid thread.
    You're dumber than an elephant. Think about that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ace23
    How would they know that he died?
    sense of smell perhaps.

    http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/...nts/senses.htm

    Elephants have a keen sense of smell, detecting water sources up to 19.2 km (12 mi.) away.

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    Default Re: The Elephant Whisperer Is Dead. The Elephants F*cking Knew.

    Quote Originally Posted by DFish
    You're dumber than an elephant. Think about that.
    Nice try.

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    Default Re: The Elephant Whisperer Is Dead. The Elephants F*cking Knew.

    Love hearing stories about how animals amaze us more and more each day. We still understand very little about them, but these kind of stories have to warm your heart.

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    awesome story!

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