The Friday Five - All about Elephants & the Class of 2K12
Hopefully you all got my invite to The 2K12 Days of Christmas blog party! (Starts this Sunday!!!)
One thing I'm going to be doing during the party is tallying up the individual comments every day and then making a donation to one of my favorite charities - The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee. I was thrilled when I discovered that one of the 2K12 authors - Lynne Kelly - has a book about an elephant! Chained.
Anyway - today on my Friday Five I thought I'd share five facts about elephants!
1. Elephants really DON'T forget! Read about the remarkable reuinion between Shirley and Jenny!
2. Elephants have self-recognition, a trait only found (so far!) in humans, great apes, and dolphins - and now elephants!
3. Elephants make friends outside of other elephants - fast, life-long friends! Tarra & Bella! (Sadly, Bella was recently killed by a pack of coyotes. Even in death, Tarra proved to be a faithful friend - read that story here - and have a hanky at the ready.)
4. Sadly, elephants suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome in much the same way people do. I mean, wouldn't you be a mess if your family was killed in front of you when you were young and then you were taken away from your natural life? Read more here.
5. And, lastly - on an upbeat note! Elephants love to swim!
So - hope to see you at The 2K12 Days of Christmas Party! (Come as often as you like & stay as long as you want!) There will be some fun random gifts & a whole passel of new & talented authors for you to meet!
What's up with you this lovely Friday? I'd love to know!
One thing I'm going to be doing during the party is tallying up the individual comments every day and then making a donation to one of my favorite charities - The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee. I was thrilled when I discovered that one of the 2K12 authors - Lynne Kelly - has a book about an elephant! Chained.
Anyway - today on my Friday Five I thought I'd share five facts about elephants!
1. Elephants really DON'T forget! Read about the remarkable reuinion between Shirley and Jenny!
2. Elephants have self-recognition, a trait only found (so far!) in humans, great apes, and dolphins - and now elephants!
3. Elephants make friends outside of other elephants - fast, life-long friends! Tarra & Bella! (Sadly, Bella was recently killed by a pack of coyotes. Even in death, Tarra proved to be a faithful friend - read that story here - and have a hanky at the ready.)
4. Sadly, elephants suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome in much the same way people do. I mean, wouldn't you be a mess if your family was killed in front of you when you were young and then you were taken away from your natural life? Read more here.
5. And, lastly - on an upbeat note! Elephants love to swim!
So - hope to see you at The 2K12 Days of Christmas Party! (Come as often as you like & stay as long as you want!) There will be some fun random gifts & a whole passel of new & talented authors for you to meet!
What's up with you this lovely Friday? I'd love to know!
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