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Old 01-07-2015, 03:05 PM
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Default Shirley and Jenny - Two Elephants reunited after 22 yrs.

Two former circus elephants reunited. )This was back in 2000 and some may have already seen it.)


"Jenny came into the barn for the first time since Shirley's arrival at around 7:00 p.m. There was an immediate urgency in Jenny's behavior. She wanted to get close to Shirley who was divided by two stalls. Once Shirley was allowed into the adjacent stall the interaction between her and Jenny became quite intense. Jenny wanted to get into the stall with Shirley desperately.She became agitated, banging on the gate and trying to climb through and over.

After several minutes of touching and exploring each other, Shirley started to ROAR and I mean ROAR—Jenny joined in immediately. The interaction was dramatic, to say the least, with both elephants trying to climb in with each other and frantically touching each other through the bars. I have never experienced anything even close to this depth of emotion
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http://www.elephants.com/shirley/shirleyPhotos2.php


Video:http://www.wimp.com/elephantsreunited/


Unfortunately Jenny died 10 yrs later.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/bestofnature/update.html
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