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hlthe2b

(102,236 posts) Mon Jan 20, 2020, 07:31 AM Jan 2020

Wild elephant went into a Sri Lankan hotel this AM gently wandered around, poking stuff with trunk

Hah! Sort of looks like me stumbling around this morning looking for coffee! I hope he at least found a basket of fresh fruit! (and the maids who had to clean up later, got a bonus)

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Wild elephant went into a Sri Lankan hotel this AM gently wandered around, poking stuff with trunk (Original Post) hlthe2b Jan 2020 OP

Just wow! n/t DonaldsRump Jan 2020 #1

May I carry your trunk outside, sir? James48 Jan 2020 #2

Wow Lucky Luciano Jan 2020 #9

Tusk-tusk, my friend, that was bad. lastlib Jan 2020 #11

glad it didnt poop samnsara Jan 2020 #3

Looks like it was raining outside. Scarsdale Jan 2020 #4

She's there looking for her husband. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #5

There's a hotel in Zambia, Africa where a whole herd of elephants sinkingfeeling Jan 2020 #6

that's so cool hlthe2b Jan 2020 #14

Now that's an elephant in the room! malaise Jan 2020 #7

How cute is that?! StarryNite Jan 2020 #8

Did the bellhop offer to takes its whistler162 Jan 2020 #10

So gentle and graceful jmbar2 Jan 2020 #12

...when he knocked over that one lamp FirstLight Jan 2020 #13

DonaldsRump

(7,715 posts)

1. Just wow! n/t

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2020, 07:45 AM

Jan 2020

James48

(4,435 posts)

2. May I carry your trunk outside, sir?

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2020, 07:50 AM

Jan 2020

Sent him pack-y-derming.

Lucky Luciano

(11,253 posts)

9. Wow

Reply to James48 (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 20, 2020, 09:49 AM

Jan 2020

lastlib

(23,222 posts)

11. Tusk-tusk, my friend, that was bad.

Reply to James48 (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 20, 2020, 10:16 AM

Jan 2020

samnsara

(17,622 posts)

3. glad it didnt poop

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2020, 07:55 AM

Jan 2020

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)

4. Looks like it was raining outside.

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2020, 08:06 AM

Jan 2020

Maybe he came in to stay dry? Such majestic animals, curious too! Someone must have left a door wide open for him managing to enter.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,490 posts)

5. She's there looking for her husband.

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2020, 08:17 AM

Jan 2020

Rumors have been floating around on Elephant Facebook......

Seriously, I hope the floors in that place are extra strong.....

sinkingfeeling

(51,448 posts)

6. There's a hotel in Zambia, Africa where a whole herd of elephants

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Mon Jan 20, 2020, 09:02 AM

Jan 2020

walk through regularly.

https://twistedsifter.com/videos/elephants-herd-walks-through-hotel-lobby/

hlthe2b

(102,236 posts)

14. that's so cool

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Mon Jan 20, 2020, 12:20 PM

Jan 2020

malaise

(268,966 posts)

7. Now that's an elephant in the room!

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Mon Jan 20, 2020, 09:02 AM

Jan 2020

StarryNite

(9,444 posts)

8. How cute is that?!

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Mon Jan 20, 2020, 09:12 AM

Jan 2020

whistler162

(11,155 posts)

10. Did the bellhop offer to takes its

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2020, 10:00 AM

Jan 2020

trunk?

jmbar2

(4,874 posts)

12. So gentle and graceful

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2020, 10:29 AM

Jan 2020

mesmerizing...

FirstLight

(13,360 posts)

13. ...when he knocked over that one lamp

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2020, 11:28 AM

Jan 2020

He pushed it out of the way like "oops, sorry..."

Too smart!🥰

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