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“Noppakhao paints to earn an income for him and his owner.” - Yahoo! News Photos

“Paintings by elephants? Yes! And the huge mammals with their powerful trunks and floppy ears have even had a showing of their own, in Beijing. The elephant’s trunks are applied as distinctive brushes.” - CCTV International

“Zoo keepers watch African elephant ‘Sweni’, as she paints a picture during a presentation for photographers at Wuppertal zoo June 6, 2008″ - Yahoo! News Photos

“Sooky’s art will be for sale at an upcoming Tulsa Zoo benefit” - Tulsa World

“This painting pachyderm is far from the only artistic animal in captivity. For years zoos and aquariums across the country have encouraged animals to paint as a way to keep the penned-up denizens mentally enriched. Typically, the paintings were discarded or set aside.” - Los Angeles Times

“Brittany wields her paintbrush with confidence, slapping it roughly against the canvas to produce streaks of green or smears of orange. With apparent pride, she steps back, inspects her work — and extends her trunk to receive a freshly loaded paintbrush.” - Herald News

“Brittany wields her paintbrush with confidence, slapping it roughly against the canvas to produce streaks of green or smears of orange. With apparent pride, she steps back, inspects her work - and extends her trunk to receive a freshly loaded paintbrush.
” - DailyComet.com

“At the Academy for Elephants in Thailand, they are teaching elephants to paint. In a video titled “Elephant Paints Own Self-Portrait,” you can see one of the elephants hard at work with a paintbrush in its trunk.” - The Daily Cardinal

“Pupils at Silver Creek Elementary School put on a winter art exhibit to save endangered artists.” - The OBSERVER

“A 16-year-old African elephant is keeping busy with a new hobby by trying her trunk at painting.” - CBBC

“The artwork above - you’re not going to believe this - was painted by elephants. That’s right: The Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project, a nonprofit organization, gives elephants paintbrushes, paper, paint, and an easel, and let’s them do their thing. Most of the artwork is abstract, but some of the paintings are unbelievable! The AECP is based out of New York City, and it’s purpose is to raise money and awareness about the plight of the elephants of Southeast Asia.” - ConnieTalk

“She’s not the flying elephant with whom the DUMBO neighborhood shares a name. But she is a painting pachyderm.” - NY Daily News

“The elephant, who was a fixture at Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden from the 1950s to 1999, remains in a secluded area of Tennessee, where she has room to roam and plenty of food and friends” - Evansville Courier Press

“Cita, a 38-year-old African elephant, displayed her creative talents while Kristen held a board with a painting canvas.” - HamptonRoads.com

“Prince George Art & Frame will exhibit more than two dozen paintings drawn by Asian elephants through Sept 22.” - The Virginia Gazette