eleblog

“Elephants too have been observed to communicate with each other over a distance of eight miles using a language of very low frequency calls that we cannot hear. Elephants were seen to run to high ground well ahead of the 2004 tsunami in Thailand but also to exhibit such jumbo-sized compassion as to not only scream out a warning but witnesses reported that they scooped up with their trunks about a dozen tourists and carried them to safety.” - auburnpub.com

“This compelling program presents another side to the tragedy in Asia,”
said Peter Weil, senior vice president and general manager, Animal Planet
International. “By examining animal behavior during the tsunami disaster, we
uncover how birds, elephants and other animals detect an impending natural
catastrophe and we can learn how to protect them and ourselves in future
disasters.” - PR Newswire

“Since the Asian elephants began helping clear debris in Indonesia?s Aceh province after the Dec. 26 tsunami, they have picked up minor on-the-job injuries. Officials and trainers say none of the wounds are serious, but conservationists and animal welfare activists say the endangered elephants shouldn’t be working in the ruined city of Banda Aceh and want the practice ended.” - MSNBC

“Indonesia has asked Singaporean vets to airlift anti-tetanus vaccines for elephants helping in the massive post-tsunami clean-up.” - BBC NEWS

“Trouble detecting tsunami? Then hire an elephant to do that for you. ” - Sun.Star

“About two miles inland from where Hasbi stands next to the beach, a group of young Indonesian soldiers stand ankle deep in mud, watching as two elephants wade through six feet of water surrounding a collapsed home. Because only so many bulldozers are available - perhaps 50 are deployed in Banda Aceh - the elephants are a welcome aid.” - csmonitor.com

“Agitated elephants felt the tsunami coming, and their sensitivity saved about a dozen tourists in Thailand from the fate of thousands killed by the giant waves. ” - The New Zealand Herald

” Indonesia Elephants are being put to task in Thailand to help clear debris from last weekend’s massive tsunamis.” - WSTM

“They were pulled onto the back of an elephant by its keeper. The animal had been brought to the beach to entertain the children.” - BBC NEWS

“Several children who were on a Thai beach when the tsunami struck were saved by an elephant, a British tourist said on Wednesday.” - News 24