KillZedKill Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 This may melt your heart. In 1986, Mkele Mbembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University. On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, so Mbembe approached it very carefully. He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's foot, and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as gently as he could, Mbembe worked the wood out with his hunting knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curiou s look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Mbembe stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Mbembe never forgot that elephant or the events of that day. Twenty years later, Mbembe was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenage son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Mbembe and his son Tapu were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Mbembe, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man. Remembering the encounter in 1986, Mbembe couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant. Mbembe summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Mbembe's legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly. Probably wasn't the same elephant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyGuy Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Hahaha, owned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angemonkwj Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 omg that was the funniest thing i've ever read!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillZedKill Posted March 13, 2007 Author Share Posted March 13, 2007 hah i thought so too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
web250 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Hahaha, that's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDarragh Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 hahah thats GOLD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake BBNR Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Hahahaha, nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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