Pianist plays classical music for elderly and blind elephants

[CousinIT]

https://www.businessinsider.com/classical-music-elephant-sanctuary-thailand-video-2018-11?r=UK&IR=T

"We liked the sound of… a retirement center for old, injured and handicapped former logging and trekking elephants," Barton told CBS News. "So we paid them a visit. I wondered if these old rescue elephants might like to listen to some slow classical music."

Barton has dozens of videos of the sanctuary's elderly and blind elephants appearing to enjoy his music, each racking up thousands of views online. One, "Bach on Piano for Blind Elephant," has been watched 1.5 million times.

DOCUMENTARY: Music for Elephants - 46 minutes...

[CousinIT]

1. Related - Thai Elephant Orchestra

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9. Those bastards are carrying bullhooks. And elephants are not horses--riding damages their backs.

Sorry to be a wet blanket, but that's not cool. Not cool at all. I don't know what the hell kind of "conservation center" would use bullhooks and switches, but every one of them is holding one. This looks like one of those phony "conservation centers" that force elephants to paint pictures. Sorry.

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[CousinIT]

13. Richard Lair (Novica says) was a good guy - elephant conservationist.

According to this account: https://gardnerquadsquad.com/the-elephant-controversy-that-thankfully-never-was/

But of course, it's hard to tell so you may be right.

[DarthDem]

2. Awwwwwwwwww. That's Beautiful.

So nice to hear and see stories about people with such compassion. The elephants are majestic. I'm glad they are getting to enjoy the music.

[More_Cowbell]

3. This made me cry

Elephants are so smart and social, and we're killing them.

Thanks for posting.

[oasis]

4. Truly beautiful.

[dalton99a]

5. Fuck Donald Trump

[CousinIT]

7. Indeed. Pure EVIL. n/t

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

11. a regular rambo...ugh.

such an a hole.

[GulfCoast66]

6. Elephants are one of the few non-primates that recognize them selves in a mirror

Meaning they are one of the most intelligent animals on earth.

Too bad for them their prehensile trunks never developed opposing digits like our thumbs. But for an evolutionary chance they might have become dominate on the planet

Allowing them to be hunted to extinction is criminal.

[sdfernando]

8. A future wiseman once said

“To hunt a species to extinction is not logical”

[rusty quoin]

10. I don't have words, only emotions.

[Raine]

12. So BEAUTIFUL

brings me to tears but good tears because it's so beautiful...

[eppur_se_muova]

14. The irony ... to think how many elephants were killed to make old ivory piano keys ... nt

[Omaha Steve]

15. Wonderful

K&R!