Incredible story

**larrymeyer** · May 14th, 2008, 08:54 PM

In 1986, Peter Davies 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 Peter 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, Peter 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 curious look on its face,
stared at him for several tense moments. Peter stood frozen, thinking
of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted
loudly, turned, and walked away. Peter never forgot that elephant or
the events of that day.

Twenty years later, Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with
his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of
the creatures turned and walked over to near where Peter and his son
Cameron were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Peter,
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, Peter couldn't help wondering if
this was the same elephant. Peter 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 Peter legs and slammed his
stupid ass against the railing, killing him instantly.

Probably wasn't the same elephant.

**XD45** · May 14th, 2008, 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by larrymeyer

In 1986, Peter Davies 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 Peter 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, Peter 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 curious look on its face,
stared at him for several tense moments. Peter stood frozen, thinking
of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted
loudly, turned, and walked away. Peter never forgot that elephant or
the events of that day.

Twenty years later, Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with
his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of
the creatures turned and walked over to near where Peter and his son
Cameron were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Peter,
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, Peter couldn't help wondering if
this was the same elephant. Peter 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 Peter legs and slammed his
stupid ass against the railing, killing him instantly.

Probably wasn't the same elephant.

lmao that is great