Elephants reunited after 20 years.

[DainBramaged]

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Damn, that made me cry!

[Auggie]

2. You can read their stories here (very touching):

http://www.elephants.com/meetElephants.php

[DainBramaged]

5. Ripped me to pieces

wonderful for clearing out the sinuses.

[hlthe2b]

3. Could there be anything more touching...

Ever since I read that article on rampaging poached elephants as a model for PTSD in NYMagazine a few years ago, it was really driven home how little we appreciate the emotional spectrum of these great animals.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/magazine/08elephant.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

[alsame]

4. You always find

the best animal videos. Thank you.

[Granny M]

6. They are beautiful.

I hope they have a long time together.

[Fla Dem]

7. Magnificent Creatures, Magnificent Reunion.

How can this not touch everyone's heart? Thank you for posting.

[sarge43]

8. OK, who bogarted all the Kleenex?

"There will be no more chains."

[DainBramaged]

9. That one single line destroyed me

such magnificient creatures

[sarge43]

12. Yeah, that's when I started to tear up. n/t

[Auntie Bush]

10. That's a lovely video Dain.

Just loved the way they wrapped their trunks around each other at the end. The whole story was so sad but touching.

[DainBramaged]

15. Of all the things I love DU for, posting these stories is number one

I am pleased you enjoyed it.

[rwsanders]

11. Its funny that for years it was considered "unscientific" to attribute emotions to animals...

but it was probably even more unscientific to ignore them and has probably led to more bad science and misunderstanding because science keeps looking for some boundary between animals and humans to justify feeling superior.
Another interesting note is there was a neurologist whose name still garners looks of disgust, but he predicted that elephants had subsonic communication long before it was confirmed. John C. Lilly had odd points, but was ahead of the game on that one.

[mountain grammy]

13. Beautiful story.. thank you for introducing me to the "Elephant Sanctuary."

They will go on my donation list.

[snappyturtle]

14. Wonderful....thank you. I'd like to see a study on news stories such as this one.

What if each evening the networks would report one good story such
as this one. Then an hour after the news is over ask viewers to recall
the news stories. Bet this one would come up first. imho

If humans can't teach compassion to each other maybe animals can.

[Curmudgeoness]

16. I didn't even watch it and I am crying.

I had a feeling what it was, and clicked on it, to words in and I knew the story....and teared up. You do this to me too often!

This is part 2 of the story, from a PBS Nature show. It is probably the most sad/happy/teary/joyous thing that I have ever watch. And I have watched this so often, and recommended it to everyone who loves elephants.

If you want to help elephants like this, the Elephant Sanctuary is where this all happened. This is how I first found out about it.

http://www.elephants.com/

And if anyone wants more information on Shirley and Jenny, it is at the site----but don't think that your crying is over if you chose to read their stories.

http://www.elephants.com/shirley/shirleyBio.php

http://www.elephants.com/jenny/jennyBio.php

[DainBramaged]

17. I cry with everyone, it is mutual empathy

[spinbaby]

18. Sniff

I sent them a donation.

[truebluegreen]

19. I remember seeing this years ago on the teevee

and like an elephant I have never forgotten it: the horrible scars, the bent cage when these two old friends finally met again...I was crying (then and now) and at the same time filled with rage about what we humans do to magnificent creatures the world over, for our own amusement...aaaaaaaaaarrrrgh!

At least this story has a happy ending.

[uppityperson]

20. I found some more information about Shirley, what an awful life.

http://www.elephants.com/shirley/shirleyBio.php

And more on Shirley and Jenny (rip)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/bestofnature/update.html

[BainsBane]

22. Jenny died

even though she was younger than Shirley. They don't say why.

[applegrove]

21. Made me cry the first time I saw it. It never gets old.

[Stinky The Clown]

23. Amazing

[SwissTony]

24. At 7 minutes, they are holding each other with their trunks.

I need to find a corner in a dark room and a large box of tissues.

[IrishAyes]

25. This story never grows old. Thanks.

[snagglepuss]

26. wow. how unbelievable wonderful.

thanks for posting.