http://oculture.disqus.com/NoneenSun, 07 Mar 2010 03:06:22 -0000http://www.openculture.com/2008/03/elephant_painting.html#comment-47371635<p>I am an artist and long been interested in this. The painting shown in the video is a fake, as described very clearly by an elephant art expert in Thailand in the interview here:</p><p><a href="http://www.inklessmagazine.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="www.inklessmagazine.com">www.inklessmagazine.com</a>.</p><p>Check out the TEAG interview (really informative and interesting) and the answer given to "What is elephant art". It is clear that the vast majority are fake, but elephants CAN paint and we need to know how to spot a painting that's real.</p>PeterSun, 07 Mar 2010 03:06:22 -0000http://www.openculture.com/2008/03/elephant_painting.html#comment-21002476<p>this is real but the elephants are trained to paint those shapes...they don't decide to just paint other elephants on their own</p>AnonymousThu, 19 Mar 2009 18:49:42 -0000http://www.openculture.com/2008/03/elephant_painting.html#comment-21002474<p>Whether this is real or not I can't say. . .but it is interesting! Elephant painting!</p>AnonymousWed, 02 Apr 2008 10:01:48 -0000http://www.openculture.com/2008/03/elephant_painting.html#comment-21002475<p>If an elephant can do it, so can you.</p>SareenTue, 01 Apr 2008 09:26:23 -0000