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Can your elephant paint? Watch this elephant, rescued from abusive treatment in Burma, now paint an amazing self portrait. You'll be amazed at how his talent unfolds.

So touched by their horrific backgrounds and loving personalities, ExoticWorldGifts.com now supports, "Starving Elephant Artisans" by selling their paintings so they can continue to have a new life in Thailand. (less)

Can an elephant envision his own species in 2-dimensional form? Mmmmm, I might have considered it possible until he painted in the flower - that's human whimsy. BUT even if he was only taught how to do the drawing, the result is an amazing show of intelligence. The correcting and darkening light lines shows a discriminating eye. But what does the image he drew mean to him? Can any animal think in 2-D? Raises some perplexing questions about what elephants perceive.