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Saturday, April 30, 2011
For Radar--Sunken temples
35 years old
38 years old
63 years old
49 years old
Radar, which of these elephants would you describe as "thin and emaciated?"
Radar, Would you say they all have sunken temples? The 4th elephant was confiscated by USDA because she was "thin and emaciated, with sunken temples." This photo was taken as she stepped off the truck after a 10 hour trip. She performed her whole life, and elephant number 3 has as far as I know, never performed a day in her life. The first elephant I believe is Lota. Wade
Radar, She appears to be but she was diagnosed with TB. Note the thin pencil trunk, that almost always goes with sunken temple's. Look at the back you pointed out on the old elephant. Might it be a conformational flaw, making her look in worse shape then she actually is? Wade
35 years old
38 years old
63 years old
49 years old
I don't know if I would say any of them are thin. The third and especially the fourth are rather drawn in at the shoulder and spine areas.
ReplyDeleteRadar,
ReplyDeleteWould you say they all have sunken temples? The 4th elephant was confiscated by USDA because she was "thin and emaciated, with sunken temples." This photo was taken as she stepped off the truck after a 10 hour trip. She performed her whole life, and elephant number 3 has as far as I know, never performed a day in her life. The first elephant I believe is Lota.
Wade
Thank you for identifying Lota. Yes, they all have sunken temples. Regardless, the first elephant appears to be healthy.
ReplyDeleteRadar,
ReplyDeleteShe appears to be but she was diagnosed with TB. Note the thin pencil trunk, that almost always goes with sunken temple's. Look at the back you pointed out on the old elephant. Might it be a conformational flaw, making her look in worse shape then she actually is?
Wade
Radarla,
ReplyDeleteYou look at a fat, healthy elephant everyday with sunken temples and a thin trunk...