elephant painting
Elephants do not paint in the wild, this is important to remember. They are trained through pain inflicted force to hold a brush and memorize the strokes to paint a picture for tourists to buy. Whatever you are told at the camps, please do not be fooled into thinking the elephant created this just for you.
facts you need to know
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Elephants endure months of physical abuse to learn how to hold a paint brush, draw a straight line, paint flowers and leaves on trees
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For years they then paint the same repetitive picture over and over again, sometimes twice or three times a day
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When training an elephant to paint, a sharp metal bull hook or nail is used to guide the elephant to brush the strokes
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When the elephant paints incorrectly they are beaten as punishment, often a hook or nail is rammed into the sensitive part of their ear
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Look for scars or fresh wounds on the top of an elephants' head, trunk or ears from the bullhook or nail
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One Green Planet explains why Painting is Cruel, not Cute.