Tarra & Bella

Elephant and Dog look past their immense differences. Can we?



CBS -- When elephants retire, many head for the Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tenn. They arrive one by one, but they tend to live out their lives two-by-two. "Every elephant that comes here searches out someone that she then spends most all of her time with," says sanctuary co-founder Carol Buckley. It's like having a best girlfriend, Buckley says - "Somebody they can relate to, they have something in common with." Debbie has Ronnie. Misty can't live without Dulary. Those are pachyderm-pachyderm pairs. But perhaps the closest friends of all are Tarra and Bella. That would be Tarra the 8,700 pound Asian elephant. And Bella. The dog>>>

from Sarshar
08-Jan-2009
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to KOA

by Anonymous elephanta (not verified) on Mon Jan 12, 2009 03:04 PM PST

your in the wrong place then. never before have i seen so much hatred as on here lately.

this clip was a breath of fresh air.

mamnoon!!!


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so sweet

by hopelesslyinlove (not verified) on Fri Jan 09, 2009 02:30 PM PST

I feel like Tara right now when the dog was not around. Just waiting...


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love and respect without any

by koa on Fri Jan 09, 2009 01:15 PM PST

love and respect without any prejudice in any shape or form.


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A touching elephant story

by Payman (not verified) on Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:49 PM PST

While on holiday in Kenya and walking through the bush a man comes across an elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seems distressed so the man approaches very carefully. He gets down on one knee and inspects the bottom of the elephant's foot only to find a large thorn deeply embedded. As carefully and as gently as he can he removes the thorn and the elephant gingerly puts its foot down. The elephant turns to face the man and with a rather stern look on its face, stares at him. For a good ten minutes the man stands frozen - thinking of nothing else but being trampled.
Eventually the elephant turns and walks away.

For years after, the man often remembers and ponders the events of that day. Years later the man is walking through the zoo with his son. As they approach the elephant enclosure, one of the elephants turns and walks over to where they are standing at the rail. It stares at him and the man can't help wondering if this is the same elephant. The man climbs tentatively over the railing and makes his way into the enclosure. He walks right up to the elephant and stares back in wonder. Suddenly the elephant wraps its trunk around one of the man's legs and swings him wildly back and forth along the railing, instantly killing him.

Probably not the same elephant then.


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elephant sanctuary

by maziar 058 (not verified) on Fri Jan 09, 2009 08:36 AM PST

thank you parnian for sayin it,and sarshar for posting it,here in TN a lot of peoples don't know much about it and you guys spreading it world wide. thanks again


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Some Iranins might as well

by Parnian (not verified) on Thu Jan 08, 2009 08:34 PM PST

Some Iranins might as well take a lesson from it.....


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talk to Bush he can not live with others

by hajiagha on Thu Jan 08, 2009 08:06 PM PST

//hajiagha-cartoons.blogspot.com/
human should learn from anilams

gaza , africa and Iraq

and American are worry about own over fat


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Nice clip and very meaningful comment

by Anonymous-benz (not verified) on Thu Jan 08, 2009 05:50 PM PST

Americans and Europeans need to watch this video clip and also listen to the final comment.


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