EXTRAORDINARY elephants create beautiful paintings in Thailand. The world’s most artistic Asian elephants use their trunks, feet and their very own brushes to paint their very own masterpieces. The fascinating display was captured by 48-year-old French photographer, Olivier Blaise on a two week trip to Maesa Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Olivier says: “Around 13 years ago, painting was introduced to elephant sanctuaries to help raise money for their babies, with Maesa camp being the first.
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ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
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A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
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A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
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Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .