Can elephants conduct?
mainThis masterclass in a Belgian zoo suggests they may have aspirations.
At least they don’t act like peacocks.
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Well, conductors are almost always the elephant in the room …
The conductor is almost always the elephant in the room …
I notice the youngest one quietly looks for a way out after about 20 seconds…..
Apparently he wasn’t the only one who didn’t appreciate the musicians’ efforts. According to the below linked article, the lions didn’t care for the music and a monkey apparently climbed onto the instruments to make the music stop.
http://time.com/3921977/elephants-classical-music-violin/
They might like the music, they might not. In both cases, their exhibited behavior probably suggests agony rather than delight.
http://www.upali.ch/stereotypicbehaviour_en.html
I only wish the elephants had the scope most conductors are allowed….what a horrible exhibition: note the floor: fatal to elephants’ feet…..when will humans learn not to lock up others to make spectacles of them?
Jack asses conduct all the time!!