Elephants Playing Basketball (8 Pics)

Six-year-old Malie and nine-year-old Toktak have been trained to play basketball by their keepers on the picturesque island of Koh Samui, Thailand.

Organisers at the Island Safari centre, which cares for the animals, say the huge beasts have to undergo rigorous training to learn the basics of the popular game.

Training starts by teaching elephants the basics in ball control, before they move on to hold it in their trunk and throw it at the hoop.

To some this may seem cruel but it’s better than these beasts being walked along the night streets of Bangkok for tourists to feed bananas.

Posted on February 4, 2010 | Filed Under Really

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