Whilst reviewing our mountain of awesome Sydney pictures and anecdotes, we took a short walk through the city and what did we find??????
ELEPHANTS! WILD ELEPHANTS IN MELBOURNE! MELBOURNE HAS BEEN OVERRUN!!!
Okay, I may be exaggerating slightly, however it is true that there are 50 painted elephants hidden around Melbourne - each sharing the same explanation:
"MALI IN THE CITY
A spectacular exhibition featuring fifty life-sized painted elephant sculptures inspired by Mali, the Zoo's first Asian Elephant calf, to celebrate Melbourne Zoo's 150th anniversary in 2012.
Mali is an ambassador for many species facing extinction. She represents Zoos Victoria's commitment to fighting the extinction of threatened species in Australia and overseas.
Zoos Victoria works with our community to reduce the threats that humans pose to wildlife. We have made a commitment to ensure that no more Victorian land-based species will go extinct on our watch.
Join the fight: zoo.org.au
PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB"
Naw shucks, I guess climbing aboard an elephant will have to wait 'til Thailand (edit-actually please do not do this)- but here are some of the beauties we found:
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