okay so what do you think? I kind of think its clever however it also looks slightly inhumane. But then I thought to myself that its only watercolor paint and it may just as well be white mud that they've thrown on themselves anyway. Its not hurting them and its drawing attention. I'm completely against animal cruelty and exploitation of animals such as the circus btw.

Provided it's entirely safe, I think it's cute too..but still prefer elephants to look like elephants. :)

Cute, but a little goofy looking. I'm sure the kids loved it, though. As long as it is just watercolor, I don't see the harm in it.

Pretty clever, if you ask me.

And Elephants in Thailand are revered (not so much as Cows in India, more like our Bald Eagles, they're symbols of the country) there's very little chance they'd be harmed by their keepers in any way.

Tony Jaa would break them if the Heffalumps were actually in danger.

Seems like a cute idea to bring back attention to the pachyderms. It's only watercolor, I doubt the elephants mind.

"The stunt has resulted in panda-monium as the zookeepers try to draw the country's attention back to its neglected giants."

It's Photoshop in real life!