There are actually a few of these from what I understand and its a pretty big deal, a festival of sorts. I never really understood it, remember seeing something on 60 Minutes once. Anywho, good find.

Fascinating, beautiful and eerie, all at once.

Um. I agree with dolly but it was a bit more eerie than anything else for me.

I mean, the thing was doing yoga.

And the tongue....

That was one big SLUUURP!

I think it would be super cool if there were a handful of real people that were that big. :)

That would have to be a really big hand.

I saw the elephant in London a few years ago. I was on a school trip, and our group was outside of the royal palace. As we walked away, we saw a giant crowd of people surrounding the elephant. It was amazing! It shot steam out of it's trunk into the crowd, and there were speakers concealed somewhere that blasted loud music. It was one of the most amazing things i have ever seen.