Romancing The Elephant by romanceworks
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Description
Why do we feel a special affection for elephants?
Perhaps because they are the most 'human' of animals,
sharing many similar traits - living the same life span as man,
not reaching adulthood until age twenty,
with a strong sense of family and death,
The most human trait of all is their ability to feel emotions,
for they grieve deeply for lost loved ones, even shed tears.
They can smile, exhibit envy, jealousy, are fiercely competitive, and can throw tantrums.
When a family member returns after a long absence,
a joyful welcoming takes place,
with the elephants spinning around, their heads held high,
ears flapping as they fill the air with a symphony of trumpets, rumbles, screams, and roars.
And they have special things humans lack:
Such as an amazing sense of hearing -
communicating in voices we never hear -
responding to a footfall coming from miles away,
And it's true, an elephant never forgets,
for they have a memory that spans their lifetime.
So what about romance you are probably asking?
Like humans, mating begins with affection and courtship.
Males and females form attachments, and the couple becomes inseparable,
standing away from the herd, walking together, grazing,
stroking each other, giving each other a teasing nudge, entwining trunks,
constantly smelling and exploring each other.
If two wild bulls want the same female, they fight until the weaker one loses.
And while this battle is raging, the female waits patiently,
with little concern as to who will win the chance to mate with her.
And to the victor, more flirting, loving touches and trunk twining.
The bull�s penis is very large and long, able to move up and down, left and right at will,
and when a connection is made,
the mating itself lasts under a minute.
After their whirlwind romance that lasts all of 14 days,
the male leaves forever and the female is pregnant for almost two years.
After the birth, she becomes the head of the family, raising and teaching the young,
while the bull is busy finding new females to 'romance'.
Not exactly 'happily ever after', but hey, it sure works for her. :o)
Rendered in P5, post in Photoshop CS, using Flaming Pear filters
Credits:
African Elephants (Daz)
PRIMAL DREAMS by linwhite
SpeedLITES by romanceworks
Hope you enjoy.
Thanks for looking and comments very appreciated.
Cavalaris & HEART
LOVE & MUSIC
Comments (49)
madame
I agree with j-art even with elephant it's romantic... fantastic colors and mood. This is a wonderful artwork. Bravo !!!
Janl
Beautiful images!! Terrific job with all three of them!
prog
Gorgeous!! Your comments are always entertaining-your images are as educational as they are beautiful!!! It souds exactly like Mrs prog and I started out-grazing and entwining trunks!! The rest of it I won't confirm or deny! LOL!! EXCELLENT work, as always!!
SophiaDeer
Breathtaking work! I like elephants too and saw a wonderful program on a rescue society for elephants. Beautiful work and excellent information!
zxcvb
Wonderful images , the colours are amazing , very well done:-)
Avalonne
I always look forward to your work, and I am always amazed at how wonderful it is. How much feeling goes into your art, and what a fantastic way with words you have. This is definitely worth a vote, and if I could rate it higher than Excellent, I most certainly would :-)
calum5
Hey I can move left right up and down too!LMAO!Sorry I meant whilst at disney world on the coasters!Hut humm~moving swiftly on!!Your iamges are amazing and the education in the trumped ones was very valuble !Thankyou for that and for putting up with me!:-)Hugs + 5 byeeeeee calum
Fogge
Masterful done.. The image and colors are stunning.. Excellent work!
RodolfoCiminelli
Pwerfull job my friend...!!! is a very excellent composition and have a stupendous graphic aspect...!! great creativity...!!!
FearaJinx
I'd take nine months over TWO WHOLE FREAKEN YEARS! And not even be able to see the guy who helped me create those bundles of joy??? I'd just go nuts! Awesome story and render!
KingPtolemy
Beautiful work!!! Brilliant coloring and artwork!!!
ObsidianLogic
wonderful absitivly wonderful
Blush
Applauds This is such a wonderful image Also thank you for the message that came along with the art work I love elephants the black/white image is awesome Love n hugs Susan~
Evchen76
WOWWWWWW simply fantastic!!! Love it very very much! Kiss Eva
linwhite
I love the third one, too. Wow...I love the carved look it gave to them. Excellent work there. Most impressive...loved the story, too.
Bothellite
This is a wonderful piece of work. It is an important message to understand. What an amazing place we live. Oh well, let him wander. For all the battling he gets less than a minute... 59 second fulfillment... LOL
Ranai
What a tear-jerking, romantic, story! These pictures cover it so well! Lovely work!
DarkElegance
wow. the lighting is just eye popping! not to mention the words that go with it. sometimes people forget that animals have feelings to. Thank you for such a beautiful reminder that humans arent the only ones with tenderness and romance.@)}---}-----
pjlajeunesse
Very nice! The texturing and lighting are awesome as usual. The info was great and thought inspiring. Thanks for sharing this.