Should that be Elephants 'Aren't' getting enough attention. Poor things, getting all painted up like that. Would probably get more attention if you dressed them up in some sexy elephant lingerie.

Just pandering to public fickleness.

Thanks, Hiddnfox, fixed.

Thai zookeepers, ur doing it wrong.

Poor elephants. :(

This is not a zoo, it's an elephant "sanctuary". None of the keepers(mahouts) have a say in what their elephants get to do or not, that responsibility usually falls on the owner of the place or the managers. This is no different from what they do for Valentines Day, Songkran (a major Thai New Year holiday), Christmas and other festivals.
So, do not blame it on the keepers/mahouts, they work hard (long hours, 7 days a week, no holidays) for very very very little pay.

Hannibal's police squad.

Anyway, it'll rinse right off. Just get a hose -- they have their trunks on.

Horray for pandaphants

Reminds me of the photoshop contest a while back where the goal was to hide elephants in plain sight:www.neatorama.com/2008/07/03/how-to-hide-an-elephant/.

ha, OddNumber...great one. and a comment from the mysterious Neatoramawontsendmeapassword who has gone...somewhere. I wonder if Neatorama ever sent him/her a password.

"I am a Panda"