Elephant Painter

I really want to know exactly what kind of teaching or training is behind this one. I really have trouble believing that it is real, but that is what is so amazing about it: I'm fairly certain that it is real. Watch this video:

Elephant Paints a Portrait

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I can't see how this could possibly be faked, but how could it be real? He follows the lines to darken them, perfectly, and he actually draws it better than I even could... I wonder if he knows what he is drawing or is just trained to draw lines and shapes in that manner... It really just blew me away when I saw it. Do we underestimate their creative abilities? Or is it because we are taught that humans are one of the only animals capable of creativity or self-expression that we find this sort of thing really difficult to believe? I wonder how someone from an animistic cosmological view would perceive of this video. They believe in the intelligence and animation of life, so would it make it more believable for them to watch an elephant painting a self-portrait? You really need to stop and think about how your upbringing may influence the way you perceive your surroundings or things that may give you wonder. It may surprise you what you'll learn about yourself.