Writer's Alert-Nauseating Ft. Worth Telegram on Ringling elephants

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, Shannon Morgan

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> VedNod Moderator's Note: This is a perfect opportunity to write a

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> Front page. The PR is getting more and more sickening. Fresh

fruits? Ha! Air conditioned cars with MISTERS?????? OMG the lies

they come up with are in f-ingCREDIBLE!

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> Elephants get some help to beat Texas heat By ALEX BRANCH

> Star-Telegram Staff Writer

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> SPECIAL TO THE STAR-TELEGRAM / AARON LAMBERT

> SPECIAL TO THE STAR-TELEGRAM / AARON LAMBERT

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> --> Three elephants feed on treats Tuesday in Sundance Square

during the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus elephant walk.

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> In wired age, the circus has new tricks for fans

> Joking with the elephants: Video blogger Kristin Campbell has a

little fun

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> FORT WORTH -- Elephants, by nature, can tolerate hot weather.

They're native to Asian jungles and African deserts.

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> But staying cool in the Texas heat isn't easy no matter where

you're from.

> Elephants with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus took

their annual stroll in downtown Fort Worth on Tuesday evening, and

their handlers ensured that none of the 10,000-pound performers

overheated.

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> The temperature was about 95 but felt hotter with all the cars

and pavement.

> " The elephants are kept very well-hydrated, " said Kathy Beazley,

a circus spokeswoman. " They get extra care when it's this hot. "

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> It starts with their travel arrangements, she said. The elephants

rode over from Dallas, the circus's last stop, in an air-conditioned

railcar equipped with misting machines.

> Handlers also gave them plenty of water (last chance, elephants,

enjoy!) before they strolled into Sundance Square, she said. They

were rewarded with boxes of apples, bananas, watermelons, carrots and

lettuce, all devoured with a few strokes of the trunk. (In front of

the public of course).

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> " They love those juicy watermelons, " Beazley said. " It's a thirst-

quencher. "

> Cold weather actually poses a bigger risk, said Ron Surratt,

director of animal collections at the Fort Worth Zoo. Workers let the

zoo's elephants out under the hot sun but never during winter chills.

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> " If they have water, they do fine in the heat, " he said. " No need

to worry. " (I guess they need to worry here, then).

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> Apparently, the only ones truly bothered by the heat Tuesday were

the humans who lined the sidewalks to watch. Water bottles and

makeshift paper fans were abundant.

> As the elephants wolfed down their fruity meal, a young voice

calling out from a gaggle of sweaty children seemed to speak for

everyone.

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> " I want a watermelon! "

> The forecast

> After today, we get a break from triple-digit temperatures, and

maybe even rain.

> Today: 102 and sunny

> Thursday: 97 with a 20 percent chance of rain

> Friday: 93 with a 30 percent chance of rain

> Saturday: 92 with a 30 percent chance of rain

> Sunday: 94 with a 20 percent chance of rain

> Source: National Weather Service

> Alex Branch, 817-390-7689

> abranch

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> " Think occasionally of the suffering of which you

> spare yourself the sight "

> Albert Schweitzer

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vehicles.

> Visit the Auto Green Center.

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