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San Diego Zoo Safari Park elephants respond to former Vice President Harris after speech
"In times of uncertainty, you take care of your own," say Republican Party symbols
"I believe you humans call it 'Circling the Wagons.'"
Earlier this month, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the San Diego Region, rattling nerves and shaking security cameras around the county. The ground even shook under the feet of the elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. In response, the elephants formed what is known as an alert circle, in which they pressed close together, each facing out in a different direction. As if by instinct, the youngest of the elephants gradually squeezed into the center of the circle.
Video:
Huddle up!
Then, several days ago, former Vice President Kamala Harris referenced the event during a speech at a fundraising gala for Emerge held in San Francisco. "That scene has been on my mind," she told the crowd. "As soon as they felt the earth shaking under their feet, they got in a circle and stood next to each other to protect the most vulnerable. Think about it. What a powerful metaphor. Because we know: those who try to incite fear are most effective when they divide and conquer. When they separate the herd. When they try to make everyone think they are alone. But in the face of crisis, the lesson is don't...don't scatter."
Video:
Harris speech on elephants
Today, the elephants responded to Harris' speech through Menu, a 45-year-old bull African bush elephant who was involved in the alert circle. "First of all," began Menu, speaking before a gathering of Safari Park visitors, "I would like to thank Vice President Harris for seeing fit to mention us in her speech. It's always nice to be noticed. But even so, it's frustrating to feel misunderstood. Harris campaigned on a platform of radical inclusion, and was Border Czar during a period of record-level illegal immigration into this country. People pouring in from all over. I'm not sure she wants to be using us as a metaphor."
Oh dear.
Menu explained, "I'm an African bush elephant. The elephants in my herd are African bush elephants. When we feel threatened — perhaps especially when our very foundations start to shake and we're not sure where we stand — we take care of the herd. We don't send someone to check on the El Salvadoran bonobo in the enclosure down the road. And we sure as heck don't let that bonobo slip into our ranks and cause trouble. Heck, we don't even let other elephants in. Harris needs to read her history: when Asian elephants get put into contained spaces with African elephants, Asian elephants get killed."
Oh dear, dear, dear.
Continued Menu, "Vice President Harris is a proud woman of color, and that's great, really it is. But let's not kid ourselves about what's at stake here: the northern white rhino is functionally extinct, and the southern white rhino has been brought back from the brink only through extraordinary efforts. What kind of bull would I be if I let that happen to my people? I know I risk becoming a milkshake duck by saying all this, but I have to live my truth."
What if it quacks like a duck but looks like an elephant?
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San Diego Zoo Safari Park elephants respond to former Vice President Harris after speech
"In times of uncertainty, you take care of your own," say Republican Party symbols
San Diego Zoo Safari Park elephants respond to former Vice President Harris after speech
"In times of uncertainty, you take care of your own," say Republican Party symbols
"I believe you humans call it 'Circling the Wagons.'"
Earlier this month, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the San Diego Region, rattling nerves and shaking security cameras around the county. The ground even shook under the feet of the elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. In response, the elephants formed what is known as an alert circle, in which they pressed close together, each facing out in a different direction. As if by instinct, the youngest of the elephants gradually squeezed into the center of the circle.
Video:
Huddle up!
Then, several days ago, former Vice President Kamala Harris referenced the event during a speech at a fundraising gala for Emerge held in San Francisco. "That scene has been on my mind," she told the crowd. "As soon as they felt the earth shaking under their feet, they got in a circle and stood next to each other to protect the most vulnerable. Think about it. What a powerful metaphor. Because we know: those who try to incite fear are most effective when they divide and conquer. When they separate the herd. When they try to make everyone think they are alone. But in the face of crisis, the lesson is don't...don't scatter."
Video:
Harris speech on elephants
Today, the elephants responded to Harris' speech through Menu, a 45-year-old bull African bush elephant who was involved in the alert circle. "First of all," began Menu, speaking before a gathering of Safari Park visitors, "I would like to thank Vice President Harris for seeing fit to mention us in her speech. It's always nice to be noticed. But even so, it's frustrating to feel misunderstood. Harris campaigned on a platform of radical inclusion, and was Border Czar during a period of record-level illegal immigration into this country. People pouring in from all over. I'm not sure she wants to be using us as a metaphor."
Oh dear.
Menu explained, "I'm an African bush elephant. The elephants in my herd are African bush elephants. When we feel threatened — perhaps especially when our very foundations start to shake and we're not sure where we stand — we take care of the herd. We don't send someone to check on the El Salvadoran bonobo in the enclosure down the road. And we sure as heck don't let that bonobo slip into our ranks and cause trouble. Heck, we don't even let other elephants in. Harris needs to read her history: when Asian elephants get put into contained spaces with African elephants, Asian elephants get killed."
Oh dear, dear, dear.
Continued Menu, "Vice President Harris is a proud woman of color, and that's great, really it is. But let's not kid ourselves about what's at stake here: the northern white rhino is functionally extinct, and the southern white rhino has been brought back from the brink only through extraordinary efforts. What kind of bull would I be if I let that happen to my people? I know I risk becoming a milkshake duck by saying all this, but I have to live my truth."
What if it quacks like a duck but looks like an elephant?