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Elephant sculptures all over New York send a message on co-habitation between man and animal
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One hundred wooden-looking elephants have been distributed throughout a New York City neighborhood to promote positive cohabitation between man and animal, according to the installation organizer. The elephants are both on exhibit and being sold for $8,000 to $22,000, depending on their size. "The Great Elephant Migration" features artisan elephant sculptures crafted by nearly 200 indigenous artists from throughout southern India. Based on actual individual Indian elephants, they range in size from baby to adult and can be touched by spectators. They all have an ID nameplate. "Each of the elephants is based on a real wild elephant that lives in the coffee plantations of South India," said installation organizer, Tarsh Thekaekara. "They're traveling around the world to inspire people to live better with all forms of nature around them." Thekaekara went on to say that the exhibit can serve as a "flagship" for supportive co-living among multiple species. Passersby in the trendy New York neighborhood of the Meatp
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