In a message dated 10/26/02 1:44:36 AM EST, BobTalbot@st-abbs.fsnet.co.uk writes: > Does the elephant actually decide what to paint or is it acting as a > "robot" for its Mahout? > > If it is merely a learned response - it has been trained to paint one > picture or follow the mahout's instructions ... then it is not the > elephant's creation. > > A photocopier can produce copies - but they are copies. > It was on tv. The elephant paints different pictures, rather abstract and people are paying big bucks for the results.
