Australian Elephant Blessed by Buddhist Monks
by Danny Fisher
The Associated Press has the story about the ceremony for this little guy…
"In this Feb. 25, 2010 photo provided by the Melbourne Zoo, Mali, a baby Asian elephant, born at the zoo six weeks ago, walks from beneath her mother Dokkoon after a naming ceremony performed by Buddhist monks in Melbourne, Australia. Mali is Thai for jasmine and was chosen out of five possibilities derived from her Thai lineage in a public vote held by the zoo." (AP Photo/Melbourne Zoo, Martin Terlecki)
