. . . where do they go when they die? We hear of the elephant graveyards, where the … - Sophy Burnham

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I remember facts are just facts, circumstances are merely circumstances.

Sophy Burnham

. . . where do they go when they die? We hear of the elephant graveyards, where the elephants go to die, but how much more curious it is that birds are not falling out of the sky all the time, on our heads, at our feet, dying and falling and flopping to the ground. I rarely see a dead bird on the ground.

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I think our animals are angels, earth-angels, pointing out for us the steadfast path of love, loyalty, optimism, faith, joy, hope. They teach us everything important about life.

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