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In circuses, Elephants are confined and chained for literally hours on end; Through physical punishment and the threat of its use, they are trained to pose in unnatural and difficult positions; They are moved, in unbearable heat and below freezing temperatures, from city to city chained in flatbed trucks and in boxcars; Calves are separated from their mothers at an early age for the purpose of training; Elephants are removed from companions to be bought and sold, and frequently moved about; Circus elephants have no level of autonomy over their lives, to the extent where they are trained to defecate into a bucket on command. Elephants in circuses are reduced to objects of entertainment for people. An elephant's place is in the wild with its relatives and companions. The totally unnatural existence for circus elephants is a travesty and to allow this practice to continue is unjustified and unethical. Source: www.elephantvoices.org/elephants-in-captivity-7/in-circus...

Bet you didn't know under 20 minutes from Mackay CBD is these 45 acres with the most incredible 3 Stage waterfall. Nestled privately away in rugged bushland at the foot of The Leap the water runs cool and clear down into rock pools at the base of each stage. Your own private outdoor spa bath. Source: www.commercialrealestate.com.au/property/the-leap-qld-474...

Tucked away in Eungella National Park, Finch Hatton Gorge is where Mackay locals head when the warm, balmy weather rolls in. And it’s not hard to see why. Here, you can swim underneath the shady rainforest canopy through water so pure you can focus on the bottom. Source: www.queensland.com/sg/en/places-to-see/experiences/nature...

This dog’s name was ‘Strongheart’. He would greet visitors to Lone Pine as they got off the boat with these animals tagging along for the ride.

"In the 1930s the zoo started a tradition of having a German Shepard with a koala jockey greet guests. This also spawned a spin off with a snake around the dog’s neck to greet guests." Source: www.theanimalfacts.com/go-2-zoo/lone-pine-koala-sanctuary/

This is quite attractive, and unusual friendship between dog, koala, and snake.