It’s music to their big ears.
Two elephants began dancing when a Wisconsin violinist serenaded them with classical Bach, in an adorable moment that has gone viral on YouTube.
The clip shows musician Eleanor Bartsch playing Bach’s “Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor” for the two pachyderms, Viola and Kelly, ahead of a performance at the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, WI.
The video, posted August 24th, has already been viewed more than 500,000 times.
“I decided to go outside and play a bit for Kelly and Viola, 44- and 45-year-old elephants that have lived together for most of their lives,” said Bartsch, who is a member of the Madison Symphony and Wisconsin Chamber Orchestras”.
Circus World’s executive director Scott O’Donnell told the Baraboo News Republic the elephants were “awesomely cool,” and “light on their feet.”
According to a study conducted at the Belfast Zoo in 2008, classical music helps to sooth captive elephants, and “reduces abnormal behaviors such as swaying, pacing and trunk tossing.”
Who knew elephants had such refined tastes?