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Anderson Cooper Washes Elephant, Saves Christmas

It’s the Instagram we needed to see right after Trump secured 270 electoral votes.

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Yesterday Colton Haynes flaunted his nips, today Anderson Cooper washes an elephant. If we get treats like these everyday we might be able to make it through the next four years. Wishful thinking...but...maybe?

For real though, Cooper was helping out at Green Hill Valley Elephant Camp in Burma, a sanctuary for the beautiful, endangered animals.

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