How Nature Accidentally Created the Perfect Animal

Casual Geographic
13 Mar 202414:33

Summary

TLDRThe script celebrates the unique and extraordinary nature of elephants, highlighting their complex features, intelligence, and abilities. It delves into their evolutionary history, unique physical attributes like their trunk with its incredible muscle control, and their impressive skills such as swimming and infrasound communication. The narrative also touches on their emotional intelligence, memory, and empathy, emphasizing their capacity for altruism and mourning. The speaker passionately argues for the perfection of elephants as creatures and advocates against their captivity, suggesting that the world benefits from their freedom and well-being.

Takeaways

  • 🐘 Elephants are considered one of the most unique and aesthetically atypical animals on Earth due to their distinctive features and abilities.
  • 🦷 The evolution of elephants has led to various adaptations, such as their spade-shaped jaw and tusks, which have changed over time.
  • 🌞 Elephants have sensitive skin and use dust baths and mud masks to protect against the harsh African sun, with the color of the mud affecting their appearance.
  • 🦵 Elephant tails are designed to ward off insects and have a unique texture that some describe as similar to cheap plastic.
  • 🌡️ Elephants have a sparse amount of hair on their heads which helps with heat dissipation, with Asian elephants having more hair than their African counterparts.
  • 👂 Elephants possess an incredible trunk with around 40,000 muscles and 400,000 nerves, allowing for both strength and delicate tasks.
  • 🏊 Elephants are excellent swimmers, capable of swimming for hours and covering miles, which is unusual for their size.
  • 🔊 Elephants communicate using infrasonic sounds that can travel miles and are picked up through their feet, with different calls for various social interactions.
  • 🧠 Elephants have exceptional memory and intelligence, using their experiences to guide their herd to water sources and food during challenging times.
  • 💡 Elephants display empathy and altruism, mourning their dead, adopting orphans, and even showing protective behaviors towards humans and other animals.

Q & A

  • What are some unique physical features of elephants that make them aesthetically atypical?

    -Elephants have several unique physical features that make them stand out. These include their four-legged behemoth bodies, massive size comparable to a semi-truck, a long trunk that resembles a leviathan, a tail that can induce trypophobia, and tusks that seem like nature's failed attempts. They also possess superpowers and intelligence that may rival humans.

  • How did the ancient ancestor of elephants, the platybelodon, differ from modern elephants?

    -The platybelodon, an ancient ancestor of elephants, had a facial configuration similar to a shovel, which allowed them to efficiently strip trees of their bark. This is a significant difference from modern elephants, who have a more refined and complex trunk structure.

  • What is the significance of an elephant's skin and how does it adapt to the environment?

    -An elephant's skin is sensitive despite its thickness, and it adapts to the environment through dust baths and mud masks, which protect against the harsh African sun. The color of the mud can change the appearance of their skin, and their skin retains water, helping them survive in arid conditions.

  • Why do elephants have hair on their heads and what is its purpose?

    -Elephants have hair on their heads that serves to transfer heat away from their bodies. This is an important adaptation as it helps them stay cool in hot climates, and in some cases, it can reduce body temperature by over 20%.

  • How do elephants use their trunk and what abilities does it provide them?

    -An elephant's trunk is a highly versatile appendage with around 40,000 muscles and 400,000 nerves. It allows them to perform a variety of tasks, from lifting heavy objects to delicately plucking grass. The trunk is also prehensile, enabling elephants to grasp and manipulate objects, and it plays a crucial role in their social interactions and communication.

  • What are some of the superpowers and abilities that elephants possess?

    -Elephants possess a range of superpowers and abilities, including super strength, an excellent sense of smell that can detect water sources from miles away, exceptional swimming skills, infrasonic hearing that allows them to communicate over long distances, and a remarkable memory that helps them navigate and find resources.

  • How does an elephant's matriarch use her intelligence and memory to lead her herd?

    -The matriarch of an elephant herd uses her intelligence and memory to guide her family to water sources at the right times of the year. Her knowledge and experience are critical for the survival of the herd, as she must remember the locations and conditions of various watering holes to ensure the herd's access to water during the dry season.

  • What evidence suggests that elephants have high levels of emotional intelligence and empathy?

    -Elephants demonstrate high levels of emotional intelligence and empathy through behaviors such as mourning the dead, adopting orphans into their herds, and showing concern for injured or sleeping humans. They have been known to hold vigils for deceased humans who were close to them and even attempt to rescue animals of other species in distress.

  • How do elephants use infrasound calls for communication and what are some examples of these calls?

    -Elephants use infrasound calls for long-distance communication, which are inaudible to humans but can be felt through their feet. These calls have different meanings and can include greetings, signals to move the herd, and even specific calls to celebrate events like successful mating.

  • What is the significance of elephants passing the mirror self-awareness test and another awareness test conducted by the University of Cambridge?

    -Elephants passing the mirror self-awareness test and the University of Cambridge's awareness test demonstrates their high level of self-awareness and cognitive abilities. In the Cambridge study, elephants showed the ability to understand that their reflection was not another elephant and needed to step off a mat to pass a stick, indicating a level of self-realization that is rare among animals.

  • What is the author's stance on elephants in captivity and why?

    -The author is against keeping elephants in captivity, especially in zoos. They argue that elephants are highly intelligent, social animals that typically travel large distances and thrive in their natural habitats. Captivity often fails to provide the necessary mental and physical stimulation, leading to a poor quality of life for these majestic creatures.

Outlines

00:00

🐘 The Elephant's Unique Evolution and Features

This paragraph delves into the peculiarities of the elephant, highlighting its unusual appearance and evolutionary adaptations. It humorously suggests that if Helen Keller were alive, she might be astonished by the elephant's aesthetically atypical features, such as its massive size, trunk, and tusks. The paragraph also touches on the elephant's ancient ancestor, the platybelodon, and its spade-like jaw. It emphasizes the elephant's unique characteristics, such as its intelligence, strength, and the ability to adapt to various environments, making it a contender for the weirdest and most perfect animal in nature.

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💪 Elephant Superpowers and Abilities

The second paragraph focuses on the elephant's impressive array of abilities and superpowers. It begins by acknowledging the elephant's super strength, which allows it to humble entire trees for nourishment. The paragraph then discusses the elephant's exceptional sense of smell, which can detect food and water sources from miles away. It also covers the elephant's surprising swimming prowess and its ability to communicate through infrasonic vibrations that can travel long distances. The paragraph highlights the elephant's remarkable memory, which is crucial for survival, especially in locating water sources during dry seasons. Additionally, it touches on the elephant's intelligence, problem-solving skills, and capacity to learn from experiences, which are passed down through generations.

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🧠 Elephant Intelligence, Empathy, and Altruism

The final paragraph explores the cognitive and emotional aspects of elephants, emphasizing their high level of intelligence and self-awareness. It describes how elephants recognize their reflection in the mirror test and demonstrate self-awareness in passing objects, indicating a deep understanding of their own actions. The paragraph also discusses the elephants' empathetic nature, as seen in their mourning behaviors and their ability to form strong social bonds. It mentions instances of elephants showing altruism towards humans and other animals, and the emotional intelligence that sets them apart from other species. The narrative concludes by advocating for the well-being of elephants, suggesting that they are better off in their natural habitats rather than in captivity.

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Keywords

💡Elephant

The central subject of the video, elephants are described as the most perfect animals in nature due to their unique combination of physical attributes, abilities, and intelligence. They are characterized by their large size, distinctive trunk, and complex social behaviors. The video discusses various aspects of elephants, from their evolution to their current status as intelligent, empathetic creatures.

💡National Thai Elephant Day

A day dedicated to celebrating elephants, particularly in Thailand, where they hold cultural and religious significance. The video uses this occasion to delve into the fascinating aspects of elephants, highlighting their importance and the respect they command.

💡Trunk

A key feature of an elephant, the trunk is a highly versatile appendage with over 40,000 muscles and 400,000 nerves, allowing for a wide range of functions from heavy lifting to delicate tasks. It is one of the reasons elephants are considered so unique and capable.

💡Intelligence

Referring to the cognitive abilities of elephants, which are highlighted in the video as being on par with humans in certain aspects. Elephants display advanced problem-solving skills, memory, and emotional intelligence, including the capacity for empathy and self-awareness.

💡Evolution

The process by which elephants have developed their current form and abilities over time. The video discusses the ancient ancestors of elephants and how their features have adapted to their environment, resulting in the unique creatures we see today.

💡Social Behavior

Elephants are known for their complex social structures and behaviors, including strong family bonds, communication, and even mourning rituals. The video emphasizes the social nature of elephants and how it contributes to their survival and well-being.

💡Physical Attributes

Refers to the distinctive physical characteristics of elephants, such as their size, large ears, and tusks. These attributes play a crucial role in their ability to adapt to various environments and contribute to their status as one of the most unique animals on Earth.

💡Conservation

The act of protecting elephants from threats such as poaching and habitat loss. The video touches on the importance of preserving these intelligent creatures and their ecosystems, highlighting the role of conservationists and the negative impact of captivity on elephants.

💡Captor

A term used in the context of the video to describe an elephant that has learned to free itself from restraints, illustrating the animal's intelligence and problem-solving abilities. It also implies the potential for elephants to resist human control and assert their autonomy.

💡Altruism

Behavior that is无私的 and beneficial to others, even at a potential cost to the individual performing it. In the context of the video, elephants display altruism by adopting orphans, protecting other species, and showing empathy towards humans.

Highlights

Elephants are considered one of the most aesthetically atypical animals on Earth with their unique features.

Ancient ancestors of elephants, like Platybelodon, had a shovel-like facial configuration.

Elephants have evolved to have sensitive skin, which they protect with dust baths and mud masks.

Elephants' skin can change color based on the mud they use, from gold to red.

Asian elephants have more hair than African elephants, which helps with heat transfer.

Elephants have a unique trunk with 40,000 muscles and 400,000 nerves, making it a highly versatile body part.

Elephants are one of the few animals capable of throwing objects with their trunk.

African elephants have large ears with blood vessels that help with temperature regulation.

Elephants have infrasound hearing and can communicate over long distances through low-frequency vibrations.

Elephants have a strong memory, which is crucial for finding water and food sources in their environment.

Elephant herds are led by a matriarch who uses her extensive experience to guide the group.

Elephants are known for their intelligence, often outsmarting humans in various situations.

Some elephants have learned to recognize and react differently to human languages and voices.

Elephants have been observed showing empathy and mourning the dead, demonstrating high emotional intelligence.

Elephants exhibit altruistic behavior, adopting orphans and even protecting humans and other animals.

Elephants are highly social and intelligent creatures, which makes them poorly suited for captivity.

Koshik the elephant imitated his Korean caretaker, showing a level of intelligence and mimicry rarely seen in animals.

Elephants are capable of self-medication, using plants like Boren seed for specific purposes.

Elephants have demonstrated self-awareness by passing a mirror test and understanding their own actions.

Elephants' unique combination of physical features, abilities, and intelligence makes them one of the most fascinating animals in nature.

Transcripts

00:00

if Helen Keller was alive to see what

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this animal looks like she'd probably

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resign from life all over again when you

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think of some of the weirdest most

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aesthetically atypical animals on Earth

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chances are you probably don't think of

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the elephant but imagine trying to

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explain the concept of a four-legged

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Behemoth in a weight class of a semi-

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trck with a leviathan for a nose a

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trypophobic night terror for a tail

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several superpowers and intelligence

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that might just rival our own all while

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flexing the devil's utensils for an

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overbite well in honor of today being

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National Thai Elephant day and elephants

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being my all-time favorite animal here's

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why the bouncers of the Savannah have an

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argument for not just the weirdest but

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maybe even the most perfect animal in

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nature now they didn't always look like

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this and honestly thank the stars for

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second drafts plat belladon was an

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ancient ancestor with the facial

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configuration of a shovel apparently

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having a spork for a jaw allowed them to

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undress a tree for its bark but it also

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makes it look like the subject of a

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Paint and Sip spiked with ls Den you got

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dinum cuz apparently nature played pin

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the teeth on the tusker and it took a

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couple tries technically they're not

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true elephants are more like a distant

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cousin but then again it's not like the

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elephants ual relatives make any more

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sense cuz elephants have the most

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confusing family reunion of any creature

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with their closest kin being the

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definitely not erodent rock hyrax and

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Columbus wet dream the manate and the D

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gong to be fair I guess hyraxes do have

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tusks and apparently manatees have the

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same Nail Tech but elephants are also in

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the same afro teror group as arvar tenrs

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and golden moles yeah you heard that

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right I said mole by the way elephants

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didn't just get less weird looking we

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just got to sensitize to them there is

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no build on Earth quite like the

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elephant and it isn't until you look at

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all that nonsense separately and put it

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back together again that it starts to

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make sense beauty is Skin Deep so that's

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exactly where we're starting this

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picture went viral because many came to

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the conclusion that elephants aren't

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light gray just chronically Ashy and

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that's for a couple of reasons elephants

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can live 70 years in the wild and they

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do that without ever touching lotion a

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day in their life so maybe don't be so

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judgmental but for how thick it is

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elephant's skin is pretty sensitive so

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they'll use dust baths and mud masks to

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protect against their oppressive African

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Sun cuz humans weren't the first to come

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up with skincare and depending on the

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color of the mud you can get an elephant

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straight out of King midas's Palace or a

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herd in red face from the volcanic dust

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of savvo you can also find white

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elephants covered in clay and mud not to

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be confused with the white asian call it

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wasian elephants that were revered by

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royalty also depigmentation means Asian

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elephants have freckles but let me stop

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waffling the skin itself has more cracks

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than a tanorexic and looks suspiciously

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like what a drought in their

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neighborhood looks like and it's because

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the Tiny Network of dermal ditches and

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valleys means their skin retains 10

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times the water it would if they had

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glass skin it's great defense against

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the Sun but not completely against

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insects which brings us to this there's

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two types of people those that know what

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an elephant's tail looks like up close

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and those I owe an apology and probably

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a bill for therapy if you've ever

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touched one it feels like cheap plastic

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so basically a built-in fly satter for

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an animal with no hands and more junk

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than its trunk can reach pause they also

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have hair on their heads and like

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everything else about this padm this too

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has a purpose elephants have about one

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hair per square inch to our 13300 and

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social distancing fur follicles actually

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transfers heat away from from the

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elephant in some cases by over 20%

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that's how you get a baby elephant with

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a better lineup than me you see he

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doesn't have to wear a hat and with

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Asian elephants being hairier they're

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much more liable to grow bangs and score

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an audition on ABY road that doesn't

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even scratch the surface of their

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weirdness the African variety has large

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ears with blood vessels that also helps

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them with the heat while also looking

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suspiciously like the continent they

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live on that heat is why they're also

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one of the few animals with their

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testies locked inside next to their

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kidneys honestly for the best elephants

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also have a Fingal pouch behind the

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tongue pretty much an emergency 4 L life

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flas to hold him over during a bad

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drought I didn't even know that they

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have feet that actually will get to that

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they have modified teeth that are

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arguably the biggest Flex in the animal

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kingdom but probably too big cuz it's

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also gotten them violated by po to the

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point where evolution is starting to

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backpedal on tusks also elephants have

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big personalities to be fair they are

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mammals and mammals with mamories are

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nothing special but that trunk is it

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might just be the second most OP body

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part in nature with the first being

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thumbs an elephant's trunk has 40,000

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muscles that's about 40,000 reasons to

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stay out of their hit box they also have

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400,000 nerves controlling it that means

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the same trunk that can deadlift two

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prime Shacks at 700 lb is also delicate

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enough to pluck a blade of grass and

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that's cuz the tip of the trunk has

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prehensile grip that's not the only

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thing that's prehensile but I digress

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it's kind of like fingers that African

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elephants have two of and Asians only

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one and it allows a full-time qual head

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to pick stuff up they're also one of the

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very few animals able to throw and the

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day they develop Aimbot humanity is

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cooked there's plenty of other uses for

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the trunks some of them even social it's

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so complicated that not only does it

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take a year or two for babies to figure

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them all out baby elephants even have an

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awkward phase where they literally don't

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know what to do with it it's actually

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why you'll see them helicopter it around

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there's a joke in there somewhere I'm

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not going to make it I'm sure the

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comments will but just know we're not

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that different and if you follow a young

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elephant long enough you'll even see it

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step on its own trunk it takes time for

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them to get all the controls down but

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until they do its best use is as a

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pacifier but it takes more than looking

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like Nature's science project for me to

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confidently call you the weirdest animal

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on the planet you better be packing some

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pretty impressive abilities too and let

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it be known no animal packs more than an

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elephant first super strength elephants

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are more than capable of humbling an

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entire tree if the end game's extra

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calories plus being the biggest thing

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with life and legs on a planet means

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this is what happens when second and

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third forget their place and at Battle

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Royale featuring every land animal ain't

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nothing touching a motivated Bale

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elephant elephants also have the best

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smell of the animal kingdom strong

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enough to threaten a blood Hound's job

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security they can sniff out a watering

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hole over 10 Mi away and they don't just

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smell where or what food but elephants

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can smell how much food in experiments

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elephants were able to consistently

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Sniff and pick the container with the

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most sunflower seeds without even

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eyeballing it a test even dogs failed

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elephants are also way better swimmers

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than they have any business being most

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mammals can swim but bigger ones like

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rhinos and giraffes are pretty poor and

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despite gatekeeping watering holes and

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being a literal land whale hippos

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technically can't swim at all elephants

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can't relate they can swim for hours and

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cover miles searching for food there's

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even a theory that Munchies made Modern

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Day mastadons swim from India to the

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nearby island of Sri Lanka to put in

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perspective there's at least one shark

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on the planet aware of the existence of

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elephants that's kind of crazy to think

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about elephants also have infrasonic

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hearing and can communicate through low

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frequency vibrations they're too low for

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any of us to hear but the sound can

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travel for miles and the pads pick up

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the longdistance calls through their

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feet you see I told you we'd get back to

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that thanks to a fatty spongy like

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cushion also you're seeing that right

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elephants do have built-in high heels

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that's why there are stories of

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elephants saving people from tsunamis

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before they even happen even have

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different infra calls with different

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meanings cuz of course they do you got a

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greeting Rumble used when a family

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member gone for hours suddenly returns a

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rumble The Matriarch uses to get the

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herd moving and even a congratulation

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Rumble for when an elephant in the group

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gets laid that's a Snapple fact for you

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not to be confused with the Symphony of

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an elephant baby shower in fact those

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calls are often how they end up with a

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baby see the problem with spending

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nearly 2 years pregnant in another 10

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raising a cap that comes out is dating's

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a different kind of drought a mother

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elephant might be open for business once

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every 5 years so once that window does

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open she makes the elephant equivalent

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of a Facebook event by broadcasting a

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booty call to every eligible bachelor in

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the area it's like a Batman symbol for

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down bad bulls and before long she's

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attracted more testosterone than the

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State of Florida during spring break and

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like a 13,000 lb frat boy drunk off lust

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violence is the only option where the

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winner gets to pass on his jeans while

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the loser makes sure he's not the only

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one that's sore now the next superpow is

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no surprise because you've definitely

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heard the phrase an elephant never

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forgets depending on the contest text

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that's either a throwaway fact or a very

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real threat but elephants do have steel

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trap memory and it's because their life

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literally depends on it as an elephant

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the most important resource in your life

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is water and during the dry season that

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can mean walking hundreds of miles to

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the next Watering Hole imagine living in

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an area the size of New York with only

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five water fountains and no Google Maps

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to bail you out all you have is your

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memory that's why elephant herds are led

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by a matriarch who uses her years of

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experience to not only bring her family

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to water but to the right watering hole

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at the right time of year get it wrong

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and the whole herd becomes the beginning

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of a Disney movie instead you got big

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mama carrying the entire family off a

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brain that runs like a supercomputer

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able to pull memories older than some of

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the members of The Herd when she needs

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it so as you can see elephants don't

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just have one of the freakiest builds in

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nature but one of the craziest skill

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sets too it's how the largest land lber

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on the planet can survive and thrive on

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the Savannah in dense tropical jungles

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desolate hellscape and sunbaked deserts

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and even inside dark caves to mine salt

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elephants beast spunking but all those

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abilities wouldn't mean as much without

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the most busted ability of all their

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intelligence elephants aren't smart dogs

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and cats are smart now elephants

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elephants are prodigies in my admittedly

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biased opinion they're the smartest

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thing on the planet that isn't a human

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and sometimes they give us a run for the

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title they might not be putting

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elephants on the moon or breaking down

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quantum physics or watching Rick and

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Morty but elephants do one up humans

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every so often some Asian elephants have

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memorized the schedules of trucks

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carrying sugar cane and Will Wait posted

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on the side of the road just to hold up

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the truck to help themselves to the

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Harvest they even figured out how to

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take just enough to satisfy themselves

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but not so much that they forc the

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drivers to do something about it it's

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basically an elephant and force toll but

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okay you're not impressed I got you

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elephants raing crops have led some

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Farmers to protect their product using

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an electric fence clearly they weren't

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familiar with their game because those

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same elephants eventually learn how to

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disarm defenses without getting hurt and

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that's the thing with its memory it

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really only takes one experience for an

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elephant to learn from to have that

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knowledge for the rest of his life and

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pass it off to others and a prime

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example of that are the elephants of

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ambeli now naal Park in Kenya where

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they've learned to tell the difference

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between the language of the Messi tribes

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that historically hunted them and the

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dialect of other tribes that they don't

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have beef with those elephants even have

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a stronger reaction to the voices of men

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versus women and children since at one

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point they caught on that men were more

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of a threat but okay maybe an elephant

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understanding human doesn't impress you

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what about one that speaks it koshik the

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elephant shocked the world when he

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started imitating his Korean caraker

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with pretty Eerie

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accuracy

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y elephants are also on the VIP list of

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animals self-aware enough to recognize

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their reflection and pass the mirror

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test they also pass another awareness

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test that might just be more impressive

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so the University of Cambridge did an

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experiment where they had elephants pass

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a stick to a researcher except the stick

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would be attached to a mat that the

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elephants would be standing on so the

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elephants would have to have the self

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awareness to realize they needed to step

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off the mat to pass the stick and of

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course they had a control group where

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everything was the same except the stick

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wasn't attached well 42 times out of 48

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the elephant stepped off the mat before

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passing the stick compared to just three

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when it wasn't attached and maybe that's

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not a big deal and I'm just being a big

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nerd about it but that's arguably more

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impressive than being able to peep

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yourself in the mirror but that's just

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me I didn't even mention pregnant

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elephants apparently self-medicating

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with the plant Boren seed in order to

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induce labor which some women in the

10:51

same area apparently drink as t for the

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same reason there's different ways of

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being smart but it's a tus jockey's

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emotional intelligence that really sets

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him up apart you've probably seen the

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videos of elephant herds seeming to

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mourn the dead after coming across the

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bones of a relative and considering

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their almost unnatural sense of smell

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there's a good chance they knew exactly

11:09

who that was and it's not just other

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elephants they grieve Lawrence Anthony

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was a conservationist who saved a herd

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of elephants from certain death after

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they escaped the reserve and were about

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to be shot and Anthony somehow

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communicated with the matriarch enough

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to bring them back earning him the

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nickname The Elephant Whisperer he would

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die suddenly in 2011 and in the days

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after the same elephants he had rescued

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showed up to his house and seemed to

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hold a 2-day vigil Not only was this

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after not visiting for more than a year

11:34

some of the elephants traveled well over

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12 hours for their funeral and

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apparently they would return the next

11:39

several years on the exact date of his

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death to pay their respects but that

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leaves just one question how how did

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they know maybe one of the elephants saw

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or smelt something off and sent an

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infrasonic message to the others maybe

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the emergency vehicles on the property

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somehow got their attention we don't

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know for sure and we probably never will

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mourning the dead is just a surface of

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elephant EMP empathy cuz elephants are

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the textbook example of animal altruism

12:02

elephants will adopt non-related orphans

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into the group so long that it doesn't

12:06

put their own Young At Risk bundle up

12:08

was an elephant in a theme park who

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figured out how to get out of her

12:11

shackles and immediately freed the

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others despite the fact that they likely

12:14

were in her immediate family and the

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fact that doing so made it more likely

12:17

she'd get caught that same altruism

12:19

doesn't just apply to their own kind

12:21

there have been stories of these massive

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beasts seemingly protecting sleeping or

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injured humans with really nothing in it

12:26

for them and you can find videos of an

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elephant trying to save or Rhino stuck

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in a watering hole even if the Rhino

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doesn't necessarily realize it don't get

12:33

it twisted they're not Mary Su elephants

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are still wild animals with varying

12:37

personalities that subtract hundreds of

12:39

humans a year and of course yeah I

12:42

didn't forget about this and while some

12:43

say the woman was involved with poaching

12:45

and this was just an elephant refusing

12:46

to let it slide there's also the chance

12:48

that woman ran into the wrong one at a

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worst time or is just a victim of a

12:51

really bad case of mistaken identity and

12:53

got Meed into Oblivion for it but when

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you take their one-of-a-kind design

12:57

their almost comic book superpowers and

12:59

the fact that their mind really is an

13:00

enigma I think that adds up to the most

13:02

perfect animal nature ever did create

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not just the perfect animal I'd even go

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as far as calling them the main

13:08

character we're talking about an

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absolute unit that creates entire

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ecosystems just by being themselves and

13:13

honestly I don't think they belong in

13:15

captivity the animals that usually do

13:17

the worst in zoos are the ones that are

13:18

highly intelligent highly social and

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normally travel huge distances elephants

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are three for three I'm not a huge anti-

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zooo person all zoos aren't created

13:26

equal some really do their best but

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often the best case for a caged elephant

13:30

isn't that good even with Kosik the

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talking elephant he was never socialized

13:34

around other elephants early on just

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humans that's a miserable way to live

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for anyone the world is just better off

13:39

when elephants are doing well and I'll

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gladly die on that Hill I just hope the

13:42

elephants come to visit it but that's it

13:44

for this video make sure you drink water

13:46

hug your loved ones if this video gets

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I'm I'm going to say 150k likes I'll go

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to an elephant Sanctuary somewhere and

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record it but until then I'mma see y'all

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in the next

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one

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good good

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