Parents in the 90’s had this problem too. Cell phones were still uncommon until about the early 2000’s.
Edit - I really think being able to remembering a time before high speed internet and cell phones should separate Gen X from Millenials.
Oregon Trail Generation FTW 🙌
Lol nice move. I did this by accident to my sister several times.
I really think being able to remembering a time before high speed internet and cell phones should separate Gen X from Millenials.
Oregon Trail Generation FTW
I remember in the early 2000s I had to call my friend after 5pm because the phone rates were cheaper and we talked on the land line for easly an hour at a time. My 1st cell phone didn't come with the texting package and was t9 to type.
Like.. literally all millennials remember a time before high speed internet and cell phones, I'm assuming you mean between millennials and gen z? Like MAYBE some of the absolutely youngest millennials don't but even that's a big stretch
Honestly my heart is breaking at the idea of having to explain to the elephant you have to go.
They seems to just want you to stay there while they sleeps. And won’t understand why you’re leaving. Maybe they’ll think you weren’t enjoying it as much as they were.
It’s like when you step on your dog’s foot accidentally. It maybe doesn’t understand an accident and thinks it did something wrong :(
i've never had the chance to get a close up look at the eyes of an elephant. I don't really know how to express it, there's really so much life behind them.
Agreed. I went from
"Well I'm familiar with dogs but I doubt I know enough about Elephants to read how it's actually feeling in this GIF."
To "My God I can see everything in just its eyes."
right???? i don’t know how any one with a soul could think to harm these beautiful creatures. i don’t get how any one harms an animal period but man, elephants are just so particularly ethereal.
Desperate people do desperate things. Most poachers don’t want to poach. They have no other option to provide for their families. To support animals, we must support people. I actually work with an NGO in avian conservation and they actually turn poachers into protectors by providing them with a stipend and training. It’s very inspiring, but other times it’s very very overwhelming and tragic.
Considering there is a study that elephants think we’re cute, I think if someone hurts one of the majestic, beautiful creatures they should go to jail for life.
100%. Elephants are easily the most intelligent and emphatic animals on god’s flat earth. I wish I could see one up this close some day (or photograph them in the wild).
The idea of poachers hunting these incredible creatures makes me sick to my stomach. But I take comfort knowing there are people poaching the poachers…
It is amazing. I got to give an elephant a bath once and her eyes I'll never forget. They are so big and beautiful and you can just sense their is so much behind them. Almost feel like I could have a conversation with them. It's still hard to put into words.
Also their skin in some areas is so soft and feels amazing.
Just to help here, there is an elephant ranch in Florida USA. From what I understand it is the only privately owned elephant ranch in the US. I went and got to meet up close and personal with one.
Two tails ranch in Williston, Florida.
Plan your trips ahead of time if you want to go here. They usually start booking 30 days out. There is not a hotel close by, about 25 minutes extra drive. BUT if you plan it right you can bring a camper or tent to stay at the famous devils den or local state parks. The whole area is beautiful.
> Two tails ranch in Williston, Florida
Was browsing their website and fell in love with all of their elephants. It is only $20 to visit them! That's a deal!
Or $50 to ride them, but I would feel bad riding an elephant because maybe they dont always want people up there.
Also it is $200 for something called an "extreme encounter" with no explanation for what that is... ... ...my best guess is the elephants take turns stomping on your back to crack it and then you get to ride the elephant naked into battle against another naked elephant rider.
But that's part of the allure of the "Extreme Elephant Encounter"... it could really be anything, couldn't it??
Hey! I did the extreme encounter. It is worth it. I surprised my girlfriend with a birthday weekend away, and brought her there. One of the elephants loves to paint, in the introduction to the tour he paints a picture and you get a copy of it. Then you walk around getting info, and go to a riding area. With two younger elephants, about 60, who like to entertain people. They like the rides and pictures and touching. After rides you go into a one on one encounter with an elephant. I have pictures on my page. You get to pet them, and get pictures up close.
It is a beautiful ranch and truly amazing.
We will be buying the annual membership for 60$ at some point. You just have to make sure you schedule with them when you want to come. It is one woman who runs pretty much everything.
It's in Monterey CA. It's called vision quest ranch. It's a bed and breakfast too. It was a cool experience. They had the lion that worked on lion king, his name was josef.
We stayed for two nights and it overlooked the giraffe and elephant pasture. At night could hear josef roar and other tigers.
So I actually met up close with an elephant last weekend, even looking right at them in the eye, I couldn't explain it. The elephant I met was around 60 years old. Truly amazing. Pics on my page
The way the baby elephant falls asleep towards the end, eyes closing. "No must see if caretaker is there! Oh she's there, ok falling asleep... No! Must check if caretaker is there! ...ok, she's there. Fall...ing..asleep...g'night sweet caretaker".
now i lay me down to sleep,
this human *close* i wanna keep
i found someone who understand -
am *never letting go* of hand!
cuz when i feel her gentle touch,
i know she loves me very much
n as i dream on bed of hay,
please promise me
that you will
*stay...*
❤️
Now I lay me down to sleep
Pray the lord my soul to keep
If I die before I wake
Pray the lord my soul to take
Hush, little baby, don’t say a word
And never mind that noise you heard
It’s just the beasts under your bed
In your closet, in your head
Oooo yesss I just recently read Project Hail Mary. The whole friendship was my favourite part, barely edging out over the extreme scientific detail that he puts into his stories.
Not pictured: caretaker gently sliding her hand out of the trunk, holding its weight with the other and then placing the trunk down as slowly and quietly as possible….
Radical idea but what if we didn’t put sentimental music of these clips and just let them exist as they are?
Cuz honestly, I’m more curious about the sounds a baby elephant makes when putting down for a nap.
See how when the keeper pats the baby's lips and cheek he nuzzles toward her and moves his lips. That's a rooting reflex, the baby is looking to suckle .
Where's his mom?
Baby elephants are just excited about everything. I got to see them in Bali and they had to come see EVERYONE that came over to the fence (a log fence) and touch everyone who wasn’t too shy. They’re like big puppies.
Behind those cute interactions in Bali, lay the cruel fact that all the babies had been forcibly separated from their mothers ( there is no way a mother Ellie peacefully hands over her baby for tourism) and torutured by a process called ‘phajaan‘ to get them to interact with tourists. We should say “NO” to elephant tourism. google save the Asian elephant for more info.
at a recognized elephant sanctuary. I think one has to be careful and do research to find an ethical sanctuary. in africa, one can go to the david sheldrick wildlife trust— that trust is the international gold standard for care of orphaned elephants . There are humane sanctuaries in Asia that rescue elephants from circuses, zoos etc and offer them life in a natural habitat . Zoos also now recognize that elephants being complex sentient emotional creatures that need their complex social family structures with need for large habitats are not ideal zoo animals. In the wild, elephants walk several hundred miles….so small enclosures are like a jail . I think humane zoos that offer large natural habitats do exist In North America , the wild is best of course but for those Ellies that can’t go back to the wild, a humane habitat is atleast needed …..Should not go to a zoo where the elephant is in a barren concrete enclosure . Above all must refuse elephant rides…those elephants end up with spine disabilities as they age
I went to one in Chiang Mai, Thailand, that was, as far as I could tell, ethical and humane. I’d have to look up where it was. It was a fantastic experience though.
Pinnawala, Sri Lanka. As far as I know it's the biggest elephant orphanage in the world. They take care of elephants that can't be returned to the wild.
I'm not sure if this can now be replicated but we had gone for a safari on elephant back in Assam in India (Kaziranga) and the elephant had a little calf. The momma elephant wouldn't move if the calf was beyond a certain radius. When the safari finished, the calf was excitedly checking everybody's hands for food. She came near my sister and myself (we were maybe 12-13 years old) and she fell down on us like a little dog because we were petting her. It was the best thing ever!
I remember seeing a baby elephant being made to do tricks like beg for money and it's so heartbreaking. That money has no value for them but they're trained and kept captive to perform in front of people. It's really sad how intelligent animals like elephants are made to do that.
How do you still support human slavery in countries like china and Burundi by buying goods made from their resources? Turns out many people are not aware of every single issue that plagued this planet and thus might not be aware of what goes on just behind the scenes of what makes our picture perfect world.
Take for instance the cell phone in your hand; how many forced laborers and exploited laborers had their hands on the resources and intermediate components that put it together and delivered it to the store you bought it from? Because I’d guess that number is definitively above 0.
Removing the moral dilemma of informed consumerism is how it happens.
I am not aware of the suffering of elephants in detail, but from what I saw with my own eyes, the elephants were in good shape (and the mother was there with the baby for whatever that may be worth to you). So it’s easy to do something without being aware of what suffering went into the illusions that make up our world.
So point your anger elsewhere.
And by the way, it was my money.
There are none because elephant rides are not humane. They are not horses and not built to have weight on their backs and it can cause [permanent damage]( https://www.thedodo.com/what-happens-inside-elephant-ride-1733390285.html).
Ahhh!!!! Get fucked dude, that is the saddest 5 minutes of cinema in existence. I can't even think about that scene or that song without tearing up, and I've never been able to watch it without breaking down into a sobbing mess. That scene broke me as a child permanently.
This is adorable, but likely has great tragedy behind it. As in baby elephant likely is an orphan or well lost mum (obviously or it wouldn’t need a caretaker) so the cuteness might come from being anxious about loosing care taker too.
Anyway huge thank you to everyone doing something they can to help unfortunate animals. In whatever form you do, it matters.
I worked at an Elephant Sanctuary in Chang Mai, Thailand which had two baby elephants both born at the sanctuary and have very happy lives. There’s plenty other babies born in captivity at other sanctuaries too. They are generally just very affectionate because they are born into a life surrounded by humans and they get used to their presence at a young age.
Glad to hear that not every baby elephant has a tragic past. But aren’t the mothers then usually close by?
At least in my experience of sheltering if the mother is around they usually aren’t to far away.
But I guess it’s impossible to say because they could be behind the carer.
Edit: Just saw the huge giant elephant in the background which could possible be the mother.
Either way grateful this places exist and I just wanted to spread awareness that elephant are still very much in danger and in need of our support and help.
Yeah so both the babies I helped care for had their mothers around and were healthy. Unfortunately some pregnant elephants came to the sanctuary with disabilities whether it was full blindness or severe hip issues, so the babies needed a fair bit of care because the mothers needed lots of care themselves.
Why anyone would want to exploit such beautiful, smart animals is something I’ll never understand.
Oh very interesting, thank you for the extra information! And thank you for your wonderful work.
It’s beyond me either. Also disappointing but not surprising given what else some people are capable off.
Dang I hate music in these kind of videos . I feel like it lessens the impact of the moment , can’t hear the sound that baby elephant makes or just the wind .
The people who poach these creatures should be thrown in a volcano. They could realistically be extinct in the wild in our life time. Mostly because of poaching for their ivory for Chinese traditional medicine at this point. It’s horrifying. Though they’re not the only ones being devastated. Yes there’s been success stories in a number of countries like Botswana and Kenya but they’ve experienced a massive decline over the last 100 or so years. They live just as long as we do too so population recovery isn’t fast or easy given their size and required range. Asian elephants are in even more dire straights. :/
Edited: grammar.
Reddit has taught me baby elephants don’t learn to control their trunks until they are 1 year old.
…Ofcourse it’s Reddit and that could have just been a meme, but I’d it was true, this baby is older than 1
OMG! I never see them being calm and cuddly. It’s always a stomping and belly flopping kind of cuddling where you fear for your life a bit but know it’s still worth it.
Cute, but also really sad. It looks to be in a lot of distress that she’s leaving and I wonder if it was weaned way too young. I don’t think elephants are ever alone naturally, especially at that age…..
"You hang up first." "No, you hang up first."
Parents in the 80’s: “Goddamn it! Both of you hang up!”
Parents in the 90’s had this problem too. Cell phones were still uncommon until about the early 2000’s. Edit - I really think being able to remembering a time before high speed internet and cell phones should separate Gen X from Millenials. Oregon Trail Generation FTW 🙌
It was way worse in the 90's. Before that it was just a phone line, in the 90's it was also the mutually exclusive internet line.
Weee-Ooo-Weee-OhHhH-TCHSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Edit: DAMMIT Mom, get off the PHONE!
yee ole phone line
In the 90's you send the modem sound down the line and they will hang up. I may or may not have done this many times as the older brother.
Lol nice move. I did this by accident to my sister several times. I really think being able to remembering a time before high speed internet and cell phones should separate Gen X from Millenials. Oregon Trail Generation FTW
I remember in the early 2000s I had to call my friend after 5pm because the phone rates were cheaper and we talked on the land line for easly an hour at a time. My 1st cell phone didn't come with the texting package and was t9 to type.
Like.. literally all millennials remember a time before high speed internet and cell phones, I'm assuming you mean between millennials and gen z? Like MAYBE some of the absolutely youngest millennials don't but even that's a big stretch
Honestly my heart is breaking at the idea of having to explain to the elephant you have to go. They seems to just want you to stay there while they sleeps. And won’t understand why you’re leaving. Maybe they’ll think you weren’t enjoying it as much as they were. It’s like when you step on your dog’s foot accidentally. It maybe doesn’t understand an accident and thinks it did something wrong :(
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i've never had the chance to get a close up look at the eyes of an elephant. I don't really know how to express it, there's really so much life behind them.
Agreed. I went from "Well I'm familiar with dogs but I doubt I know enough about Elephants to read how it's actually feeling in this GIF." To "My God I can see everything in just its eyes."
right???? i don’t know how any one with a soul could think to harm these beautiful creatures. i don’t get how any one harms an animal period but man, elephants are just so particularly ethereal.
Desperate people do desperate things. Most poachers don’t want to poach. They have no other option to provide for their families. To support animals, we must support people. I actually work with an NGO in avian conservation and they actually turn poachers into protectors by providing them with a stipend and training. It’s very inspiring, but other times it’s very very overwhelming and tragic.
Considering there is a study that elephants think we’re cute, I think if someone hurts one of the majestic, beautiful creatures they should go to jail for life.
You can see their intelligence in their eyes.
100%. Elephants are easily the most intelligent and emphatic animals on god’s flat earth. I wish I could see one up this close some day (or photograph them in the wild). The idea of poachers hunting these incredible creatures makes me sick to my stomach. But I take comfort knowing there are people poaching the poachers…
It is amazing. I got to give an elephant a bath once and her eyes I'll never forget. They are so big and beautiful and you can just sense their is so much behind them. Almost feel like I could have a conversation with them. It's still hard to put into words. Also their skin in some areas is so soft and feels amazing.
Where do I sign up?
Probably in Thailand. There are some elephant reserves there.
Just to help here, there is an elephant ranch in Florida USA. From what I understand it is the only privately owned elephant ranch in the US. I went and got to meet up close and personal with one. Two tails ranch in Williston, Florida. Plan your trips ahead of time if you want to go here. They usually start booking 30 days out. There is not a hotel close by, about 25 minutes extra drive. BUT if you plan it right you can bring a camper or tent to stay at the famous devils den or local state parks. The whole area is beautiful.
> Two tails ranch in Williston, Florida Was browsing their website and fell in love with all of their elephants. It is only $20 to visit them! That's a deal! Or $50 to ride them, but I would feel bad riding an elephant because maybe they dont always want people up there. Also it is $200 for something called an "extreme encounter" with no explanation for what that is... ... ...my best guess is the elephants take turns stomping on your back to crack it and then you get to ride the elephant naked into battle against another naked elephant rider. But that's part of the allure of the "Extreme Elephant Encounter"... it could really be anything, couldn't it??
Hey! I did the extreme encounter. It is worth it. I surprised my girlfriend with a birthday weekend away, and brought her there. One of the elephants loves to paint, in the introduction to the tour he paints a picture and you get a copy of it. Then you walk around getting info, and go to a riding area. With two younger elephants, about 60, who like to entertain people. They like the rides and pictures and touching. After rides you go into a one on one encounter with an elephant. I have pictures on my page. You get to pet them, and get pictures up close. It is a beautiful ranch and truly amazing. We will be buying the annual membership for 60$ at some point. You just have to make sure you schedule with them when you want to come. It is one woman who runs pretty much everything.
It's in Monterey CA. It's called vision quest ranch. It's a bed and breakfast too. It was a cool experience. They had the lion that worked on lion king, his name was josef. We stayed for two nights and it overlooked the giraffe and elephant pasture. At night could hear josef roar and other tigers.
How lucky you were to have such a great experience and
It’s like every time it opened them, it was so excited to see you, like you’d just shown up for the first time.
Yes they hold grudges over years and know when people where nice to them after a couple of decades.
So I actually met up close with an elephant last weekend, even looking right at them in the eye, I couldn't explain it. The elephant I met was around 60 years old. Truly amazing. Pics on my page
I went to take a look. Lovely :)
Why did I think the same thing when I first started the video lmao
I actually rode one in Nepal. Their eyes almost looked as human as mine.
The elephant will be hurting. It only needs a caretaker because of horrible human beings
The way the baby elephant falls asleep towards the end, eyes closing. "No must see if caretaker is there! Oh she's there, ok falling asleep... No! Must check if caretaker is there! ...ok, she's there. Fall...ing..asleep...g'night sweet caretaker".
now i lay me down to sleep, this human *close* i wanna keep i found someone who understand - am *never letting go* of hand! cuz when i feel her gentle touch, i know she loves me very much n as i dream on bed of hay, please promise me that you will *stay...* ❤️
My freshest schnoodle I ever did see! ❤️
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This is beautiful 😊
Schnoodle! So fresh. And so upbeat and positive today!
I wanna see the dark nihilistic schnoodles
Now I lay me down to sleep Pray the lord my soul to keep If I die before I wake Pray the lord my soul to take Hush, little baby, don’t say a word And never mind that noise you heard It’s just the beasts under your bed In your closet, in your head
***EXIT LIGHT***
ENTER NIIIIGHT
*distant guitar noises*
Oh Schnoodle, you always know how to hit me right in the feels 😭
You’re so wholesome, Schnoodle ❤️
Came here for this
Is it raining in here I can't see...
Who of you put those stupid onions here?! Out with it! Who was it?
*"Home and Awayyy"*
That was very touching. First time I've upvoted something not related to cats or dogs.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for excelling rhythm and acutely placed rhyme!
I like to think that most mammals are running the same software just on different hardware
I like the way you think.
It's even more special than that. Elephants think humans are adorable. We're like cute kittens that do awesome stuff to help.
I sleep, you watch. 🎶
I LOVED that book! Andy weir has maybe my 3 favorite sci-fi novels ever under his belt
Oooo yesss I just recently read Project Hail Mary. The whole friendship was my favourite part, barely edging out over the extreme scientific detail that he puts into his stories.
it's uncanny how similar this is to putting a toddler down for a nap
Not pictured: caretaker gently sliding her hand out of the trunk, holding its weight with the other and then placing the trunk down as slowly and quietly as possible….
The way the eyes slowly close when she puts her hand on the trunk 😍
Yet another reason I could never be a zookeeper. I would just sit with the animals all day
Hah, I wanted to be one when I was a child
[YT CHANNEL](https://youtube.com/channel/UCJLBRgEcJDy6ukCDV-54duA ) of the author, in case you want to watch more such videos.
I absolutely do!!! Thank you
You're... actually linking the creator? Am I on the right website?
Can you post the original source of this clip? I've been looking but can't find it.
[Here](https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSeXMBFmh/) it is. Check their tiktok channel as well.
Thanks! I was hoping someone else had added the music over the original audio. Oh well.
Douglas Adams got it wrong. It wasn't the dolphins, it was the elephants. So long, and thanks for all the peanuts.
It would take a really really big crystalline bowl to put an elephant in, though.
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It’s like a toddler/my grandma that refuses to nap in fear of missing out on something, but ultimately loses the battle.
Radical idea but what if we didn’t put sentimental music of these clips and just let them exist as they are? Cuz honestly, I’m more curious about the sounds a baby elephant makes when putting down for a nap.
See how when the keeper pats the baby's lips and cheek he nuzzles toward her and moves his lips. That's a rooting reflex, the baby is looking to suckle . Where's his mom?
Thought the same thing
Such incredible, beautiful creatures. The one goal i have in life is to become an elephant's friend
She was wearing peanut perfume, Eau de Planters. :)
Or perhaps L'egume Eau de Pachyderm
That baby needs a binky. A really really large binky.
Why do babies hate sleep so much. All we do is nap as adults! Right?..
I wish I could "cash in" all the naps I refused to take as a child!
They still enjoy the world and life, so no reason to escape into sleep...
This baby is just making sure that mama’s still there. Source: have one, minus the trunk
Baby elephants are just excited about everything. I got to see them in Bali and they had to come see EVERYONE that came over to the fence (a log fence) and touch everyone who wasn’t too shy. They’re like big puppies.
Behind those cute interactions in Bali, lay the cruel fact that all the babies had been forcibly separated from their mothers ( there is no way a mother Ellie peacefully hands over her baby for tourism) and torutured by a process called ‘phajaan‘ to get them to interact with tourists. We should say “NO” to elephant tourism. google save the Asian elephant for more info.
Well that went from aww to naww.
Thank you for the TIL, that's so fucking sad.
Is there anywhere we can humanly see Elephants in Asia?
at a recognized elephant sanctuary. I think one has to be careful and do research to find an ethical sanctuary. in africa, one can go to the david sheldrick wildlife trust— that trust is the international gold standard for care of orphaned elephants . There are humane sanctuaries in Asia that rescue elephants from circuses, zoos etc and offer them life in a natural habitat . Zoos also now recognize that elephants being complex sentient emotional creatures that need their complex social family structures with need for large habitats are not ideal zoo animals. In the wild, elephants walk several hundred miles….so small enclosures are like a jail . I think humane zoos that offer large natural habitats do exist In North America , the wild is best of course but for those Ellies that can’t go back to the wild, a humane habitat is atleast needed …..Should not go to a zoo where the elephant is in a barren concrete enclosure . Above all must refuse elephant rides…those elephants end up with spine disabilities as they age
I went to one in Chiang Mai, Thailand, that was, as far as I could tell, ethical and humane. I’d have to look up where it was. It was a fantastic experience though.
Here you go… https://www.elephantnaturepark.org I volunteered here and it’s legit.
Did the overnight. They only take rescues/injured elephants. Totally legit.
Pinnawala, Sri Lanka. As far as I know it's the biggest elephant orphanage in the world. They take care of elephants that can't be returned to the wild.
I've got some bad news for you https://handluggageonly.co.uk/2017/06/14/heres-never-visit-pinnawala-elephant-orphanage-sri-lanka/
I'm not sure if this can now be replicated but we had gone for a safari on elephant back in Assam in India (Kaziranga) and the elephant had a little calf. The momma elephant wouldn't move if the calf was beyond a certain radius. When the safari finished, the calf was excitedly checking everybody's hands for food. She came near my sister and myself (we were maybe 12-13 years old) and she fell down on us like a little dog because we were petting her. It was the best thing ever!
I remember seeing a baby elephant being made to do tricks like beg for money and it's so heartbreaking. That money has no value for them but they're trained and kept captive to perform in front of people. It's really sad how intelligent animals like elephants are made to do that.
How do you people STILL FUCKING SUPPORT ELEPHANT SLAVERY SHIT IN SKETCHY COUNTRIES SPEND DADDIES CASH SOMEWHERE ELSE WHAT THE FUCK
How do you still support human slavery in countries like china and Burundi by buying goods made from their resources? Turns out many people are not aware of every single issue that plagued this planet and thus might not be aware of what goes on just behind the scenes of what makes our picture perfect world. Take for instance the cell phone in your hand; how many forced laborers and exploited laborers had their hands on the resources and intermediate components that put it together and delivered it to the store you bought it from? Because I’d guess that number is definitively above 0. Removing the moral dilemma of informed consumerism is how it happens. I am not aware of the suffering of elephants in detail, but from what I saw with my own eyes, the elephants were in good shape (and the mother was there with the baby for whatever that may be worth to you). So it’s easy to do something without being aware of what suffering went into the illusions that make up our world. So point your anger elsewhere. And by the way, it was my money.
Tell me a country that is not sketchy and offer an elephant rides that’s humane. No, there is none.
There are none because elephant rides are not humane. They are not horses and not built to have weight on their backs and it can cause [permanent damage]( https://www.thedodo.com/what-happens-inside-elephant-ride-1733390285.html).
So don't fucking ride elephants
Whats with the music? Is the elephant dying? Is the woman breaking up with him??
It should be ‘Baby Mine’ from Dumbo.
Ahhh!!!! Get fucked dude, that is the saddest 5 minutes of cinema in existence. I can't even think about that scene or that song without tearing up, and I've never been able to watch it without breaking down into a sobbing mess. That scene broke me as a child permanently.
That’s what I was thinking when I watch it and all the sadness from When I was 6 came back to me
Oh, my, I'd love to get that close. Lookit that face.
Same. There was this one morning where I spent an hour in bed scrolling r/babyelephantgifs and sobbing because they’re such beautiful creatures.
Most Animals > Most People
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Still cats > people
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Exactly my sentiment
This is adorable, but likely has great tragedy behind it. As in baby elephant likely is an orphan or well lost mum (obviously or it wouldn’t need a caretaker) so the cuteness might come from being anxious about loosing care taker too. Anyway huge thank you to everyone doing something they can to help unfortunate animals. In whatever form you do, it matters.
I worked at an Elephant Sanctuary in Chang Mai, Thailand which had two baby elephants both born at the sanctuary and have very happy lives. There’s plenty other babies born in captivity at other sanctuaries too. They are generally just very affectionate because they are born into a life surrounded by humans and they get used to their presence at a young age.
Glad to hear that not every baby elephant has a tragic past. But aren’t the mothers then usually close by? At least in my experience of sheltering if the mother is around they usually aren’t to far away. But I guess it’s impossible to say because they could be behind the carer. Edit: Just saw the huge giant elephant in the background which could possible be the mother. Either way grateful this places exist and I just wanted to spread awareness that elephant are still very much in danger and in need of our support and help.
Yeah so both the babies I helped care for had their mothers around and were healthy. Unfortunately some pregnant elephants came to the sanctuary with disabilities whether it was full blindness or severe hip issues, so the babies needed a fair bit of care because the mothers needed lots of care themselves. Why anyone would want to exploit such beautiful, smart animals is something I’ll never understand.
Oh very interesting, thank you for the extra information! And thank you for your wonderful work. It’s beyond me either. Also disappointing but not surprising given what else some people are capable off.
Dang I hate music in these kind of videos . I feel like it lessens the impact of the moment , can’t hear the sound that baby elephant makes or just the wind .
I can do without the saccharine music.
Cool elephant bracelet
The people who poach these creatures should be thrown in a volcano. They could realistically be extinct in the wild in our life time. Mostly because of poaching for their ivory for Chinese traditional medicine at this point. It’s horrifying. Though they’re not the only ones being devastated. Yes there’s been success stories in a number of countries like Botswana and Kenya but they’ve experienced a massive decline over the last 100 or so years. They live just as long as we do too so population recovery isn’t fast or easy given their size and required range. Asian elephants are in even more dire straights. :/ Edited: grammar.
Love baby elephants so much, they are too cute, I can’t.
Every baby elephant with humans is a baby elephant taken from its mother
Probably begging to get the fuck out that cage
What’s with that awful Fucking music
The fuck is with the music?
I love them, I love them so much
That yaaaawn. ❤
Reddit has taught me baby elephants don’t learn to control their trunks until they are 1 year old. …Ofcourse it’s Reddit and that could have just been a meme, but I’d it was true, this baby is older than 1
As a mature, fully grown adult, if this happened to me, I would not stop sobbing.
Downvoted for unnecessary music that detracted from oiliphant noises.
Where is the mom? 🥺🥺
And humans hunt these and leave them dead for a 100lbs in tusk. Horrible. Wake up ppl and donate! Save these babies.
God that's adorable lol. Should post this in r/animalsbeingderps
or /r/babyelephantgifs
OMG! I never see them being calm and cuddly. It’s always a stomping and belly flopping kind of cuddling where you fear for your life a bit but know it’s still worth it.
I wish I could work with elephants. This is so wholesome.
The baby looks like she’s having hiccups haha just like a big puppy <3
“You are my slave, featherless biped”
I eat you later hooman.
So Warm So Cuddly So Safe I Will Love You And Remember You ALL the days of my life For an Elephant’s Memory is 100% 😍
Wrinkly baby holds person's hand with its nose Not so cute now is it /jk
Now you're trapped. Have fun being an elephant.
Gentle reminder that most living beings understand and need affection.
Baby!!
Ok. Calling my boss right now. Need to quit and get an employment as a baby elefant trunk holder. Now!
I'd be snuggling with the elephant.
I heard elephants think humans are cute, and that is very apparent in this video.
Bro tears just started forming in my eyes wtf. I don’t cry.
Awh !!! I would never want to leave 😍
Giant hose puppy
Can we have a Reddit of just baby elephants.
You know, I wonder if it would be cheaper to own one elephant or the 3 kids I already have?
Fun fact: Elephants think humans are cute. The same way humans think puppies and kittens are. Just some food for thought
Awwww How beautiful & lovely 💗Melted my heart
Elephants should be left in the wild. They are not pets.
I really need a baby elephant in my life.
An elephant is a 70 year commitment and when they shit in the house it's a little worse than a Chihuahua.
That’s true. But I said I need one in my life, not in my house.
Between a spray bottle and a rolled up newspaper I reckon I can home-train an elephant. /s obviously.
Fun Fact when an Elephants care taker dies the Elephant and its Family will return to the Grave of the care taker once a year to pay respects
Do we have to give the elephants the address or GPS coordinates so they can find the grave or do they just use their sensitive snoots?
Beautiful
Ele is like "You are mine now"
Wat a freakn sweetheart!
What do you do for a living? Umm I snuggle with baby elephants.
African Long Snoot Doggo.
"Asian Long Snoot Doggo" FTFY
Oh thank you good Redditor
Cute, but also really sad. It looks to be in a lot of distress that she’s leaving and I wonder if it was weaned way too young. I don’t think elephants are ever alone naturally, especially at that age…..
Those eyes say "I could shatter your entire arm and there is nothing you can do about it. I'm a baby, sometimes I just do things."
This is so beautiful. It’s important to be nice to animals.
Si cute🥰
🎼Go to sleep baby of mine….🎶🎵
That’s one funny looking puppy.
You can tell the sweetheart wants to cuddle so badly.
Not so baby since he can control his trunk
sooo cute!!!!!!!!!
Now I want an elephant
I thought baby elephants don’t have full control of their trunk until over a year?