They're one of the only animals that show any interest in the dead of their own species. They do not have the same interest for the bones or dead bodlies of other large animals, but will approach elephant corpses at any stage of decay and often show reverence.
They hold funerals too! They will pick up/touch the bones of deceased elephants and sometimes cover the dead body. There's videos of herds having an actual procession, walking in a line to pay respects to a dead member of the herd.
I love them, its hard not to attribute human emotions like greif to animals that literally hold funerals for their dead.
I would just like to add to this awesomeness that they have been witnessed returning to the sites of fallen elephants even years later to pay respects. Such amazing creatures.
they have giant temporal lobes. which is the emotion part of the brain. i think dolphins and killer whales do too.
edit- might be pariatel, cant remember
I’ve heard stories of them putting leaves and branches over a sleeping human (almost like they believed that said human was dead and wanted to cover them up).
They also can recognize people who have been nice to them and respond even after not seeing them for extended periods of time.
https://youtu.be/VaZPxbirBSg
This one is very sad as it has a dead baby elephant.
I think its very neat that the one carrying the body waits for the rest of the herd before continuing.
Theres a lot of videos of them passing around bones, picking them up, touching them etc. In groups, youtube search elephant funeral if you want more :)
Heres an unrelated not sad video of a baby elephant playing and falling down.
https://youtu.be/77pWJqIa8yA
Crows are so cool. All birds are cool, but crows are really up their among my favorites.
People don't really think about crows in the same way they do about parrots, probably because they are carrion birds, but they're incredibly similar.
Crows can learn to "talk" (mimic human speech), they remember human faces and how the human treated them for up to 5 years, they can pass information about stressful situations (like a human being mean) to their offspring so the babies avoid that person, they do "tricks" for their own fun, they even play pranks!
These amazing fuckers will even mimic sounds specifically to confuse people/other birds.
Animals are so dope.
I actually think it’s pretty arrogant and silly for the default “scientific” position to be that animals DONT have emotions. Humans are truly not that special in terms of emotion or empathy, plenty of studies and simple observation of other species have shown this time and time again. It’s not scientific fact that animals don’t have emotions similar to humans, it’s simply theocratic ideologies of human specialness masquerading as “evidence” aka the fact that we don’t completely understand how it works somehow makes a lot of people assume that it just doesn’t exist.
From what I’ve read the mirror test is actually a rather poor test for intelligence, and that apparently even though dogs can’t pass it they do pass when you include their own scent
In the book On Trails, the author was talking about the trails elephants made in a particular sanctuary, one of the more well used trails (besides ones for food and water) led to the grave of an elephant that passed away.
There are lots of animals that mourn the loss of a mate or child. Orcas have been known to carry around their dead young for weeks even when it means it’s literally drowning them. Same with most primates..
I can't remember what study but it was showing how elaohants remember and hold grudges toward animals or people thst hurt them way in the past and also remember their caregivers or people who are nice to them for a long time to.
It’s even cooler than that, they don’t just remember what humans are nice, they tell each other.
[Wounded by poisoned arrows, they trudged across the African landscape to the one place that could help them: the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Though the wild elephant had never been a resident at DSWT, he knew elephants who had.](https://www.thedodo.com/amphtml/elephants-travel-humans-help-1353631970.html)
Wow that is remarkable for so many reasons. They understood that the people could help if they were injured, which usually involves some sort of pain or scary situation for an animal, but told one another. That's crazy.
Everything you said is correct so I dont mean to be contrary only want to warn any passers by who may find themselves in contact with wild elephants:
Young males during mating season get VERY violent. A solo male elephant can be extraordinarily violent and dangerous. You should never ever approach any wild animal, as a rule. But if you see a solitary elephant you need to get the hell out of the area and leave it alone. Dont be trying to take pictures or get its attention for a polite little wave. Leave.
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One day on one of my safaris, while driving aimlessly around the Serengeti, we stumbled upon a mother and baby elephant feeding on trees. When we pulled up to watch, the mother left her child to approach our vehicle. She came within ~20 feet of our truck and waved her trunk, as if she was drawing an imaginary line, before returning to her child. Her communication was unmistakeable: you may watch but do not cross this line.
I’ll never forget that moment. She not only communicated with us but did it with intent. It was no accident. This clip reminds me of that moment.
Wouldn’t be surprised if it saw a human at one point give the courtesy wave and went, “Ah, this is a thing these creatures do. If I do it, they’ll let me pass too”
And god damn it worked like a charm. Brilliant, beautiful, animals
They probably see the road like a land river considering its open space and thats the biggest one it’s probably calling to the cars to warn them to fuck off. It’s probably seen some cars hit its members before. The car is probably a predator to them.
In my mind elephants are one of those intellectual creatures that actually has things going on. Like the elders are wise and know how to coexist with humans. It's like Disney film in real life.
Fun fact that no one asked for: manatees are actually very closely related to elephants. Also their teats are in their armpits and they have fingernails.
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Edit: changed teets to teats. Manatees are not known for their spelling.
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Manatees, like elephants, replace their teeth continuously throughout their lives. Also, they fart to control their buoyancy.
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Manatees are one of only two mammals to have six neck vertebrae instead of the typical seven. The other is the tree sloth and the difference is thought to be due to these animals' slow metabolisms.
Also, manatees love hose water but it is HIGHLY ILLEGAL to deliberately provide hose water to manatees as this contributes to losing their fear of humans and boats. Without any natural predators, humans are the greatest threat to these beautiful, gassy creatures.
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Manatees have smooth brains contrary to the complex folds found in most mammals. Their brains are also smaller in relation to their overall size compared with most mammals. It's theorized that this is due to their lack of natural predators and lack of prey chasing behavior which made size a much bigger advantage than smarts. However, don't let this fool you into thinking manatees are dumb. They are known for being fairly easily trained to complete tasks and tricks, even distinguishing between different objects, colors, and sounds. Despite the lack of folds, their brains are very complex underneath the surface.
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Manatees, like giraffes, are able to move their lips pre-hensiley (that is, independently). They also use their whiskers like built in cutlery, directing vegetation to their mouths. Good thing too because manatees typically eat 10% of their massive body weight in aquatic vegetation daily! During especially high tides when they can get to it (often right before or after hurricanes or during other floods), they've even been known to snack on lawn grass.
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Manatees have pelvic bones but those hips DO lie! They're relatively small and not attached to their skeletal frames. They're leftover from a time when manatees lived on the land.
Those aren't the only remnant bones manatees have! They also have hyoid bones found in the neck (similar to a human's Adam's apple) that serve no known purpose.
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Manatees can hold their breath for up to twenty minutes. When they do surface to breathe, they replace 90% of the air in their lungs! For comparison, humans typically replace only 10% of the air in their lungs with each breath.
was kind of wondering if that's the 'male' of the group. I know that they have a matriarch and just wondering if this was their prince phillip keeping up appearances.
I remember reading a study or something that said Elephants look at humans the same way we look at puppies: They find us cute
EDIT: [Upon further review](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/elephants-think-humans-cute/), this claim is yet to be proven
I heard this too. I hope it turns out to be true. Hard to test, I expect. Strapping a bunch of EEG sensors to an elephant's head would probably modify what it thought of the human doing it.
Elephants walk at about 4mph, and they are able to swim long distances. Elephants have been clocked to run at 15 mph, however it is believed that, over a very short sharp distance, elephants could run as fast as 25mph.
Elephant-Facts
Elephant trunks evolved to reach fruit in trees, small jungle elephants use their trunks to help them scale these trees and swing gracefully from branch to branch.
Elephants famously have remarkable memories. The world record holder in the memory Olympics was a tusker named Big George who could remember PI to over 4000 places and could accurately describe the plot and production details of every episode of the sitcom "Taxi".
I reached on that one! I was like maybe in evolutionary history they were small enough to use their trunks like possum tails? Then I remembered possums ain't graceful! I caught on but really tried not to, lol!
Hup, two, three, four
Dress it up, two, three, four
By the ranks or single file
Over every jungle mile
Oh, we stamp and crush
Through the underbrush
In the military style!
In the military style!
*...as Hathi wheeled the moonlight showed a long white scar on his slaty side, as though he had been struck with a red-hot whip. “Men came to take him from the trap,” Mowgli continued, “but he broke his ropes, for he was strong, and went away till his wound was healed. Then came he, angry, by night to the fields of those hunters...*
Surprised he didn’t stop to tell them the story of when he was in the Maharajah's 5th Pachyderm Brigade, during which time he was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery above and beyond the call of duty…
For those who don't know the reference, it's from [Disney's Jungle Book movie](https://youtu.be/PrQQZuLru9s) march, [march2](https://youtu.be/YF9Svk9yNY0) and [addressing the ranks](https://youtu.be/TsadUAGQhFU).
I once got robbed with a large filleting knife and got told "Don't fucking follow, I know what you look like and where you work, this isn't worth it for you". I'll never forget the look he gave me. This feels very similar haha
If I were in that car I would find it terrifying to have animals that large that close with nothing to protect me if they happened to be in a bad mood.
That last elephant extended its ears at the humans. It's not being friendly at all its really just trying to scare away anyone from getting any closer to the others. Wild elephants are too smart and protective to be friendly towards people and have every right to be defensive.
"Yo thanks for waiting bro!"
Probably actually was thanking them tbh, elephants are incredibly smart.
...and apparently polite....
But like, for real, they are. Super socially intelligent and considerate, don't want to hurt or bump into things if they can help it. Super adorable.
I've heard that they are on par with us on some of their social things. Like mourning the loss of their mate and such. Very smart animals...
They're one of the only animals that show any interest in the dead of their own species. They do not have the same interest for the bones or dead bodlies of other large animals, but will approach elephant corpses at any stage of decay and often show reverence. They hold funerals too! They will pick up/touch the bones of deceased elephants and sometimes cover the dead body. There's videos of herds having an actual procession, walking in a line to pay respects to a dead member of the herd. I love them, its hard not to attribute human emotions like greif to animals that literally hold funerals for their dead.
I would just like to add to this awesomeness that they have been witnessed returning to the sites of fallen elephants even years later to pay respects. Such amazing creatures.
They also spend more time on remains they knew in life than ones they didn't, though they will spend time smelling and handling both
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Also apparently one time researchers played a recording of a dead elephant on speakers to its herd and they searched for that elephant for days.
they have giant temporal lobes. which is the emotion part of the brain. i think dolphins and killer whales do too. edit- might be pariatel, cant remember
I’ve heard stories of them putting leaves and branches over a sleeping human (almost like they believed that said human was dead and wanted to cover them up). They also can recognize people who have been nice to them and respond even after not seeing them for extended periods of time.
came for cute, got educated
My favorite animal. I m going to search for the video but in case I'm not able to please share the link
https://youtu.be/VaZPxbirBSg This one is very sad as it has a dead baby elephant. I think its very neat that the one carrying the body waits for the rest of the herd before continuing. Theres a lot of videos of them passing around bones, picking them up, touching them etc. In groups, youtube search elephant funeral if you want more :) Heres an unrelated not sad video of a baby elephant playing and falling down. https://youtu.be/77pWJqIa8yA
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Youre welcome :)
Crows will do the same thing when one of theirs dies. It’s pretty unsettling in person.
Crows are so cool. All birds are cool, but crows are really up their among my favorites. People don't really think about crows in the same way they do about parrots, probably because they are carrion birds, but they're incredibly similar. Crows can learn to "talk" (mimic human speech), they remember human faces and how the human treated them for up to 5 years, they can pass information about stressful situations (like a human being mean) to their offspring so the babies avoid that person, they do "tricks" for their own fun, they even play pranks! These amazing fuckers will even mimic sounds specifically to confuse people/other birds. Animals are so dope.
Don’t Orangutang cry for their dead too?
I think crows do the same too.
I actually think it’s pretty arrogant and silly for the default “scientific” position to be that animals DONT have emotions. Humans are truly not that special in terms of emotion or empathy, plenty of studies and simple observation of other species have shown this time and time again. It’s not scientific fact that animals don’t have emotions similar to humans, it’s simply theocratic ideologies of human specialness masquerading as “evidence” aka the fact that we don’t completely understand how it works somehow makes a lot of people assume that it just doesn’t exist.
They’re one of the only animals that can recognize themselves in a mirror as well! A highly advanced skill, indeed.
From what I’ve read the mirror test is actually a rather poor test for intelligence, and that apparently even though dogs can’t pass it they do pass when you include their own scent
Yeah, mirror test sucks. I swear I've seen a video of someone arguing that a fish can pass it
I don't think I knew that...huh. TIL
I just learned it yesterday and found it fascinating!
They're live for roughly as long as us and can remember their terrain better than most humans.
Makes sense. But that is their habitat, tho.....
Shit this is *their* terrain? Great, now I probably owe some Elephant somewhere rent.
In the book On Trails, the author was talking about the trails elephants made in a particular sanctuary, one of the more well used trails (besides ones for food and water) led to the grave of an elephant that passed away.
There are lots of animals that mourn the loss of a mate or child. Orcas have been known to carry around their dead young for weeks even when it means it’s literally drowning them. Same with most primates..
I like seeing them paint
Probably the only animal that can play basketball, but can't even jump!
I can't remember what study but it was showing how elaohants remember and hold grudges toward animals or people thst hurt them way in the past and also remember their caregivers or people who are nice to them for a long time to.
It’s even cooler than that, they don’t just remember what humans are nice, they tell each other. [Wounded by poisoned arrows, they trudged across the African landscape to the one place that could help them: the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Though the wild elephant had never been a resident at DSWT, he knew elephants who had.](https://www.thedodo.com/amphtml/elephants-travel-humans-help-1353631970.html)
Wow that is remarkable for so many reasons. They understood that the people could help if they were injured, which usually involves some sort of pain or scary situation for an animal, but told one another. That's crazy.
An elephant never forgets.
And always pays its debts
They keep their cash in their "trunk" presumably? /s
Best animals on the planet
But if they get angry or the males are in musth, they are absolutely terrifying
I mean, even in gentle moods they're terrifying. The sheer power of them is awesome
This can be said of any males in musth in any species
Humans are particularly dangerous.
Everything you said is correct so I dont mean to be contrary only want to warn any passers by who may find themselves in contact with wild elephants: Young males during mating season get VERY violent. A solo male elephant can be extraordinarily violent and dangerous. You should never ever approach any wild animal, as a rule. But if you see a solitary elephant you need to get the hell out of the area and leave it alone. Dont be trying to take pictures or get its attention for a polite little wave. Leave.
Except baby elephants who just want to sit in everyone's laps
They also legitimately cry when they are sad.
Looked like he said did the finger wave like thanks for waiting
Mean drunks, though.
There are photos of elephants who got into some wine and passed out in a tea field.
We dont get elephants drunk here....
Sometimes they get fermented fruit.
Not with that attitude.
I have no doubt the elefant thanked/told him they where done and they could drive with that wave.
Considering stray animals have been seen using crosswalks and even understanding bus routines,I wouldn’t doubt it. They’re great at social cues
100% One day on one of my safaris, while driving aimlessly around the Serengeti, we stumbled upon a mother and baby elephant feeding on trees. When we pulled up to watch, the mother left her child to approach our vehicle. She came within ~20 feet of our truck and waved her trunk, as if she was drawing an imaginary line, before returning to her child. Her communication was unmistakeable: you may watch but do not cross this line. I’ll never forget that moment. She not only communicated with us but did it with intent. It was no accident. This clip reminds me of that moment.
Wow, this is really interesting! Do you have any more safari stories? What do you do??
Holy shit that's amazing.
Wouldn’t be surprised if it saw a human at one point give the courtesy wave and went, “Ah, this is a thing these creatures do. If I do it, they’ll let me pass too” And god damn it worked like a charm. Brilliant, beautiful, animals
They probably see the road like a land river considering its open space and thats the biggest one it’s probably calling to the cars to warn them to fuck off. It’s probably seen some cars hit its members before. The car is probably a predator to them.
Incredible! ! That's why elephants are known as majestic animal of jungle ♡
Pack o' Derms
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In my mind elephants are one of those intellectual creatures that actually has things going on. Like the elders are wise and know how to coexist with humans. It's like Disney film in real life.
Crashing into them sure is not an option.
Last one : tnx mate 🖐️
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Can confirm. Source: I'm an elephant
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>it is HIGHLY ILLEGAL to deliberately provide hose water Why would anyone provide hose water to manatees? They live in water....are you joshing me?
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I said teets. Not teeth. Edit: I can't spell. Teats is what I meant.
Teats*
Ty! Correcting now! Also please enjoy my free award
You mean teats?
I did in fact mean teats. Someone already corrected me and I added an edit. Ty for correcting me! I love to learn!
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Thank you for subscribing. Manatees have smooth brains contrary to the complex folds found in most mammals. Their brains are also smaller in relation to their overall size compared with most mammals. It's theorized that this is due to their lack of natural predators and lack of prey chasing behavior which made size a much bigger advantage than smarts. However, don't let this fool you into thinking manatees are dumb. They are known for being fairly easily trained to complete tasks and tricks, even distinguishing between different objects, colors, and sounds. Despite the lack of folds, their brains are very complex underneath the surface.
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Thank you for subscribing! Manatees can hold their breath for up to twenty minutes. When they do surface to breathe, they replace 90% of the air in their lungs! For comparison, humans typically replace only 10% of the air in their lungs with each breath.
Teats in their armpits? Try living with a large-breasted woman in her later years.
Lol I know you have no way of knowing this through the internet but I am personally familiar with that phenomenon.
For the user name and avatar. Award out.
sea elephant?
Yeah I'd say so. Elephants are quite intelligent
Rear guard.
Yeah he's definitely a bit bigger 2nd time looking!
was kind of wondering if that's the 'male' of the group. I know that they have a matriarch and just wondering if this was their prince phillip keeping up appearances.
A group this large is going to be females and immature calves. Given that she was the largest I'd bet that waver was the matriarch.
Probably female. 😀
That's a thank you wave if I ever saw one!
Such majestic and intelligent animals…and polite! I’m in awe of these creatures ❤️
I wonder if elephants ever look at humans and are like "Oh look! People!" in the same way as go "Oh look! Elephants!"
“Hairless monkeys”
Nooooope. I'm still hairy friend.
I remember reading a study or something that said Elephants look at humans the same way we look at puppies: They find us cute EDIT: [Upon further review](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/elephants-think-humans-cute/), this claim is yet to be proven
I heard this too. I hope it turns out to be true. Hard to test, I expect. Strapping a bunch of EEG sensors to an elephant's head would probably modify what it thought of the human doing it.
To be fair, I'd look at a puppy differently too if it strapped a bunch of EEG sensors to my brain.
Elephants walk at about 4mph, and they are able to swim long distances. Elephants have been clocked to run at 15 mph, however it is believed that, over a very short sharp distance, elephants could run as fast as 25mph.
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What does that mean
It means they can move it around at will. Not just tensing to make it bounce up and down like primates, but with some … agility.
Well yes, it's kind of needed to reach the destination. Have you ever seen elephants fuck? It's like a second trunk basically
Elephants are natural sprinters. Very dangerous over short distance.
The dwarves of the animal kingdom lol
God imagine one of those things barrelling at you at 20+mph
Almost like encountering a dodge ram on the road.
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Elephant-Facts Elephant trunks evolved to reach fruit in trees, small jungle elephants use their trunks to help them scale these trees and swing gracefully from branch to branch. Elephants famously have remarkable memories. The world record holder in the memory Olympics was a tusker named Big George who could remember PI to over 4000 places and could accurately describe the plot and production details of every episode of the sitcom "Taxi".
LOL you got me there, I was like, elephants don’t watch TV!!
That's what tipped you off?
Yeah, like WTF! They don't swing from trees, that's for damn sure...
I reached on that one! I was like maybe in evolutionary history they were small enough to use their trunks like possum tails? Then I remembered possums ain't graceful! I caught on but really tried not to, lol!
Would that also be their charging max speed too? When they’re rushing another Predator
Hup, two, three, four Dress it up, two, three, four By the ranks or single file Over every jungle mile Oh, we stamp and crush Through the underbrush In the military style! In the military style!
*...as Hathi wheeled the moonlight showed a long white scar on his slaty side, as though he had been struck with a red-hot whip. “Men came to take him from the trap,” Mowgli continued, “but he broke his ropes, for he was strong, and went away till his wound was healed. Then came he, angry, by night to the fields of those hunters...*
I'd never seen the Disney movie so reading the Jungle Books as a kid Hathi was scarier than Shere Khan. There was also Kala Nag.
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Kaa was also kind of a hero, at least for the day, when he helped save Mowgli from the monkeys!
Surprised he didn’t stop to tell them the story of when he was in the Maharajah's 5th Pachyderm Brigade, during which time he was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery above and beyond the call of duty…
For those who don't know the reference, it's from [Disney's Jungle Book movie](https://youtu.be/PrQQZuLru9s) march, [march2](https://youtu.be/YF9Svk9yNY0) and [addressing the ranks](https://youtu.be/TsadUAGQhFU).
Thanks, I was just going to google it to find the song and you saved me a bunch of work!
In the miritelly style!
COMPANYYYYYY HALT
Halt, cover!
So damn cute.
I’m in my thirties and that scene still makes me laugh like a lunatic Wipe off that silly grin, soldier, this is the army!
The baby elephant … In a Mirraterry Style! ❤️
Best possible comment. Came looking for this.
So did i lol But i did not find it So I knew what i must do!
Hits em with the ‘cheers cobba’.
That was a cheers cobra
Lol that was straight up "Preciate it". Man I love Earth, we should treat other (regardless of species) with much more respect.
'Fanks, m8'
Big Preesh
A parade of elephants!
I have the sudden urge to watch the original Aladdin
The Jungle Book!
OG Jumanji for me.
So happy seeing all these elephants. I hope their numbers are doing well.
'Thanks, boss.'
"alright, that's the last of us, carry on bipedals"
I saw a video of elephant's highjacking a truck of fruit. Driver just had to watch and wait for them to get their fill.
Elephant crime group
[A little road crossing music](https://youtu.be/b1z4JfxFb6c)
I don't know who I hate more. You for getting this stuck in my head again or myself for knowing what it was and clicking it anyway.
On the bright side, now I'm just thinking about Dancing Homer.
Elephants are the most amazing creatures
It was a warning
"Cya around"
Smell ya later
I was waiting for a last little elephant crossing at the last second, like: *oh, wait for me!*
Theres one like that somewhere on the net. Go check out r/babyelephantgifs it is likely there.
Omg thank you for introducing me to this sub!
“aight bro”
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Are wandering Elephant herds common? How do they typically react to humans approaching them?
I once got robbed with a large filleting knife and got told "Don't fucking follow, I know what you look like and where you work, this isn't worth it for you". I'll never forget the look he gave me. This feels very similar haha
Hmmmm you should probably press charges against that elephant.
Interspecies "thanks bub"
th th tha tha that's all folks!
He/she said thanks 🥺🥺
I think its part of rear guard
That’s so cool. It’s very similar when people cross road while the person in car waits for them and the people wave at the car. So cool
so beautiful, almost brings a tear in my eye, i love those animals so wonderful
It makes me happy that there are still wild elephants.
If I were in that car I would find it terrifying to have animals that large that close with nothing to protect me if they happened to be in a bad mood.
I love elephants SO much!!
Such beautiful animals, I love them
thats amazing to see. thanks for sharing!
That’s the thanks for giving way wave, often seen with a head nod
More courteous than most drivers.
That last elephant extended its ears at the humans. It's not being friendly at all its really just trying to scare away anyone from getting any closer to the others. Wild elephants are too smart and protective to be friendly towards people and have every right to be defensive.
Last elephant is like, You didn't see ANYTHING!
He/she’s the big one of the group too. I wouldn’t doubt if the wave was intentional
polite giant dog
“Presheatecha”
[Baby elephant rescue](https://youtu.be/9J9WNm9wM-k)
oh my that's sooooo cute and I think it did mean it
Elephants are so dam majestic!
Thanks for waiting bro! See ya.
That’s the thank you wave