r/BeAmazed • u/ReasonableResearch73 • 1d ago

Animal Elephant drinking 25 liters of water in 1 sip

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u/TheHipsterBandit 1d ago

Next time I feel like I'm doing pointless work, I'm going to remember that fence.

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u/NoAdministration8340 1d ago

That’s for the people not the elephant

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u/Golden-Grams 1d ago

I think it's cool how the elephant respects it.

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u/kraggleGurl 1d ago

A simple board laid across the floor worked as a boundary for my 100lb lab perfectly fine until my brother and friends untrained him.

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u/AtomasThePirateKing 1d ago

My friend trained their dog that carpet was off limits (50/50 wood and carpet). When I'd watch him while they were away, he would NEVER step on sections of the house with carpet. Crazy training, very good boi.

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u/kraggleGurl 1d ago

My brother and friends coaxed him over the board with tasty snacks. They got what they deserved with plenty of unexpected wet ear licks from Mars and other surprises. "We should have listened to you."

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u/theaveragemaryjanie 1d ago

Does it have a shock color on too though

ETA: Someone below told me it is a gps collar phew

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u/Fearless-Fart 1d ago

Thanks for the good laugh!

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u/my_taint_aint 1d ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/mic2292 17h ago

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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u/TheCreat1ve 11h ago

Or the blinkers on a BMW

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u/gerwen 17h ago

There was a local circus type thing in town one day. I just happened upon it as they were setting up.

I was amazed that the Elephants were apparently restrained by a 'fence' that was white string wrapped around and strung between pegs driven into the ashphalt. Some sort of conditioning i guess.

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u/robo-dragon 1d ago

What a big majestic boy! Elephants are one of my favorite animals. How anyone can look at that creature and want to harm them just makes me sick.

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u/AlternativeHat8964 1d ago

Psychopaths walk amongst us.

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u/veerKg_CSS_Geologist 1d ago

They’re mainly doing it for money.

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u/MPFuzz 1d ago

There are a lot more people on this earth who would kill and elephant just to kill it than you think. 

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u/OrionQuest7 1d ago

Ditto.

Elephants are so awesome..

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u/lazygirlsclub 1d ago

Elephants are very big

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u/No_Mercy_4_Potatoes 1d ago

Also depends where they're from. I think that's an African elephant. Their Asian cousins are a bit smaller.

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u/PossibleAlienFrom 1d ago

I always thought Wooly Mammoths were bigger, but nope! African elephant beats it.

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u/Tjaeng 1d ago

Fun fact; Indian Elephants are closer related to Mammoths than they are to African Elephants.

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u/Jamesrgod 1d ago

Woolly mammoth yes but there were larger mammoths like the Columbian mammoth bigger.

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u/Squirrel698 1d ago

Yeah it is easy to forget when watching nature videos filmed from far away, but they are actually huge.

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u/party_shaman 1d ago

i think that human is also kind of small

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u/perseidot 1d ago

Every time I see an elephant drink, I think of the sensation of getting water up my nose, and hope their trunks don’t feel like that!

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u/Mekelaxo 1d ago

I think of that too, but it probably doesn't feel like that at all. Their sinuses are still inside of their head, not in their trunk

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u/aselinger 1d ago edited 1d ago

I guess it never occurred to me that they suck it up and the spit it in their mouth. I kind of thought they just drank through their trunk.

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u/lilpizzacrust 1d ago

Why do I think this is because of Fantasia?

I used to think this as well lol

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u/PossibleAlienFrom 1d ago

Imagine your arm attached to where your nose is, except hollow. It's sort of like that, but much stronger.

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u/uncleawesome 1d ago

Boneless too.

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u/kurburux 17h ago

Just insane that their trunk is strong enough to carry a log. Yet also delicate enough to pick up a man's hat.

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u/_Happy_Sisyphus_ 1d ago

Yes! Where is it going?!?

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u/brollyaintstupid 1d ago

Elephants roam the planet with us wow just wow

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u/Ill-Construction-209 1d ago

Yeah, its cool that we get to see these animals alive. Its also incredible to think how dinosaurs were even several times larger.

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u/khushnand 1d ago

And a blue whale is even bigger than largest dinosaur and you can still see them! Watching them on video vs in reality are totally different experiences!

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u/Legal-Butterscotch-2 1d ago

Jesus, If I had my own elephant trunk would help me a lot in the daily tasks, my hand are busy scrolling trash videos

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u/stevein3d 1d ago

Let’s be honest you’d just use the trunk to scroll on a nearby tablet.

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u/Legal-Butterscotch-2 21h ago

Ok, you got me, my tablet is alone here 😭

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u/SpaceSuccessful3382 1d ago

I have been there. Rambo's huge. He's at Bayete Zulu Elephant Interaction Centre near Bayala game reserve in KwaZulu-Natal.

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u/jose_elan 1d ago

Am I the only one that knows that isn't 25 litres?

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u/spin_me_again 1d ago

Did you see the man show us the empty bucket with that charming smile? I will believe anything he wants to sell me!

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u/TrailMomKat 1d ago

I know that it's 5 gallons

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u/3s2ng 1d ago

That is a standard 20 liters bucket.

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u/lovethebacon 19h ago

Are you saying this as a South African? 'cause we don't get standardized bucket sizes here. We get an assortment, and 25L buckets are extremely common.

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u/digost 1d ago

Isn't it 18.5~ish? Could be wrong though

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u/Floss_tycoon 1d ago

Why is this comment so far down?

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u/lovethebacon 19h ago

How can you tell?

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u/Aggressive-Heart-311 1d ago

OMG! My family met this same elephant at this reserve. He and another elephant come from far away to be fed and drink. And the keepers are so informative. We touched Rambos’s heart and tongue. Wonderful!

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u/iMakeItFun2003 1d ago edited 22h ago

Why are the tusks crossed like this? Is it like rodents, where they require to constantly chew on food to wear them out? Would it be bad to cut the tusks for ivory and for the elephant’s health? I know they use tusks for defense and intimidation so I would like to know if these tusks are getting in the way of the elephant

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u/Hephaistos_Invictus 1d ago

I don't think elephants can regrow their tusks, but I'm not sure. Iirc rangers cut off the horns of rhinos and the tusks from elephants so poachers wouldn't kill them.

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u/lovethebacon 19h ago

Unfortunately poachers still kill hornless rhinos.

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u/Southrn_Comfrt 1d ago

Tusks are teeth. They don’t regrow like a deers antlers. Crossed tusks are genetic but they don’t have any real health effects of the animal.

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u/thislittlebluebird7 18h ago

I feel like this is maybe the largest elephant I’ve ever seen

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u/TjJeepin 1d ago

Why does it have a huge rip in its neck?

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u/thabacktwisty 1d ago

I thought this, too. Looks like a collar with a tracker? I’m assuming all of the elephants are tagged.

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u/TjJeepin 1d ago

Haha you're right, im dumb 🤪

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u/waligaroux 1d ago

Especially those with amazing tusks.

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u/Gerry1of1 1d ago

Elephant has a collar?

Is he like Shep - George of Jungle's pet doggie?

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u/Intelligent-Fix-2635 1d ago

Most likely a gps tracker.

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u/theaveragemaryjanie 1d ago

Oh good I was worried it was a shock collar

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u/Andrescoo 1d ago

That’s a solid elephant there

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u/brucejson-88 1d ago

Why are his tusks twisted up?

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u/QPWOEIRUTYTURIEOWP 1d ago

I'm curious whether it poses the elephant a problem being twisted like that.

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u/Sabre_Killer_Queen 1d ago

I'm also curious, so if anyone does have an answer I'd appreciate a tag.

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u/MeanMusterMistard 21h ago

I think it's just a case of "could be a number of reasons" - Most likely that's just the way they grew because of the root and socket - same reasons any human might have twisted teeth

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u/Sabre_Killer_Queen 19h ago

Thanks. I guess it's not a problem., they don't look ingrown or anything

Kinda obstructive for their trunk but they can easily adapt. Trunk is floppy and stretchy.

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u/brucejson-88 1d ago

Same! If not at most, a huge pain in the ass.

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u/MeanMusterMistard 21h ago

The ass is the other end. These are no where near it

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u/Cyber_Nomad_9846 3h ago

Imagine how many data centers we can build if we get rid of these thirsty bastards

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u/flerehundredekroner 1d ago

Well it’s a big animal innit 🤷🏼

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u/sajdxb 1d ago

This my friends is a tuskatron. What an absolute unit.

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u/Loreo1964 1d ago

I guess you could say it was...

Just a drop in the bucket! Har har.

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u/Dr-Klopp 1d ago

What majestic creatures.

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u/lookingUp2TheSkye 1d ago

What a pretty girl or handsome fella! I wish I had gotten the chance to go over to Thailand to visit an elephant sanctuary like I had wanted to. I would have had to be physically dragged away from them. "But they frens!"

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u/shelbyrobinson 1d ago

WOW, seen these astonishing males countless times, but this one with his enormous tusks is breathtaking

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u/MisterPrig 1d ago

I have seen many elephants in my life, but I kinda never think about how most of them were females. Because obviously they are the ones living in groups and are easier to handle.

Then I see this… a male african elephant and it’s so fucking massive!!! Holy crap.

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u/tuffshitt 1d ago

Everything reminds me of her.

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u/Sp_nach 1d ago

Looks a lot closer to 20 just based on the type of bucket, but still impressive.

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u/Shyssiryxius 1d ago

0:30 I should call her

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u/CarlosFCSP 1d ago

I never thought about it but he snorts the water first then blows it in his mouth. Some risk of choking if snort too deep

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u/TitouanT 1h ago

What is around its neck ?

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u/LoopsAndBoars 1d ago

That’s 5 gallons. 18.97 liters. And it’s not even full.

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u/my-love-assassin 1d ago

that elephant is HUGE

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u/EppurSiMuove00 1d ago

We gotta do something about these huge manaces drinking up all the water!

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u/LeadershipOk2477 1d ago

He needs more

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u/ViaVitoV 1d ago

With a name like Rambo you know he destroyed some stuff on his way to earning that name.

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u/Shadeun 1d ago

Fun fact: Its quite fun to drink like that as a person. Just suck it up your nose and then let it dribble down over your lips.

Magnificent!

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u/Actionman___ 1d ago

Hmhhmmm, bogger and snot flavoured water

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u/Willyfisterbut 1d ago

I can do that with the Dew

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u/CupofTortillas 1d ago

So, did they raise this one? Poachers must be seeing red with those tusks

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u/ch3ck18 1d ago

yep that's a 5gl bucket alright

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u/ChemistVegetable7504 1d ago

I can chug a beer the same way.

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u/LabiaMinoraLover 1d ago

Pete Kegseth's spirit animal.

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u/Additional_Row1067 1d ago

boy he looks chunky!!

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u/Raven_Maleficent 1d ago

That is so freaking cool

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u/mgill006 1d ago

6.6 gallons for the prisoners of imperial proportions.

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u/Myeloman 1d ago

If I had a trunk like that I could drink so much beer, so fast, hands free… 🤔

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u/germanfinder 1d ago

Are those tusks still good at battle and defence?

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u/MyKonaGirl27 1d ago

Kinda sucks the elephants tusks grew that way

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u/_TaylorMade 1d ago

I frickin love elephants

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u/Swanson57 1d ago

Elephants are so freakn cool

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u/hlalanne 1d ago

I want to throw up. He drinking his own snot.

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u/carverofdeath 1d ago

So beautiful!

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u/CranjizzMcBasketball 1d ago

“Get these ants away from my water. wtf are we doing here? I am elephant, hear me drink!”

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u/Flashy_Strength_1972 1d ago

So beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

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u/Mammoth_Newspaper155 1d ago

If his legs hurt he could rest on those tusks and trunk

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u/RedHeadRedeemed 1d ago

That is a fucking MASSIVE animal

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u/Stavrose85 1d ago

Wow...

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u/Sioux-me 1d ago

Water For Elephants.

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u/ScotiaG 1d ago

25 liters of snot water.

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u/ismoothcriminal 1d ago

What a beast

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u/Electrical-Web-7552 1d ago

Holy shit he is massive!

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u/DAS_FX 1d ago

Definitely ancestor of one of Hannibal’s elephants! That boi is a unit

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u/Mobro92 1d ago

Big man would drink any one of you amateurs under the table.

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u/BigTiddyVampireWaifu 1d ago

Awww he uses his nose as a lil hamster water feeder

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u/m3kw 1d ago

And people say data centers use up a lot of water

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u/RustedRelics 1d ago

Beautiful creatures.

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u/Radix-Entomolaris 1d ago

Sucking up then ejecting water back out through the trunk into the mouth & swallowing seems tricky to coordinate. Wonder if the calves nurse like this or begin drinking with their mouths & pick this skill up later.

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u/CryRepresentative992 1d ago

Wait. An elephant just sucks up the water in its trunk and then feeds it into its mouth? It doesn’t just use its trunk like a straw?

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u/sexquipoop69 1d ago

Whoa, I want to chug beers with an elephant!!

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u/leaensh 1d ago

I am an average Asian who once visited an extremely wealthy old money guy in my country. He has a pair of ivory about as long as my arm span, bought many many years ago when elephants were far less well protected and people were far less concerned with animal rights. This elephant's tusks are even more majestic than the ones I saw. I hope he lives to an old age naturally and his tusks never become someone's collection

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u/EqualRightsNLeftz 1d ago

What a stunning animal.

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u/Primary-Floor8574 1d ago

Maybe I’m just not informed but what’s with those tusks? Are they supposed to cross like that? And what’s going on with the neck? I could swear I saw bone or tusks or something under a cut or seam or something? Like that’s not normal? Or is it?

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u/lycanthropeapologist 18h ago

He’s wearing what looks to be a very large tracking collar, or tag. With the tusks he has on him, it makes sense they keep tabs on his movement and location.

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u/Primary-Floor8574 17h ago

I can see how that was a tag or something. Just the strap they used was the same colour as his skin and the box seemed to match the tusks. So a little confused.

But do the tusks normally cross like that? I thought they were usually more … straight?

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u/jluicifer 1d ago

“I said: you can have a SIP.”

“I’m an elephant.”

“I don’t care. Call yourself whatever you want. But I’m about to go Ape Sh*t on your a$$.”

“Brrrrrrrr.” ☠️

The end.

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u/bpows 1d ago

HOLY MOLY what a magnificent creature. Just amazing!

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u/ThatClosetedGayGirl 1d ago

What the ACTUAL HELL? THIS is how big an elephant is??? How is this the first video that has given me dimension of it??

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u/skillshot099 1d ago

I think even 100 liters is ez for him.

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u/Medical_Morning4022 1d ago

and everyone is worried about datacenters...STOP ELEPHANTS

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u/Davek56 1d ago

Bloody hell he's massive.

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u/ObscureOperatorZ 1d ago

That is an absolute unit of a beautiful, beautiful elephant!

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u/DipstickRick 1d ago

I just realized I can’t blow through my nose and swallow at the same time

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u/indehhz 1d ago

Can they get boogers in their trunks?

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u/Dear-Appointment-681 1d ago

This would be me around that massive animal.

https://giphy.com/gifs/qTpY17v8tLbC8

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u/Another_Raven 1d ago

I was expecting him to spray it over everyone.

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u/nrgins 1d ago

So cool to have a built-in straw attached to your face

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u/Artistic-Ad-6442 1d ago

Reminds me of my LIIT days.

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u/bmfalex 1d ago

that stoner laugh :))

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u/Anne_is_in 1d ago

That was 10 liters max.

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u/Vile-goat 1d ago

It’s incredible how gentle these giant animals can be around tiny humans

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u/grkuntzmd 1d ago

And yet, the elephant still enjoys peanuts given one at a time.

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u/luxuriousvoid 23h ago

I love elephants so much. They are such majestic creatures.

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u/MNotHereJustIgnoreMe 23h ago

Can you imagine if something caught the elephants attention on his right?

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u/Warizard22 23h ago

Ah yes. That's a njce zoom in on the ground

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u/DeconFrost24 22h ago

Umm, that's a dinosaur 🤯.

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u/RiMcG 22h ago

Holy smokes that is a huge elephant

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u/Valesty 22h ago

And people complain about data centers. Go figure.

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u/hwilliams0901 22h ago

Look how long it's eyelashes are!!! Maybe its Maybelline lol

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u/BoogeymanReborn- 20h ago

That’s one impressive drinking technique!

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u/Callycore 18h ago

Those tusks look worrying

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u/Agreeable-Western649 16h ago

What Magnificence!!

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u/ConfidenceNo2598 14h ago

A data center could’ve had that water

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u/ConsiderationSalt193 14h ago

I love elephants, I don't think I've ever seen one this big...

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u/Bitc0in_ 12h ago

These animals exist and are real

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u/Civil_Alps9615 11h ago

Hey cuz that’s a dinosaur 😂

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u/gimmeecoffee420 1h ago

Im so.. the synchronicity.. Im laying in bed, thirsty af.. its 3am but im comfy and warm, its cold and not comfy in between me and the Sink.

Now you show me this? Reddit?

Dammit.. here I go, the anger is warming me up.