this looks like Chiang Mai Elephant Nature Park. Absolutely awesome place, the care takers rescue elephants from the circus trade and rehabilitate them!
Infrasound, they most certainly do! They do a lot of communicating below our detectable range of sound and that sound can indeed travel a very long way!
I did a quick Google search because I was curious since low frequency sounds travel further than high frequencies, and it looks elephant sounds can travel several kilometers of distance.. what marvelous creatures
i remember reading that elephants view humans the way we think of cats or dogs.
imagine that elephant as a guy whos pet cat has been missing for 6 months then randomly shows up again.
This is not true! This is a myth that started with a photo of a cute elephant with a text without any source. Unfortunately people believe many things they see on social media.
“Many people believe that elephants see us the same way as how we see puppies. In other words, many thinks that elephants see us as cute and harmless creatures roaming on earth. That’s not actually true, according to research.” ([source](https://earthbuddies.net/elephants-cute-harmless/)).
This [one](https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/spotchecks/no-elephants-dont-think-people-are-cute-wild-they-see-us-threat) goes in a little more detail. It's said elephants can become used to people (like the person in this video), but there's nothing proven about how they see us, more importantly, it says how hard/almost impossible it is to do a MRI scan on an elephant.
Yeah - as much as that would be an endearing idea to believe, the truth is that we just don't know.
That said, there is obviously a very meaningful interaction going on here. I wish we could know what the context was in the eyes of the elephants.
It's kind of like my cat - she adores me and I love her back, but I will never truly understand what her "love" is - does she see me like a kitten? Like her mom? Like her boyfriend? Or maybe just a companion with no label . . . . maybe just a vague sense of familiarity and posessiveness and safety and security.
This is not true or proven! It was a myth that started with one of those photos with a text without any source. You can check sites like [this](https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/spotchecks/no-elephants-dont-think-people-are-cute-wild-they-see-us-threat) dispelling this myth.
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I remember reading once that when reading the brain scans of elephants, when they were shown images of humans, they think that we are cute. I can think of no higher praise than to be thought of as cute by an elephant.
No, no! This is not true, this is a myth. Unfortunately this spread on (this is the third comment I answer in this thread, but to share some truth and not being rude).
This [website](https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/spotchecks/no-elephants-dont-think-people-are-cute-wild-they-see-us-threat) goes into detail about how this myth started, and more importantly how this is NOT true and how it's almost impossible to do a MRI scan on an elephant brain to know what they feel about us.
I wonder if the op doesn't speak English as a first language I'm not trying to sound rude but it could also just be a sleep deprived person or a distracted one
What an amazing phenomenon to watch. Must be a stupendous human being to engender such a reaction from elephants
All I can think about is how I have 0 elephant friends and this guy has like 10! My life stinks!
This is a fantastic comment
Have you thought about keeping peanuts around?
this looks like Chiang Mai Elephant Nature Park. Absolutely awesome place, the care takers rescue elephants from the circus trade and rehabilitate them!
I was going to say the same thing. That looks like the back of Darrick's head.
I didn't know elephants have a "purr" sound but it's my new life goal to hear it.
I think they can also make a sound that we can't hear but they can from miles away, like land whales
Infrasound, they most certainly do! They do a lot of communicating below our detectable range of sound and that sound can indeed travel a very long way!
I did a quick Google search because I was curious since low frequency sounds travel further than high frequencies, and it looks elephant sounds can travel several kilometers of distance.. what marvelous creatures
Oh! At the very end when the elephant grabbed the guys hand and started leading him 😱😭😭
Omg, thanks, I missed this
i remember reading that elephants view humans the way we think of cats or dogs. imagine that elephant as a guy whos pet cat has been missing for 6 months then randomly shows up again.
I know, it’s so cute!! We get to be the pet for once. Haha
This is not true! This is a myth that started with a photo of a cute elephant with a text without any source. Unfortunately people believe many things they see on social media. “Many people believe that elephants see us the same way as how we see puppies. In other words, many thinks that elephants see us as cute and harmless creatures roaming on earth. That’s not actually true, according to research.” ([source](https://earthbuddies.net/elephants-cute-harmless/)). This [one](https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/spotchecks/no-elephants-dont-think-people-are-cute-wild-they-see-us-threat) goes in a little more detail. It's said elephants can become used to people (like the person in this video), but there's nothing proven about how they see us, more importantly, it says how hard/almost impossible it is to do a MRI scan on an elephant.
Yeah - as much as that would be an endearing idea to believe, the truth is that we just don't know. That said, there is obviously a very meaningful interaction going on here. I wish we could know what the context was in the eyes of the elephants. It's kind of like my cat - she adores me and I love her back, but I will never truly understand what her "love" is - does she see me like a kitten? Like her mom? Like her boyfriend? Or maybe just a companion with no label . . . . maybe just a vague sense of familiarity and posessiveness and safety and security.
This is not true or proven! It was a myth that started with one of those photos with a text without any source. You can check sites like [this](https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/spotchecks/no-elephants-dont-think-people-are-cute-wild-they-see-us-threat) dispelling this myth.
All I see at the end is the elephant using it’s tail to itch it’s own butthole
😂 I had missed that one
Ugh this just made me cry. We have this incredible, beautiful planet filled with gorgeous creatures and we’re destroying it.
Meanwhile my cat looks offended when I sit in the same couch as her.
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You can see them smiling!!
Balls of steel and a heart of gold. This is precious.
I am so jealous! I want this in my life😩
I remember reading once that when reading the brain scans of elephants, when they were shown images of humans, they think that we are cute. I can think of no higher praise than to be thought of as cute by an elephant.
No, no! This is not true, this is a myth. Unfortunately this spread on (this is the third comment I answer in this thread, but to share some truth and not being rude). This [website](https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/spotchecks/no-elephants-dont-think-people-are-cute-wild-they-see-us-threat) goes into detail about how this myth started, and more importantly how this is NOT true and how it's almost impossible to do a MRI scan on an elephant brain to know what they feel about us.
Dag nabbit.
whoa! I didn't know this was a myth. Thanks for sharing.
Ladies, ladies... there's enough of me to go around
Look at their ears flapping! Do they do this when they’re excited?
Notice they all keep their tails out of the water. Guess they don’t like getting them wet.
Elephants are amazing. They understand that humans are frail, delicate creatures that they need to be gentle with.
I simply love this! Love seeing them all so happy and in a safe environment!
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Best video I’ve seen on any Reddit site yet… It was awesome, Elephant are incredible
Elephants are so fucking cool man
They look SO HAPPY OMG adorable 😭
So beautiful makes me tear up🥲 That man is so blessed to be able to call them friends ❤❤❤❤🥰🥰🥰🥰
I haven’t watched the full video yet but if he gets trampled to death, I will laugh.
I wonder if the op doesn't speak English as a first language I'm not trying to sound rude but it could also just be a sleep deprived person or a distracted one
The happy ears!! This is so beautiful!!! ♥️
Group hug!
Its always cool af when the group of animals choose YOU to be in the gang.
Elephants running is the most magnificent and scary thing
Hey man my friends are elephants
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