intelligent emotional and massive elephants are more complex than will
elephants are more complex than will
elephants are more complex than will ever fully understand welcome to
ever fully understand welcome to
ever fully understand welcome to watchmojo.com down the most interesting
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watchmojo.com down the most interesting facts that we could find about elephants
facts that we could find about elephants
facts that we could find about elephants when it comes to hardware the elephant
when it comes to hardware the elephant
when it comes to hardware the elephant brain is around three times bigger than
brain is around three times bigger than
brain is around three times bigger than a human’s
a human’s
a human’s number five small critters don’t scare
number five small critters don’t scare
number five small critters don’t scare elephants elephant stopped in its tracks
elephants elephant stopped in its tracks
elephants elephant stopped in its tracks like whoa and then it gently tipped it
like whoa and then it gently tipped it
like whoa and then it gently tipped it away as if this thing was deadly
away as if this thing was deadly
away as if this thing was deadly we know that anecdotally yes elephants
we know that anecdotally yes elephants
we know that anecdotally yes elephants can be startled by little critters
can be startled by little critters
can be startled by little critters running by them but the idea of pesky
running by them but the idea of pesky
running by them but the idea of pesky little creatures terrifying massive
little creatures terrifying massive
little creatures terrifying massive elephants is largely a myth and we
elephants is largely a myth and we
elephants is largely a myth and we probably have an ancient Roman scholar
probably have an ancient Roman scholar
probably have an ancient Roman scholar to blame as Pliny the Elder first
to blame as Pliny the Elder first
to blame as Pliny the Elder first referenced the myth in his encyclopedia
referenced the myth in his encyclopedia
referenced the myth in his encyclopedia called Natural History elephants
called Natural History elephants
called Natural History elephants actually have a windpipe cover known as
actually have a windpipe cover known as
actually have a windpipe cover known as an epiglottis which debunks the idea
an epiglottis which debunks the idea
an epiglottis which debunks the idea that invasive critters may crawl up
that invasive critters may crawl up
that invasive critters may crawl up their trunk and suffocate them
those who have studied elephants seem to
those who have studied elephants seem to say that small darting movements can
say that small darting movements can
say that small darting movements can spook them but this is true of pretty
spook them but this is true of pretty
spook them but this is true of pretty much any animal perhaps given the size
much any animal perhaps given the size
much any animal perhaps given the size of elephants humans just interpret a
of elephants humans just interpret a
of elephants humans just interpret a sudden change in movement as absolute
sudden change in movement as absolute
sudden change in movement as absolute terror I like to pick on little guys huh
terror I like to pick on little guys huh
terror I like to pick on little guys huh number four elephants detect seismic
number four elephants detect seismic
number four elephants detect seismic signals no that doesn’t necessarily mean
signals no that doesn’t necessarily mean
signals no that doesn’t necessarily mean that they can detect earthquakes before
that they can detect earthquakes before
that they can detect earthquakes before they happen
they happen
they happen elephants communicate with each other
elephants communicate with each other
elephants communicate with each other audibly and also in more covert ways
audibly and also in more covert ways
audibly and also in more covert ways they regularly make rumbling noises at
they regularly make rumbling noises at
they regularly make rumbling noises at frequencies so low humans can’t hear
frequencies so low humans can’t hear
frequencies so low humans can’t hear them but elephants also have the ability
them but elephants also have the ability
them but elephants also have the ability to detect seismic activity and the long
to detect seismic activity and the long
to detect seismic activity and the long distance locations of friends or foes
distance locations of friends or foes
distance locations of friends or foes the skin on their feet and trunks allows
the skin on their feet and trunks allows
the skin on their feet and trunks allows them to sense other elephants from miles
them to sense other elephants from miles
them to sense other elephants from miles away
away
away elephants position themselves with the
elephants position themselves with the
elephants position themselves with the leg up and body forward in order to
leg up and body forward in order to
leg up and body forward in order to pinpoint the exact nature of the
pinpoint the exact nature of the
pinpoint the exact nature of the activity because they have the
activity because they have the
activity because they have the sensitivity they can communicate to each
sensitivity they can communicate to each
sensitivity they can communicate to each other by stomping on the ground for
other by stomping on the ground for
other by stomping on the ground for instance they may want to convey a
instance they may want to convey a
instance they may want to convey a hostile message or just warn their
hostile message or just warn their
hostile message or just warn their friends about potential danger go see
friends about potential danger go see
friends about potential danger go see elephants steps go see elephant steps
elephants steps go see elephant steps
elephants steps go see elephant steps number three human-elephant conflict in
number three human-elephant conflict in
number three human-elephant conflict in sri lanka is often deadly imagine if
sri lanka is often deadly imagine if
sri lanka is often deadly imagine if instead of a gopher or a raccoon causing
instead of a gopher or a raccoon causing
instead of a gopher or a raccoon causing trouble in your backyard your quarrel
trouble in your backyard your quarrel
trouble in your backyard your quarrel was with a 10,000 pound Sri Lankan
was with a 10,000 pound Sri Lankan
was with a 10,000 pound Sri Lankan elephant in Sri Lanka when an elephant
elephant in Sri Lanka when an elephant
elephant in Sri Lanka when an elephant becomes a significant problem wildlife
becomes a significant problem wildlife
becomes a significant problem wildlife officials often try to ease the tension
officials often try to ease the tension
officials often try to ease the tension by capturing and relocating the specimen
by capturing and relocating the specimen
by capturing and relocating the specimen to somewhere out of the way like in a
to somewhere out of the way like in a
to somewhere out of the way like in a national park however research from the
national park however research from the
national park however research from the Smithsonian conservation biology
Smithsonian conservation biology
Smithsonian conservation biology Institute has found that these elephants
Institute has found that these elephants
Institute has found that these elephants don’t tend to stay put in those parks
don’t tend to stay put in those parks
don’t tend to stay put in those parks they tend instead to head back to where
they tend instead to head back to where
they tend instead to head back to where they were taken from causing Cuban
they were taken from causing Cuban
they were taken from causing Cuban elephant conflict along the way roughly
elephant conflict along the way roughly
elephant conflict along the way roughly 70 people and 200 elephants are killed
70 people and 200 elephants are killed
70 people and 200 elephants are killed every year as a result of such conflicts
every year as a result of such conflicts
every year as a result of such conflicts there is at least one creative solution
there is at least one creative solution
there is at least one creative solution that shows promise though placing
that shows promise though placing
that shows promise though placing speakers in farmer’s fields and rigging
speakers in farmer’s fields and rigging
speakers in farmer’s fields and rigging them to play the sound of growling
them to play the sound of growling
them to play the sound of growling Tigers and other angry predators seems
Tigers and other angry predators seems
Tigers and other angry predators seems to deter elephants from raiding those
to deter elephants from raiding those
to deter elephants from raiding those crops number two elephants maintain
crops number two elephants maintain
crops number two elephants maintain lifelong social structures in the wild a
lifelong social structures in the wild a
lifelong social structures in the wild a single matriarch elif
single matriarch elif
single matriarch elif rules over pack of up to 15 however
rules over pack of up to 15 however
rules over pack of up to 15 however males leave the pack when they become
males leave the pack when they become
males leave the pack when they become adults and form their own groups or
adults and form their own groups or
adults and form their own groups or sometimes just live on their own
sometimes just live on their own
sometimes just live on their own regardless of gender
regardless of gender
regardless of gender elephants abide by learned social
elephants abide by learned social
elephants abide by learned social structures the midship would be the one
structures the midship would be the one
structures the midship would be the one that knows where to avoid and went to
that knows where to avoid and went to
that knows where to avoid and went to cool ways and buzzes where it’s not safe
cool ways and buzzes where it’s not safe
cool ways and buzzes where it’s not safe the male’s adhered to a dominance
the male’s adhered to a dominance
the male’s adhered to a dominance hierarchy and in turn researchers have
hierarchy and in turn researchers have
hierarchy and in turn researchers have learned that females become very
learned that females become very
learned that females become very stressed once their matriarch passes
stressed once their matriarch passes
stressed once their matriarch passes away incidentally the older males
away incidentally the older males
away incidentally the older males initially leave home when the females
initially leave home when the females
initially leave home when the females become aggressive and though it’s not
become aggressive and though it’s not
become aggressive and though it’s not literally true that elephants never
literally true that elephants never
literally true that elephants never forget there is tons of evidence to
forget there is tons of evidence to
forget there is tons of evidence to suggest that they are some of the
suggest that they are some of the
suggest that they are some of the greatest learners and rememberers in the
greatest learners and rememberers in the
greatest learners and rememberers in the animal kingdom which makes sense given
animal kingdom which makes sense given
animal kingdom which makes sense given that their brains weigh 10 pounds it
that their brains weigh 10 pounds it
that their brains weigh 10 pounds it wouldn’t be that large or that complex
wouldn’t be that large or that complex
wouldn’t be that large or that complex unless it we’re serving some important
unless it we’re serving some important
unless it we’re serving some important purpose number one elephants have over
purpose number one elephants have over
purpose number one elephants have over 70 calls and 160 signals now what are
70 calls and 160 signals now what are
70 calls and 160 signals now what are they making noise about right that’s the
they making noise about right that’s the
they making noise about right that’s the Penelope family and it’s their way of
Penelope family and it’s their way of
Penelope family and it’s their way of saying hello it should be no surprise
saying hello it should be no surprise
saying hello it should be no surprise that along with elephants impressive
that along with elephants impressive
that along with elephants impressive intelligence and well-defined social
intelligence and well-defined social
intelligence and well-defined social structures comes a relatively vast
structures comes a relatively vast
structures comes a relatively vast vocabulary
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as mentioned elephants emit
as mentioned elephants emit low-frequency growls to convey messages
low-frequency growls to convey messages
low-frequency growls to convey messages and this is their primary form of
and this is their primary form of
and this is their primary form of communication
communicating at such low frequencies
communicating at such low frequencies means their calls can travel for miles
means their calls can travel for miles
means their calls can travel for miles even through forest touching is also a
even through forest touching is also a
even through forest touching is also a key form of communication the wrapping
key form of communication the wrapping
key form of communication the wrapping of trunks or the active mutual smelling
of trunks or the active mutual smelling
of trunks or the active mutual smelling unites elephants and bolsters their
unites elephants and bolsters their
unites elephants and bolsters their sense of community
sense of community
sense of community elephants are deeply emotional
elephants are deeply emotional
elephants are deeply emotional experiencing intense feelings of love
experiencing intense feelings of love
experiencing intense feelings of love grief and rage which makes their 70
grief and rage which makes their 70
grief and rage which makes their 70 distinct calls and 160 signals so
distinct calls and 160 signals so
distinct calls and 160 signals so crucial to their relationships crush up
crucial to their relationships crush up
crucial to their relationships crush up deadlines Oh
deadlines Oh
deadlines Oh pull it in winded rhythm so what facts
pull it in winded rhythm so what facts
pull it in winded rhythm so what facts about elephants surprises you the most
about elephants surprises you the most
about elephants surprises you the most and are you still not convinced that
and are you still not convinced that
and are you still not convinced that elephants don’t have merle phobia a fear
elephants don’t have merle phobia a fear
elephants don’t have merle phobia a fear of mice I’ll be back in a minute
of mice I’ll be back in a minute
of mice I’ll be back in a minute I’m gonna take care of future for more
I’m gonna take care of future for more
I’m gonna take care of future for more trumpeting top tens and barely audible
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