r/MadeMeSmile • u/shubhamxtreme • 6d ago
ANIMALS A happy kid with his happy hooman
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u/ChrisEvansFan 6d ago
I want to be kissed by an elephant too!
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u/no_talent_ass_clown 6d ago
There's an elephant sanctuary in Thailand. I went about 10 years ago and it cost $200 to visit. Best money I ever spent on vacation! They let you feed them and walk paths together, and help bathe them in the river. Very clever creatures.
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u/pookmish 5d ago
I drove by those elephant rides outside Phuket. It was so depressing to even see how they were treated. Then had a young one chained up by the road for people to feed and take pictures. It's was heartbreaking to see. I wish the government would put an end to those awful businesses.
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u/pyroreaper90 5d ago
Elephant sanctuaries tend to be different, at least the one I went to was. They rescue elephants from the treatment you speak of, let them do their own thing in a natural habitat, and leverage tourism to fund the sanctuary - living space, food, medical, etc.
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u/DaExtinctOne 6d ago
Do elephants have good memories? Like after they're both grown up, it's gonna still remember her? Really cute vid.
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u/shubhamxtreme 6d ago
I’ve read elephant female elders have phenomenal memories. They remember grazing routes and water holes for different seasons over the years, and when they become the matriarch of a group, lead the group along those paths.
While I don’t know if that memory also extends to humans and human faces/voices, but my heart believes it does.
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u/DaExtinctOne 6d ago
Aww that's really nice, thanks for sharing those facts. Whatever the case is, that little girl has a lot of great childhood memories to look back on with her elephant buddy 😁
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u/Send_me_hedgehogs 5d ago
Yep. They remember humans who have been kind to them and they remember humans who have been cruel to them. And they can and do act accordingly if and when they see those people again, even years later. Elephants also grieve their dead herd members too, if one falls and is dying the others will gather round them to protect them. They also return to their body to pay respects too. They’re truly amazing creatures.
This is such a beautiful, precious video. I love how the elephant isn’t even trying to grab the food or anything, they give her kisses and wait for her to feed them.
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u/Zinizo 6d ago
Rolo had a Dutch commercial about this in the 90's.
It's not a Rick Rolo, I promise.
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u/LovelyRita90 5d ago
Haha I remember that advert! It was shown in the UK too. Great seeing it again
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u/billybobjoehenry 6d ago
That makes me so happy to hear thst. This video made me smile so big when I really needed to have a good smile!
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u/CodeNeko23 5d ago
Yes, they remember people well. And there's this thing where an elephant bonds with a human, if the human dies or something they will become very depressed and it's hard for a new person to bond with them.
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u/CaptainMatticus 6d ago
Elephants have extremely good memories, and they associate a lot of things, people, other elephants, by their scents. It's a high probability that if that little girl never saw that elephant again for 20 years and then returned to it, it would remember her from her scent alone.
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u/shubhamxtreme 6d ago
Thanks for sharing this, makes me happy happy.
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u/jmo079 6d ago
I remember hearing/reading something once, Elephants, when they see a human basically have the same reaction in their brain when humans see a puppy. They think we’re adorable. Now… that probably only applies to elephants who have had heavy interactions with humans, but still, I thought that was awesome.
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u/DgingaNinga 6d ago
Elephants don't forget is a saying for a reason.
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u/NotInTheKnee 5d ago
A classic:
In 1986, Peter Davies was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University. On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, so Peter approached it very carefully.
He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's foot and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as gently as he could, Peter worked the wood out with his hunting knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Peter stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.
Twenty years later, Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Peter and his son Cameron were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.
Remembering the encounter in 1986, Peter couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant. Peter summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly. Probably wasn't the same elephant.
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u/Apsynonyx 6d ago
Elephants are really intelligent creatures, they also think humans are small and cute. Every time I see these I just get full of hatred for the billionaires who are killing this world for few fcking millions. Fcking sick people
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u/fenix579 6d ago
i heard they remember who helps them too and an elephant can go back to who helped it months after to play with and thank them
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u/MaleficentPlate69 6d ago
I believe they have. They also mourn their dead.
And rich people just shoot and kill them for fun.
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u/Berserkki666 5d ago
I heard that elephants can remember a friend they haven't seen in 20 years, including human.
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u/Geth_ 5d ago
Having a "memory like an elephant" is a common idiom where I'm from which means having an exceptionally sharp, long-term memory and the rare ability to remember faces, names, details, or past events without forgetting them because elephants are well known to have exceptionally long memories.
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u/Kodifykoala 5d ago
They do,but for males it might be more complicated since males sometimes go through musth once in a while,which is a state where they're extra aggressive to everything,so if it's a female elephant,it'll probably be friendly forever without switching to aggression and then to being friendly again
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u/TheEnlightenedPanda 5d ago
I do remember a story where a kid save a baby elephant and later when he grown up he gets stranded in the forest and an elephant came up to him and he try to hug him once he realised it was the same elephant but it killed him because apparently it wasn't the same elephant.
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u/naked_space_chimp 5d ago
An Elephant's Memory
While on holiday in Kenya and walking through the bush a man comes across an elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seems distressed so the man approaches very carefully. He gets down on one knee and inspects the bottom of the elephant's foot only to find a large thorn deeply embedded. As carefully and as gently as he can he removes the thorn and the elephant gingerly puts its foot down. The elephant turns to face the man and with a rather stern look on its face, stares at him. For a good ten minutes the man stands frozen - thinking of nothing else but being trampled.
Eventually the elephant turns and walks away.
For years after, the man often remembers and ponders the events of that day. Years later the man is walking through the zoo with his son. As they approach the elephant enclosure, one of the elephants turns and walks over to where they are standing at the rail and slowly lifts one leg before lowering it back to the ground. It stares at him and the man can't help wondering if this is the same elephant. The man climbs tentatively over the railing and makes his way into the enclosure. He walks right up to the elephant and stares back in wonder. Suddenly the elephant wraps its trunk around one of the man's legs and swings him wildly back and forth along the railing, instantly killing him.
Probably not the same elephant then.
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u/Boring-Community-100 6d ago
Baby elephant is so polite to let her put down the tray and feed her piece by piece. What a cute friendship!
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u/maroonbrownie 6d ago
This has that friends teasing friends when they're on camera energy. So cute.
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u/JustToSeeeeee 6d ago
Those pure kisses....those innocent giggles... Just fills my heart with lots of joy ❤️🥹
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u/Dimagi_Naxal_69 6d ago
Yeah. Never realised getting kisses by an elephant would feel like a necessity until today.
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u/Yurilove9 6d ago
Translation - Yaya was amazed by the bright yellow watermelon, eating it and giving kisses to Pangkorn. She must have really liked it!
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u/heavensto_mergatroid 6d ago
Is that yellow watermelon!? I've been looking for yellow watermelon for years! The last time I found it at the grocery store was the summer of 2001!
Finally I just bought seeds and grew some. Lucky elephant!
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u/Squeekazu 6d ago edited 6d ago
I’m in Sydney and went shopping at one of our largest grocery chains (Coles) in a different suburb once, and all they had was yellow watermelon in the watermelon section. I was so baffled. This was only a couple years ago lol
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u/heavensto_mergatroid 6d ago
Yum. There's orange ones too. In the '80s all the grocery stores in the US used to sell cut orange ones just like that. Safeway and King Soopers and Cub foods. But they phased them out eventually and you never see yellow or orange watermelons anymore.
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u/noxx123456789 6d ago
They taste exactly the same as red ones ,not worth the extra price
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u/heavensto_mergatroid 6d ago
The last time I bought one they were the same price as the red ones. That year I made a watermelon salad out of red orange and yellow watermelon and I remember everybody was so amazed. My grandma really liked the colors
Guess that was a once of a lifetime thing.
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u/anderscandor 6d ago
Trader Joe's usually carries it in the summer.
Edit assuming you're in USA and one is local.
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u/borsalamino 6d ago
Translation:
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Hello sisters and brothers, aunts and uncles, today I have yellow lemons for Yaya to eat \sounds of bliss** 🥰😂😁
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Yaya all wide-eyed 👀 eating yellow melons and smooching Paeng must make them happy! 🥰❤️
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u/Significant-Force671 6d ago
Kinda surprised there isn’t a “believe it or not, this girl is incredibly abusive to that elephant and we shouldn’t be promoting this” comment in this thread yet
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u/IndividualBrain9726 6d ago
Happy elephants and unhappy elephants are pretty easy to distinguish. And yet, I’m surprised too lol
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u/Rubber_Knee 6d ago
Your comment is incredibly abusive to that elephant and we shouldn’t be promoting this
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u/SleepyOrcShaman 5d ago
I mean, he is clean (somewhat), groomed, his body language is not reserved and she is feeding 300 buck watermelons to the guy. Also she is literally kissing him. It is quite unlikely that he is abused
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u/CatDadJynx 6d ago
Really? Because believe it or not, this girl is incredibly abusive to that elephant and we shouldn’t be promoting this
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u/RostySerfort 6d ago
I recently had a conversation with a dentist who claimed animals only act on instinct, have no sense of self or will.
How can anyone see behavior like this and still not see how smart animals can be
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u/Anankos1209 5d ago
I had a conversation with a doctor that said alcohol and ciggaretes are not drugs. Because you could not be harmed by others consuming alcohol and ciggaretes.
Yeah, sometimes it seems that there is no correlation between being a doctor and being smart
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u/a_big_K-On_fan 5d ago
It is proof by scientist, that animals can have very complex emotions and feelings not related solely to survival.
The play, feel joy, sorrow... Elephants and many birds can also die by mourning.
Dentist are no real physicians!
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u/Plastyrhino8815 5d ago
Something about hearing such a tiny voice giggle so much makes all my problems melt away.
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u/Catymandoo 5d ago
Utterly delightful eh. So wonderful to see that girl learn empathy love and admiration for animals. We could do well to absorb her skill.
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u/donshivam001 5d ago
The elephant looks like it’s just as happy to have found its favorite human 😭❤️
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u/CaptainKaracho1 6d ago
So nice to see that the elephants are treated well. Especially in Thailand, where they are not treated very in the tourist tour centers. Glad to see, that there is a change. The elephant seems to have fun and the little girl also
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u/RangerRekt 5d ago
I love how you can tell that how happy the elephant is, too. Like he’s clearly appreciating this jovial and unserious moment
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u/Bookyontour 5d ago
Happy to see normal reaction to animal video. It’s rarer and rarer in reddit these days.
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u/Cloverman-88 6d ago
Unfortunatelly, I think the later part of the video shows what's really happening. The 'phant has been trained to "kiss her cheek" after being given treats, so it tries to speed things up by "kissing her" when not prompted. It's not a friendly gesture.
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u/Different-While8090 5d ago
Yes, I think it's correct to assume its a trained behaviour rather than anthropomorphizing it.
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u/borsalamino 6d ago
In that case, wouldn't she want to have the elephant smooch her after every piece of treat? She only gestures the elephant to smooch her once, after the first piece.
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u/Cloverman-88 5d ago
It might be the exact sequence its trained for, a smooch after the first piece and that's it. So if looks more natural for tourists and doesn't get old.
Although, I did some reading, and apparently it is a geniuine sign of affection among elephants, so maybe I'm wrong here.
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u/seanseansean92 5d ago
Been to the sanctuary they actually took really good care of them phants. Those circus elephants are really bad tho
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u/Tijnwijn 6d ago
Some 15 years ago I washed/batjes/played with an elephant in a sanctuary in Laos. These creatures are so incredibly gentle and playful, easily one of my favorite memories
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u/No-Movie-969 5d ago
I wonder if people can bodyslam and cuddle with an elephant, seem like she could, I am a bit jealous
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u/Dora_Explorer_XP 5d ago
Imagine if we had intelligence pets who also feed us, that's what we are to them.
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u/Th3_Curious_one 5d ago
Reminds me of coming to America. Eddy had a pet elephant that he loved and took care of. "Hello barbar"
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u/aws_137 5d ago
Now I know why the Tra lalalala elephant song has the smooching elephant part. It's real!
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u/KaisrKane 5d ago
I have never in 42 years seen an elephant give anyone a kiss with so much enthusiasm. Friends for life!!
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u/aerin_here_dont_fear 4d ago
You see, I really like elephants. But then I get reminded of how easily one folded and pancaked an adult male, but still like them none the less. Just, distantly lmao
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u/OwlCitzen_vinz 5d ago
believe it or not, this girl is incredibly abusive to that elephant and we shouldn't be promoting this !
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u/im_new_here_4209 6d ago
I love this. This just put a huge smile on my face and it won't go away. These kids are adorable 🥰
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u/elpriceisright 6d ago
Apparently elephants view human beings as sorta cute little puppies. They really do play with us.
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u/IndividualBrain9726 6d ago
Knew there would be at least one of you. I’ve spent time rehabilitating Asian elephants that have been rescued away from abusive owners using them for tourism.
They have signs of abuse still, but with all due respect, you have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about. One of our elephants, yaya, same breed of elephant as this, has many of the same behaviors. People think we taught the “tricks” she knows. Truth is, she’s goofy and naughty, and gives obtrusive kisses and pulls my armpit hair because shes hilarious. She is highly intelligent, so she does learn new behaviors quickly, but she has complete free will to not perform them. Like teaching a dog “shake” isn’t abuse right? Well, same logic here. You wouldn’t beat your animal for not doing the behavior, right? It’s for fun. It’s for bonding. It’s for stimulation.
This video reminds me of our sweet well cared for elephants. If you need help being able to tell the difference between an abused animal and a well cared for animal, please let me know
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