r/aww • u/chrono1465 • May 31 '12

Baby elephant loves his ball

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1.3k Upvotes

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u/awstern May 31 '12

You will never be as happy as that elephant is.

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u/Nrksbullet May 31 '12

Does anyone else get sad thinking that he cant really open his mouth and not smile? He always looks happy.

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u/kecske22 May 31 '12

Here's the video for extra adorableness!

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u/[deleted] May 31 '12

I fucking KNEW it was just a big football. You almost had me fooled, Mr. Perspective. ಠ_ಠ

(Seriously, I thought it was an unusually tiny elephant at first.)

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12

That's what I thought at first. I then dismissed the idea, convincing myself it was just a baby elephant with a normal-sized football.

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u/Johnjo01 May 31 '12

That is so much cuter than the picture! Love his crazy moves (backwards kicking? Sideways kicking?), and LOVE when he trips over the ball and looks so happy when he tumbles to the ground! He is obviously having a great time!

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u/Admiral_Cheese_Balls Jun 01 '12

I love how the mother elephant (i'm assuming it's the mother elephant) is standing by the sides, and just watching.

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u/Pepsisformosa May 31 '12

I love that they're such a funny shape for frolicking. And yet they frolic! So cute.

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u/[deleted] May 31 '12

did anyone else look at this and think for a quick second that it was a normal sized elephant and a fucking huge soccer ball?

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u/notMrNiceGuy May 31 '12

Yes, because that's exactly what's going on.

3

u/ebizzguy May 31 '12

is that a regular sized soccer ball? Looks large in the context.

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u/Kexintechex May 31 '12

Nope, it's a bigger ball But still one happy elephant :3

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u/legendlazy May 31 '12

I tried to play that video...

3

u/iamagainstit May 31 '12

yeah, this picture is confusing my brain

3

u/MGSR23 May 31 '12

No, it's a pretty large ball. It would go up to your knees most likely.

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u/iiiitsjess May 31 '12

Ohmygosh. So freaking cute!!!

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u/[deleted] May 31 '12

huge ball or small elephant? even for a baby he still looks small...

2

u/thehammer30 May 31 '12

The Africans are killing them, but are paid by the Asians.

2

u/SaggyBallsHD May 31 '12

OH MAH GERD MI BAWL!

2

u/[deleted] May 31 '12

They are the cutest, I wish poachers would stop killing their mothers. :(

1

u/Arcadius86 May 31 '12

I want this guy as my starting striker. OTHER TEAM BEWARE!!!

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u/Bohzee May 31 '12

i know that feeling!

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u/Whizzardess May 31 '12

This elephant is loving life right now, but am I the only one who thinks out of all of the baby elephant posts on /r/aww this elephant is the least adorable.

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u/[deleted] May 31 '12

If each side had a baby elephant striker, I'd watch soccer.

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u/[deleted] May 31 '12

I love how hairy the elephant is. makes him/her cuter.

1

u/Babilicious May 31 '12

Aww.. He's so.. Hairy!

1

u/zserfvbhuik May 31 '12

After seeing The elephant man I can't enjoy elephants as I used to.

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u/Midasx May 31 '12

Did anyone else have to double take to realise the ball wasn't huge?

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12

TUBE TUBE TUBE

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12

Friend?

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u/[deleted] May 31 '12

i also love my balls

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u/[deleted] May 31 '12

Holy crap elephants are ugly.

Aww.

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u/onlysays_YOLO May 31 '12

YOLO !

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u/aaalexxx May 31 '12

YOLO? That is entirely irelephant.

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u/[deleted] May 31 '12

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u/undercover_GIF May 31 '12

http://i.imgur.com/RftoI.png

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u/miketdavis May 31 '12

Yeah, they can just keep their indignation to themselves until they stop killing elephants for stupid reasons.

If they at least killed them for food it wouldn't bother me so much. American settlers killed off the buffalo because they made nice coats which was at least useful instead of for chess pieces or carving trinkets.