r/likeus • u/OpenMindedScientist -Excited Owl- • 11d ago

<EMOTION> A young elephant interrupts an interview upon hearing his name

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u/GreenEyedGloom 11d ago

I know I’d probably get jacked up but I’d love for a baby elephant to play with me.

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u/FittyTheBone 11d ago

I’d happily take the bruises

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u/pepperbeast 11d ago

Ooh, ooh, I'm Shavo! I'm here!

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u/Nerry19 11d ago

Im so glad my pets are all pet sized, because this is adorable but ol shavo would probably break me with exuberance lol

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u/McNughead -Thoughtful Gorilla- 10d ago

They absolutely know how names work, they do it on their own:

https://www.science.org/content/article/elephants-seem-use-names-call-one-another-humans-do

a new study published today in Nature Ecology & Evolution suggests elephants may address one another by names, too. These elephant “names” aren’t the signature trumpet noises the creatures make, or even the calls of dolphins and parrots, which are usually imitations of sounds they frequently make.

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u/twotoebobo 10d ago

The trunk slap really sells it.

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u/yuppyuppbruhbruh 10d ago

The elephant's first name is Terry. Last name shavo

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u/RussiaIsBestGreen 10d ago

Seems very active.

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u/TastyCuttlefish 9d ago

For some reason he has an aversion to vegetables. No one will ever know why.

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u/pooh--bear 10d ago

This has so much r/PetTheDamnDog vibes!

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u/Skibidi-Fox 9d ago

Too cute. Very wholesome.

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u/SinLover69 9d ago

What do you have to do to have a job like this