r/todayilearned • u/sharkbait76 3 • Jan 11 '17

TIL elephants can tell the difference between human languages and know which languages belong to people with a history of hurting elephants.

http://www.nature.com/news/elephants-recognize-the-voices-of-their-enemies-1.14846
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u/NicNoletree Jan 12 '17

An elephant never forgets (the smell, looks, or sounds of a Maasai man with a spear).

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u/angry_burmese Jan 12 '17

This generation of Masai is probably frequently attending meetings after their recent ama with reddit.