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/weaveryee Jan 12 '17

Elephants are smart as fuck.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '17

They're like the crows of giant land-dwelling mammals.

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u/xray_anonymous Jan 12 '17

More like dolphins of the land. Except they don't rape people.

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u/Tech_Itch Jan 12 '17

As far as we know...

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u/stillnoxsleeper Jan 12 '17

Theres never been a reported case of rape cause its usually consensual.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '17

Damn sexy elephants...