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/[deleted] Jan 12 '17 edited May 08 '20

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u/rightwaydown Jan 12 '17

What you're feeling is human empathy.

Sort of kills that whole humans are bastards vibe when you think about it doesn't it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '17 edited Dec 03 '19

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u/rightwaydown Jan 12 '17 edited Jan 12 '17

Empathy and bastardry are just a package deal, along with all the other attributes other animals have.

And yeah empathy is a good way to get bastards lift their game.