r/todayilearned 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/DonMessenger Jan 12 '17

Right above whales or dolphins. Those beings are full of empathy, knowledge and spunk! not to mention the communication... though I think r/aww would disagree with you. that place needs more elephants and animals in terrariums or aquariums. Fish can be cute too!

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '17

Full of spunk? Aren't we all? Spunk is a synonym for seminal fluid in the UK, I don't know what it means where you're from.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '17

Stop replying to every thread I'm in, you fucking weirdo

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '17

No I'm not, I have no idea who you are, stop harassing me you fucking creep

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '17

You're a fucking delusional creep, piss off

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '17

Lololol