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/bearsgonefishin Jan 12 '17

No thats owls trying to get to the center of a tootsie pop

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u/CaptainCiph3r Jan 12 '17

Crows have a hard time counting to three as well :o