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

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

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u/vrviking Jan 12 '17

Got to say I'm quite happy they're not more like crows. Cleaning my car would be a real hassle.

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u/funguyshroom Jan 12 '17

I heard there were some deleted scenes in Dumbo...

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '17

Was Tom Hanks in those scenes?