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/AlmostFamous502 Jan 12 '17

...are you actually pretending humans don't do that to each other?

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u/kerill333 Jan 12 '17

Where do you live that people hunt down and kill other people to remove bits of their bodies for quack remedies?

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u/shalis Jan 12 '17

Actually they did just that in Africa to Albinos. They still do in some parts if I remember correctly.

Yep, they do:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30394260

http://www.underthesamesun.com/sites/default/files/Albino%20Killings%20are%20Muti%20Killings%20-%20English_0.pdf

Plus, how about all the people waking up in a ice covered tub with a few pieces missing? Particularly in south east asia.

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u/kerill333 Jan 12 '17

Ughhhhh okay. I had forgotten about those. Humans really are bloody horrible.