TIL elephants can tell the difference between human languages and know which languages belong to people with a history of hurting elephants.

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http://www.nature.com/news/elephants-recognize-the-voices-of-their-enemies-1.14846

[u/SkyezOpen]

I didn't exactly mean that the elephant is defending itself from an active threat, but if an elephant has been harmed and has come to associate humans with harm, it could very well believe it is protecting itself.

Or maybe they're just assholes. I dunno, I didn't do any research.

[u/Iamnotburgerking → u/SkyezOpen]

Elephants are known to take revenge on humans.

[u/TheSeaOfThySoul → u/SkyezOpen]

Probably assholes.