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- Feed Preview TIL that elephants not only tend to grieve for their dead, they also have the ability to recognize skulls of other elephants. They examine the remains with their feet and trunks, paying special attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants. : todayilearned
/u/BitchinTechnology on TIL that elephants not only tend to...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
You can't use a shovel with one hand? Or a water pail? Dude if all tools were remade from scratch AND designed by an elephant for an elephant than they would look and work differently
/u/Ricketycrick on TIL that elephants not only tend to grie...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
I was more so thinking agricultural tools.
/u/BitchinTechnology on TIL that elephants not only tend to...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
just what exactly is a useful tool? A hammer? Screwdriver? bow and arrow? club? spear? seems to me an elephant could use any of those except the bow and arrow. so again tell me what exactly "comp...
/u/Ricketycrick on TIL that elephants not only tend to grie...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
And I tried to explain that an elephants trunk can only grab thing with 1 point. It's like if humans had 2 fingers instead of 5, sure, we could still be quite dexterous with those fingers, but we...
/u/BitchinTechnology on TIL that elephants not only tend to...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
Dude he meant that if elephants made a tool it would be for their trunk so it would work
/u/Ricketycrick on TIL that elephants not only tend to grie...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
You're noticeably shaken from this encounter, that makes you a bitch.
/u/GeminiK on TIL that elephants not only tend to grieve fo...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
I'm not mad, you're just retarded.
/u/Ricketycrick on TIL that elephants not only tend to grie...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
Don't be the nerd who gets mad over the internet, that's no bueno.
/u/GeminiK on TIL that elephants not only tend to grieve fo...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
God I was so right when I tagged you as a retard. Because you are fucking retarded. Of course an elephant cant use human tools. They aren't designed by and for elephants. Go ahead prove that tool...
/u/Ricketycrick on TIL that elephants not only tend to grie...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
Just because their trunks are dexterous doesn't mean they are built to use tools. An elephant can not use but the simplest of tools since he can only grab things with 1 large grasp, as opposed to...
/u/GeminiK on TIL that elephants not only tend to grieve fo...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
Elephant's don't really need thumbs, they have their trunks which are delicate enough to paint as skillfully as a child would, clearly in that case, it's not a matter of dexterity, it's a matter ...
/u/lecherous_hump on TIL that elephants not only tend to gr...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
Opposable thumbs are really the main thing we've got going for us. Give an elephant or a dolphin hands and a couple million years and you would see some shit.
/u/reddishradishgreen on TIL that elephants not only tend t...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
Exactly, we can't. The difference between my example and your sarcasm is that we can use language to communicate with humans, whereas unless you speak elephant, you'd better have some science to ...
/u/blutzy93 on TIL that elephants not only tend to grieve f...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
A rooster teeth fan I see.
/u/btbnashua1961 on TIL that elephants not only tend to gri...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
I agree. And how can we know for sure that our fellow humans are not automations who also lack motivation and that we ourselves alone are genetic freaks capable of motivation?
/u/GeminiK on TIL that elephants not only tend to grieve fo...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
like crows, dolphins, and humans, elephants are one of the few species that show traits associated with sentience. Conclusive proof is far off, but a shared language, ability to learn and retain ...
/u/AurthurDent on TIL that elephants not only tend to griev...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
about that... link
/u/_emordnilaP on TIL that elephants not only tend to griev...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
They also bury their dead, which is so cool.
/u/ on TIL that elephants not only tend to grieve for their...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
I too saw NOVA yesterday. The saddest part of the episode was when they kept that dolphin in shallow water to try to teach it English...
/u/jakealc1 on TIL that elephants not only tend to grieve f...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
Repost from two years ago. Different source. http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/phuot/til_that_elephants_mourn_and_bury_their_dead/
/u/reddishradishgreen on TIL that elephants not only tend t...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
Do we know why they do this for certainty? How can we know an elephants motivation?
/u/GitEmSteveDave on TIL that elephants not only tend to gr...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
I knew him well!
/u/Luung on TIL that elephants not only tend to grieve for ...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
Elephants are only useful for their ivory and succulent trunk meat.
/u/princessaurus_rex on TIL that elephants not only tend to...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
Someone else just watched Nature on PBS too.
/u/_calliope_ on TIL that elephants not only tend to grieve...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
http://youtu.be/PAs-5D6OdGk
/u/Sir_QuickWit on TIL that elephants not only tend to grie...attention to the skulls and tusks of even long-dead elephants.
Hence the well known... "Elephant Graveyard"
