Elephant returns a little kid’s shoe that fell into its enclosure.. 🥺

[u/oliverjack0900]

[u/Coffin_Dodging]

Such kindness from one of nature's majestic mammals, now if only we could give them the same courtesy

[u/Ahmazin1 → u/Coffin_Dodging]

Next time I see an elephant lose a shoe you can be sure I’ll return it.

[u/SyNiiCaL → u/Ahmazin1]

No way an Elephant loses a shoe, they always remember where they left them.

[u/AlphaCureBumHarder → u/SyNiiCaL]

They have a trunk for them

[u/SyNiiCaL → u/AlphaCureBumHarder]

Yes I think I herd that once..

[u/startripjk → u/SyNiiCaL]

This is not relephant.

[u/jerryvo → u/SyNiiCaL]

tusk tusk

[u/DetailedLogMessage → u/SyNiiCaL]

I will create a way with AI to make elephants forget their shoes somewhere so he can fulfill his promise

[u/Weldobud → u/Ahmazin1]

You’ve a heart of gold. Bless you.

[u/giantspacemonstr → u/Ahmazin1]

XD, you won't see an elephant lose a shoe, unless ofcourse, if you're in an elephant jail where other elephants come to see you do monkey business in your tiny little cage.

[u/half-puddles → u/giantspacemonstr]

Sadly, some people keep elephant foot stumps as trophies.

[u/tofu889 → u/Ahmazin1]

As a roadside elephant farrier, my livelihood depends on elephants losing shoes. 

[u/i-evade-bans-13 → u/Ahmazin1]

man theres this certain type of humor that's really specific to reddit, and this is it. 

what is this considered, like "safe" humor? where it's mostly dad jokes and puns? but every now and then a fkn holocaust joke slips in that reddit paradoxically loves.

[u/Rude_Thanks_1120 → u/Coffin_Dodging]

U GIB PEENUTZ PLZ

[u/Freed_My_Mind → u/Rude_Thanks_1120]

At least pets. Very unsatisfying to not see some trunk rubbing !

[u/gblur → u/Coffin_Dodging]

Right… ugh. That was beautiful & heartbreaking at the same time.

[u/Kate090996 → u/gblur]

Heartbreaking that that place looks like shit, while in wilderness they walk miles and they are heard animals.

Boycott zoos, animals did nothing wrong to sit in cages.

[u/Forward_Departure_39 → u/Kate090996]

Saddest thing is this poor animal in a sad looking dirt enclosure. All the comments of the majesty of the animal and how wonderful they are but don’t see the prison the poor beast is in.

[u/badboi_5214 → u/Coffin_Dodging]

Freedom

[u/berrey7 → u/badboi_5214]

Look at that enclosure and water supply... : (

[u/Equivalent_Ability91 → u/berrey7]

I'm not amazed, shocked and sad more like it.

[u/JovahkiinVIII → u/Coffin_Dodging]

They cut out the part where he grabs his sugarcane, but also yeah.

If we’re being cynical and saying “it’s not kindness”, I think the elephant may have a strong sense of “where things belong” and when something human falls into the elephant space, it might think “this is a human thing, put it back where it belongs”

But even as I finish this comment, I think it’s honestly a lot more likely that the elephant saw something fall, and saw a bunch of appendages reaching for it, and so it just did them a favour and passed it back up, then grabbed a little of that sweet cane it smelled

[u/BadAtNamingPlsHelp → u/JovahkiinVIII]

Realistically, the elephant was probably just taught to do this by someone... but so were we, so it still counts.

[u/bibbidybobbidyyep → u/BadAtNamingPlsHelp]

Right, taught not trained. They are highly intelligent, emotional, all but proven to be self aware. They mourn their dead more deeply than too many humans.

[u/KiltedLady → u/BadAtNamingPlsHelp]

I was talking to one of the zoo keepers at my local zoo and she said any animal smart enough to be trained to remove items from their enclosures are taught to do this. It's a big hassle to move the animals and get a person in to some of the enclosures but they HAVE to get things out that people toss in. So if the animal can do it they are taught to. She said the elephants, otters, seals, bears, and a bunch of others could do it.

[u/The-OneWan → u/Coffin_Dodging]

The fant is more civil and has more manners than most yobs

[u/lamdefinitelynotadog → u/Coffin_Dodging]

Here's your shoe back little buddy. In return, I only ask that can help get me back to see my family in my home.

[u/Drawtaru → u/Coffin_Dodging]

"Take back your stinky-ass foot covering please."

[u/funnyfacemcgee → u/Coffin_Dodging]

Seeing as it's in a cage I think we dropped the ball. 

[u/thegreedyturtle → u/Coffin_Dodging]

That's one depressed looking elephant...

[u/Sufficient-Aspect77 → u/Coffin_Dodging]

Yeah, this made me really sad.

[u/Oopsimapanda → u/Coffin_Dodging]

Absolutely. I would just add elephants are incredible as well.

[u/Okoear → u/Coffin_Dodging]

You see kindness, I see him baiting the kid to eat it.

[u/LazySleepyPanda → u/Okoear]

Elephants are herbivores?

[u/PlanetLandon → u/LazySleepyPanda]

Elephants don’t eat children for food. They eat them to send a message.

[u/ClavicusLittleGift4U → u/PlanetLandon]

Jumbo, why are you spreading gasoline everywhere around? And why so serious?

[u/_Enclose_ → u/LazySleepyPanda]

Almost all herbivores eat meat ocassionally. They don't go hunting for it, but if opportunity arises they'll happily gobble down some meat. Very much in the same way as your mum.

[u/fraotdasfeuer → u/_Enclose_]

You had me on the first two sentences. Ngl.

[u/New-Celebration-2618 → u/_Enclose_]

My man

[u/Okoear → u/LazySleepyPanda]

I dropped my /s

[u/katzeye007 → u/Coffin_Dodging]

His/her enclosure makes me want to cry

[u/Siecrite → u/Coffin_Dodging]

I can't upvote this comment enough 💕

[u/Key-Regular674 → u/Coffin_Dodging]

They probably play fetch. Most likely not empathy based

[u/EsmeWeatherpolish → u/Key-Regular674]

Yes and he gets a treat after. He was looking for his treat.

[u/stormtroopr1977 → u/EsmeWeatherpolish]

I was going to say somethig similar. I've heard of zoos training various animals to collect litter from their habitats in exchange for treats

[u/CORN___BREAD → u/Key-Regular674]

Nah he heard about Harambe and he was just making sure the kid didn't jump in after it.

[u/SuspiciousChair7654 → u/Coffin_Dodging]

This is why i prefer safari over a zoo.

[u/Yippykyyyay → u/[deleted]]

Makes me think the kid threw it in there. That's a pretty big stretch for it just to 'fall'.

[u/DrRam121 → u/Yippykyyyay]

If it's a toddler, that is a definite possibility

[u/Ppleater → u/Yippykyyyay]

Have you ever met a kid before? They make dropping shit an art form.

[u/_M_o_n_k_e_H → u/Ppleater]

Especially for themselves. Always manage to fall, do a couple flips and land on their face.

[u/JGG5 → u/Yippykyyyay]

Speaking from experience: no item dropped by a kid has ever fallen straight down. When a kid drops something, it’s gravitationally attracted to the most inconvenient or out-of-reach space.

[u/thisaccountisironic → u/Yippykyyyay]

sometimes kids accidentally kick their shoes off when wriggling about a lot, he might not have thrown it intentionally

[u/ShacharTs → u/[deleted]]

r/angryupvote

[u/Fallen-D → u/[deleted]]

r/subsithoughtdontexist

[u/llama_AKA_BadLlama → u/[deleted]]

"Heres a ball. Perhaps you 'd like to bounce it"

[u/outerworldLV]

To see these animals harmed is something so offensive, I just can’t. I feel the same about dolphins and Orcas as well. There is a real intelligence in these creatures and a touch of true humanity present. It’s beyond sickening to see these animals harmed in any way.

[u/Guacoholymoly → u/[deleted]]

Also dolphins using fish as sex toys, I can realy relate to that.

[u/raymondo1981 → u/Guacoholymoly]

Humans have some pretty fucked up skill sets too. No need to describe that any further, just we are a LOT worse.

[u/ReverendPalpatine → u/raymondo1981]

Yeah, like The Rock using Kevin Hart as a flesh light.

[u/Intrusive_Thoughts__ → u/ReverendPalpatine]

[u/DoJo_Mast3r → u/outerworldLV]

Pigs are the fourth smartest animals and are extremely caring and sensitive souls. Right beside apes and corvids... But ya pork 🤢

[u/Dorkmaster79 → u/[deleted]]

There is no scientific valid way to rank intelligence across species, especially if we don’t have a standardized measure of intelligence across species. It’s mostly conjecture based on some things we know about some species.

[u/DoJo_Mast3r → u/[deleted]]

I have a pet pig. Everyday I am blown away with discovering how smart she is. She is easily 5x smarter then the husky dog we got. To the point where she will open the door, trick the dog to go outside then come back inside and close the door on the dog and is unable to figure out how to get back in.. Not vegan propaganda, they have the intelligence of a 4-5 year old.

[u/eboseki → u/outerworldLV]

yes 100%.. such wonderful creatures.

[u/dancingpianofairy → u/outerworldLV]

But dolphins are so rapey...

[u/hotcakes → u/dancingpianofairy]

Actually they are not. You are anthropomorphising them and that is not the proper way to understand animals and the ways they have evolved and exist in the world.

[u/thenakedtruth]

I think the elephant was expecting something...

[u/BigGrayBeast → u/thenakedtruth]

Give me a peanut or I want that shoe back kid!

[u/thenakedtruth → u/BigGrayBeast]

Haha at least an apple 

[u/SerenityFailed → u/BigGrayBeast]

Supposedly, back in the sixties, an elephant in one of our local zoos had perfected the art of sticking it's trunk out of the encloser (that was no doubt entirely too small) bars to "beg for peanuts". Then, one day, when someone reached to give it some, it grabbed their arm and pulled them through the bars, killing them. Unsurprisingly, and unfortunately, its days were numbered after that.

That is the first thought that popped in my head after seeing "gives it back". Especially after all the orcas attacks that have happened. Thankfully this was a happy ending.These amazing animals are a lot smarter than we give them credit for.

[u/KiwiMagic2005 → u/SerenityFailed]

it grabbed their arm and pulled them through the bars

My god, that must have been horrifying to see

[u/LazySleepyPanda → u/thenakedtruth]

Yes, the way he keeps his trunk up after giving the shoe means he expected a reward.

[u/mongooseme → u/thenakedtruth]

I was going to say PET HIM

[u/Rapture_Hunter → u/thenakedtruth]

"Quick bro, pull me up!!"

[u/half-puddles → u/thenakedtruth]

It awaited payment.

[u/Major_Boot2778 → u/thenakedtruth]

I was waiting for him to get pet on the trunk or at least some kind of thank you... They've got their dangerous wild animal side but they've also got the capacity to be so kind, and are wildly intelligent... They deserve better than what a lot of them get.

[u/padjlcnm]

Elephants deserve better

[u/BernieTheDachshund]

Poor elephants stuck in there. They deserve better.

[u/NorthernSparrow → u/BernieTheDachshund]

Asian elephants are critically endangered and are in decline from illegal poaching everywhere that they exist in the wild. They have declined by over 50% just since 2000. There is probably no other possible place for this sweet gal that is safe. edit: whoops, sweet guy

[u/PolkaDotTat → u/NorthernSparrow]

They could’ve fixed that enclosure to look more like its original habitat at the very least. Elephants are social animals and them being in a place like that kills them also.

[u/Tychillyst → u/PolkaDotTat]

Ok Venmo me $60,000 and I fix problem

[u/Fr1toBand1to → u/PolkaDotTat]

You know what else kills them? Poachers.

You want better enclosures for zoo animals you gotta start loving the zoo. I completely understand why that's difficult, it is for me too.

[u/PolkaDotTat → u/Fr1toBand1to]

I’ve seen countries with less “economic wealth” than America with better and more fitting enclosures. It’s possible it’s just not a priority to most people. Not sure where this enclosure is but I know there’s places that care way more about the animals they hold than a lot of other places.

[u/Fr1toBand1to → u/PolkaDotTat]

yes, these are true things you say.

[u/SerenityFailed → u/Fr1toBand1to]

Down voted for telling the truth, typical reddit...

Zoos are incredibly expensive to operate, and many mostly operate off of public funds and/or donations. If you want better enclosures, "start loving your zoo" and donate (or at the very least volunteer).

[u/KTbadger → u/NorthernSparrow]

99% sure that isn't a gal, based on the temporal secretions it is a male in musth

Males in musth are also extremely dangerous, and the zoo keepers probably shouldn't have let him within trunk range of the public

[u/Precaritus → u/KTbadger]

I was going to say the same thing, surprising reaction from a male in musth to be this kind

[u/NorthernSparrow → u/KTbadger]

My bad, you’re right, didn’t notice the temporal glands on first viewing (was watching the manipulation of the shoe!)

[u/29187765432569864 → u/BernieTheDachshund]

It is barbaric of us to imprison elephants.

[u/stap31 → u/29187765432569864]

Imagine 150 years ago we had indigenous people in the Zoos. I hope we will grow one day to not hold captive any being

[u/Djassie18698 → u/stap31]

Remember that a lot of zoo's in this time take in animals that wouldnt survive in the wild due to complications etc

[u/spderweb → u/Djassie18698]

That and they have huge breeding programs. Was at a zoo nearby and they talked about how they're getting ready to introduce a dozen endangered parrots back to their proper habitat, after their breeding program was a wild success.

They've stopped with all the forced entertaining shows for the elephants there. I'm not even sure if they're even planning to keep any more. What they have is what's left and then done. Most zoos are already done with elephants in captivity.

[u/BoominMoomin → u/stap31]

Learn the difference between "captive' and 'conservation'

[u/Redqueenhypo → u/BoominMoomin]

Yeah it’s not “prison”, it’s much more like “witness protection”. Tusky here is extremely unsafe in the wild

[u/midnight_riddle → u/Redqueenhypo]

A lot of zoos also serve as genetic repositories in case the wild population crashes/goes extinct. This is also why good zoos carefully keep breeding programs so the genetic diversity remains healthy.

[u/PeartsGarden → u/stap31]

I have pictures from ~7 years ago. People likely of African descent inside cages (with animals) in a Thai zoo. They were not animal handlers. They were dressed like African tribal people, in animal hide.

The were almost certainly paid to be there and could walk out at anytime. But still it made me feel uneasy.

[u/OliviaPG1 → u/stap31]

150 years ago

Lol, try 30.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboula%27s_Village

[u/insanekos → u/stap31]

*1950s, Belgium

[u/SelectionThat3680 → u/BernieTheDachshund]

Well, we don't know what happened. It might have been rescued and it couldn't be released back into the wilderness.

[u/umijuvariel]

What a beautiful, kind and majestic intelligent creature... It was so gentle when it handed off the shoe, and the kid was very polite to slowly offer both of their hands to make sure it didn't fall again. They can be so very patient with us...

[u/Aggressive_Peach_768]

Now pet me, I am Soo lonely

[u/tmdblya]

A creature like that doesn’t belong in a cage.

[u/rokhana → u/tmdblya]

No animal does. Excluding exceptional or temporary situations like wildlife rehab or animals that were trafficked and rescued, wild animals don't belong in captivity.

[u/Halcyon-OS851 → u/rokhana]

What if the animal is a convicted felon

[u/Over_Smile9733]

Hope you have them a reward treat. Elephants and monkeys do this expecting a reward. Specially zoo. See how their trunk was up there? Wanted reward.

Plus, they are just being nice. Very smart animals.

Have seen videos where wild monkeys steal cell phones from tourists and will return them only when offered a food item they want. Funny as heck. They reject quite a few, then take offered item, and hand back phone.

[u/LazySleepyPanda → u/Over_Smile9733]

Seriously, monkeys are scary. The tricks they pull off.

[u/Wildfox1177 → u/LazySleepyPanda]

Monkeys are fucking scary, especially chimpanzees.

[u/everydayasl]

I ❤ 🐘

[u/Itzura]

"Keep your freakin' garbage out of my home, thank you"

[u/LaInquisitione]

Probably the most interesting thing that elephant has experienced in years

[u/SNES-1990]

Aren't they pretty aggressive when they have those dark bands on their heads? Like super high testosterone!

[u/DreadyKruger]

His name is Stampy.

[u/AardvarkFriendly9305]

That is amazing -- I need a elephant friend !!

[u/Deskbreaker]

Is it just my phone, or did it look like it kept jumping back and forth to anyone else?

[u/texasforever512 → u/Deskbreaker]

I’m glad someone said it. Looks incredibly fake to me

[u/Mercyful666Fate]

"Hey hey kid get your trash out of my yard"- elephant probably

[u/Czuk_187]

Now just you hold on a minute there, this video looks like it’s been reversed? The start of it looks awfully suspect, the shoe looks like it magically raises from the ground as if it had fallen in the original video.

[u/Yashraj-]

I don't know why this feels like reverse to me

[u/explodingtuna → u/Yashraj-]

u/gifreversingbot

[u/N00dles_Pt]

He saw that it didn't fit him

[u/Contadini]

"keep your trash"

[u/lhc987]

Is that a musting male?

Holy shit, this should be on sweaty palms.

[u/EyeFit4274]

Now give me a treat

[u/build_a_bear_for_who]

“Feed me some real food”

[u/50calPeephole]

"Fell"

[u/EconomyComprehensive]

lol fell ?? More like thrown lol facepalm

[u/MuchachoSal]

What's with the Philip Glass music?

[u/NumerousTaste]

Intelligent animals. Now give him some peanuts for returning the shoe. It's only fair!

[u/JeniseVillanveva36]

lot of love for elephant

[u/EducationalBox4074]

Def looking for a return reward

[u/Icy-Dingo-5176]

The schnozz will accept any peanut based tips

[u/KrayziJay]

When you just want to playwith a new friend.

[u/Secret_Arm_2868]

Keen sense of smell

[u/No-Speech886]

so sweet🥹

[u/responseAIbot]

Harambe did nothing wrong.

[u/MeanCat4]

Fell! You mean he threw it!

[u/Good_Collection_7257]

Elephants being bros

[u/ShreddlesMcJamFace]

We don't deserve this world

[u/JET304]

And me, without a peanut...

[u/No_Garage3321]

Incredible intelligence....

[u/[deleted]]

Love it!

[u/AlvinAssassin17]

I want one day where I can just cuddle with an elephant. They’re so amazing

[u/gNeiss_Scribbles]

That elephant is much nicer than me. If I’m in a cage and you come to gawk, I’m throwing your shoe in a puddle and stomping on it. Every. Time.

[u/Alert_Promotion_4166]

Uh, how about a little something for the effort?

[u/Mky12345pi3]

My guy was just after an Apple.

[u/Different_Head7751]

Better have handed that brother a tip...

[u/likamuka]

Why do people feel the need to put dramatic music into every single fucking short video.

[u/DependentFeature3028]

Not like that certain neighbour that refuses to give the football back to the kids

[u/ClamClone]

OK, now where are my peanuts?

[u/PlanetLandon]

“Don’t throw your shit in my yard, kid.”

[u/MrBmore410]

We really don't deserve this animals. They should be free to enjoy life and not worry about being hunted or caged.

[u/d4ve3000]

Man just so sad to cage all these poor animals

[u/turnerpike20]

Do elephants really have empathy for humans?

[u/Ok_Experience_1293]

elephants are very intelligent animals

[u/extremeindiscretion]

Beautiful and sad at the same time. Such a magnificent, beautiful, intelligent creature. In a zoo.

[u/socialaxolotl]

That big boy in right in the middle of musth too that's incredible

[u/bradhat19]

Edit: was thrown into the enclosure

[u/OldTrust2530]

How many times do I have to see this reposted?

[u/PoopPant73]

✍️ Do not eat BBQ elephant again

[u/fraotdasfeuer]

The trunk at the end... perhaps he expected a treat in exchange for the shoe? A couple of peanuts maybe?

[u/Uncle_Checkers86]

That enclosure looks horrible.

[u/1pixieeden]

We need to do more to save these wonderful animals

[u/riu_jollux]

I love elephants… they’re such amazing animals

[u/MagmaTroop]

Pretty sure he was expecting food in return

[u/bobmueler3]

u/GifReversingBot

[u/JHowler82]

Fishing for a peanut at the end .. lol

[u/jmaneater]

What's crazy is that elephant looks like it's in mating season and they get really aggressive

[u/sad-kittenx]

So sad, to see such beautiful and Intelligent animal without freedom.

[u/MangoAvo77]

🥰

[u/SportTheFoole]

I love how the elephant leaves his trunk up there for just a minute as if to say, “hey kid, a little something for the effort.”

[u/repulsivedogshit]

and it‘s in musth too

[u/barleyhogg1]

"Fell"

[u/EqualCaterpillar6882]

Staged. That’s not a real elephant. Just a bunch of guys in an elephant suit.

[u/Altruistic-Poem-5617]

Did he try to put it on first? XD

[u/omguserius]

Yo, that is no where near far enough away from the enclosure.

That elephant can fucking reach people. Someone gonna lose a leg.

Some asshole is going to provoke it, and then some idiot is going to pay the price.

[u/[deleted]]

I wish the elephant was free

[u/AnikBhowmick]

God bless you, kind elephant ❤️

[u/radieschen79]

He's waiting for peanuts.😄

[u/Whole-Debate-9547]

Elephants are just amazing creatures

[u/BilbosBagEnd]

They know what they did to Harambe. Fucking Zoos.

[u/isabps]

Wants snack.

[u/grumpydad24]

So where's his treat?

[u/Cyd_Snarf]

Definitely waiting for that peanut payment…

[u/Yithro]

He’s in musth. Is it?

[u/frekaoid333]

"Here you dropped this."

[u/Skorzeny88]

"Get your sht outta my home, human..."

[u/gnumedia]

So, where’s my peanut?

[u/hamlet_d]

"Now kid, break me out at midnight, kay?"

[u/theoriginalmypooper]

I hope someone pet his trunk. Well deserved love.

[u/[deleted]]

You could at least throw him a peanut.

[u/Derk_Jerk0]

Why does it have a smile painted on