Elephants react to death in a way that feels surprisingly deep. When a calf dies, the mother often stays with the body for hours and tries to lift it, even when she already knows it will not get up again. The whole herd becomes quiet. They touch the body gently with their trunks and keep a kind of silent watch, almost as if they are honoring a tradition they have always followed. We cannot claim they feel exactly what humans feel, yet their behaviour shows a real sense of loss and connection that is hard to ignore.
Ok_Exercise2212 on
Watching this as a mother breaks my heart man
BigBastardChap on
Interesting? Or soul crushingly sad? :/
krew43 on
Sad to see😔
Hot_Money4924 on
Relatable. I would do the same.
Ok_Exercise2212 on
It is indeed a painful thing to watch
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Fuckin hell, that’s hard to watch. Poor elephant.
Skilldibop on
Yup, Elephants are incredibly emotionally intelligent creatures.
CuteBeaver5632 on
That made me tear up 😢
Robyn990 on
This is so incredibly sad 🙁
hambodpm on
Ah great. Now I’m incredibly sad at 1030 in the morning. That scream 🙁
NotObviouslyARobot on
That was not a normal elephant noise.
That was the bereaved wail of someone who has had their heart ripped out.
Sorry elephant mama, I hope you’re in a better place now
SodiumClorideSoaked on
Please, don’t put sad things like this on here, my heart can’t take it. 😢
BadDangerous167 on
Thats one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen
radraze2kx on
When she screams as she drops the calf 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
morepork_owl on
☹️😢
Pint_o_Bovril on
Well, that’s devastating and that’s enough scrolling for today. Fucking hell.
MostOzzy on
That is haunting
DR8KSQUAD on
Damn…
Also, what was that at the end…?
dulcedolor4 on
I’ve seen this with humans too. Idk if animals do it for the same reasons but sometimes I see people refuse to let other shroud and bury their dead loved ones because they believe that their loved one is still alive and cannot accept their death. The grief and attachment is so strong and they’ll convince themselves that their loved one is just in a sleep like state.
noobcastle on
Depressing as fuck!
Direct-Quiet-5817 on
This is so sad man
NetworkMeUp on
Damn… Well I think this is my sign to shut it down for the night.
Dirt_Nasssty on
Poor thing
Scammy100 on
This is grief.
Maleficent_End5852 on
There is real evidence that elephants and whales ARE MORE emotionally developed than humans. The emotional part of their brains is much larger, overall, than ours. I believe they are feeling and grieving to a depth that we cannot comprehend.
nayanextdoor on
That’s so sad…
Minnymoon13 on
Is this not really interesting, just sad. Can we remove this
Thacomedwn on
Less interesting and more extremely sad 😔
LaunchpadMcQuack_52 on
Trauma
Jerimus1 on
Bruh it’s 5am, why are you making me sad
AnalystFar4439 on
Damn, I didn’t want to cry this early in the morning
EchoPhi on
5am insomnia, going to go cry myself to sleep now. Thank you I think?
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That’s fucking devastating 😢
Elephants react to death in a way that feels surprisingly deep. When a calf dies, the mother often stays with the body for hours and tries to lift it, even when she already knows it will not get up again. The whole herd becomes quiet. They touch the body gently with their trunks and keep a kind of silent watch, almost as if they are honoring a tradition they have always followed. We cannot claim they feel exactly what humans feel, yet their behaviour shows a real sense of loss and connection that is hard to ignore.
Watching this as a mother breaks my heart man
Interesting? Or soul crushingly sad? :/
Sad to see😔
Relatable. I would do the same.
It is indeed a painful thing to watch
Fuckin hell, that’s hard to watch. Poor elephant.
Yup, Elephants are incredibly emotionally intelligent creatures.
That made me tear up 😢
This is so incredibly sad 🙁
Ah great. Now I’m incredibly sad at 1030 in the morning. That scream 🙁
That was not a normal elephant noise.
That was the bereaved wail of someone who has had their heart ripped out.
Sorry elephant mama, I hope you’re in a better place now
Please, don’t put sad things like this on here, my heart can’t take it. 😢
Thats one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen
When she screams as she drops the calf 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
☹️😢
Well, that’s devastating and that’s enough scrolling for today. Fucking hell.
That is haunting
Damn…
Also, what was that at the end…?
I’ve seen this with humans too. Idk if animals do it for the same reasons but sometimes I see people refuse to let other shroud and bury their dead loved ones because they believe that their loved one is still alive and cannot accept their death. The grief and attachment is so strong and they’ll convince themselves that their loved one is just in a sleep like state.
Depressing as fuck!
This is so sad man
Damn… Well I think this is my sign to shut it down for the night.
Poor thing
This is grief.
There is real evidence that elephants and whales ARE MORE emotionally developed than humans. The emotional part of their brains is much larger, overall, than ours. I believe they are feeling and grieving to a depth that we cannot comprehend.
That’s so sad…
Is this not really interesting, just sad. Can we remove this
Less interesting and more extremely sad 😔
Trauma
Bruh it’s 5am, why are you making me sad
Damn, I didn’t want to cry this early in the morning
5am insomnia, going to go cry myself to sleep now. Thank you I think?
That baby looks underfed.
Sadness does not interest me