Drone captures an elephant family sleeping together

cross-posted from: https://piefed.jeena.net/post/255961

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Dremz@lemmy.world · 52 pts · 315d (3 replies)

The scientists studying these elephants have hypothesized that they are under habitat stress. This is why they are utterly exhausted after taking a long journey to look for food and shelter in a place not over populated by humans. The Chinese were documenting them and making sure they survive but still pretty eye opening.

brbposting@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 315d

c/awww,waitnooooo

Damage@feddit.it · 12 pts · 315d

So modern society is stressful even to elephants. Great.

CybranM@feddit.nu · 6 pts · 314d

Yay, humans

ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 315d

The little one tucked between the others. 🥰

Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 19 pts · 315d (3 replies)

TIL elephants sleep lying down.

grandel@lemmy.ml · 12 pts · 314d

AFAIK, they dont usually unless they are utterly exhausted.

affenlehrer@feddit.org · 12 pts · 315d (1 reply)

Wait until you find out how often they get visited by the tooth fairy (not the ivory hunters)

NarrativeBear@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 315d

I wonder if elephants have bed time stories about tooth fairies that come and steal your teeth

godrik@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 314d

African Tetris

acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 4 pts · 314d

Heck yeah, there's an elephant community!

otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 314d

Tiniest one's just trying to get some non-fart air. Momma, helllp.

nonentity@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 314d

Pachygaea.

sirico@feddit.uk · -1 pts · 314d

I'm so glad my first assumption was wrong