If you look into the history of elephants in captivity in N. America, there are many stories of elephants associated with circuses, zoos, etc. "going crazy" and injuring / killing people. In the wake of these incidents, people would generally try to put the elephant down, often using a gun. Certainly prior to WWII, those attempts were almost uniformly unsuccessful, as the available firearms weren't nearly powerful enough to penetrate the hide of an elephant.
I learned about the tough hides of elephants from _The Travels of Babar_, one of my favorite books as a child. The depictions of the fierce cannibals are pretty politically incorrect, but it must be remembered that this was written in 1937.
Damn, those are some really rough looking hairs on that tail. A tail that i definitely didn't think was it's nose and didn't lead to my disappointment when I realised he didn't have a moustache.
The good thing is that herbivore poop is pretty undisgusting. It's basically just shredded and fermented plant material. When it's dry it's even less unpleasant. You just need to wash your hands before you eat something or touch your face.
i know this is a "me" problem, but as someone with minor ocd that would require me to wash my hands twice, then take a shower. there are levels of grossness and that's at a 8.5/10.
idk, that doesn't bother me. my brain finds that more sanitary than poop tail. i'd sooner plug a deep arterial wound with my finger than touch the poop tail. that'd just be "wash my hands thoroughly once" territory. or pick up a mangled and severed limb. while the visual may be disressing i wouldn't find it severely unhygienic. a 9 would involve getting a hand inside the elephants rear and a 10 on the grossness scale would involve a putrefying carcass in some way
Elephant poop is really one of the nicest poops to deal with. It's just a lump of wet compost when fresh and dry mulch when dry. It has no real smell, except grass. If you have ever done gardening you have handled way worse than ele poop.
I once had to wade through sewage in. Abasement because of clogged pipes in an apartment building. Had to get to na electrical panel down there. The boots were fine after, but the shoe laces needed to be changed
gumblemuntz
Pachyderm
Etymology
From French pachyderme, equivalent to pachy- (“thick”) + -derm (“skin”).
TheJuiceLoosener
If you look into the history of elephants in captivity in N. America, there are many stories of elephants associated with circuses, zoos, etc. "going crazy" and injuring / killing people. In the wake of these incidents, people would generally try to put the elephant down, often using a gun. Certainly prior to WWII, those attempts were almost uniformly unsuccessful, as the available firearms weren't nearly powerful enough to penetrate the hide of an elephant.
longtermlerker4eva
Is that not a second eyelid? Where’s the third?
wantednokes
where?
lsnasty
Luscious lashes
AyatollahBahloni
I learned about the tough hides of elephants from _The Travels of Babar_, one of my favorite books as a child. The depictions of the fierce cannibals are pretty politically incorrect, but it must be remembered that this was written in 1937.
erickey942000
I thought the damn thing grew a mustache for a minute 😅
Oatmealman1
I want to let the large doggo
Someshithead241
Damn, those are some really rough looking hairs on that tail. A tail that i definitely didn't think was it's nose and didn't lead to my disappointment when I realised he didn't have a moustache.
SacrificialClam
Girl you need some conditioner
AbelardSnazz
Filmed so close it’s like the old tale of 3 blind people describing an elephant by touch and coming up with three entirely different creatures
notmyrealface
Majestic.
imnotSpaceMonster
I love that it has freckles
stonecoldstevebuschemi
This really illuminates that in mammals, hair and fingernails are made of the same primary ingredient (keratin).
AndrewBuggy
That's how high the corn grows in Oklahoma.
OvertleyBadpickuplines
nullbr
randomusergnome
TIL
bojeefus
now we just need a couple more blind guys.
Fanner50
Before synthetics, Elephant and rhino leather used to be used to hold weights that hard hat divers used to keep them down.
memesarethebestever
the hair on his tail almost looks like porcupine quills
Polymathena
Magnificent. Thank you for sharing. And stop poking so close to her eye.
BananaForScaIe
Awww look at those beautiful eyelids!!! Sexy lady!
BaldManLaughing
Justtoddishere
If you've ever seen an elephant void their bowels, you would know not to stand that close to their backside...
Zahnradfee
The good thing is that herbivore poop is pretty undisgusting. It's basically just shredded and fermented plant material. When it's dry it's even less unpleasant. You just need to wash your hands before you eat something or touch your face.
Conz
God needs to give elephants an arm, picking up stuff with your nose is gross.
Kotarisu
Conz
I see you also subscribe to some outstanding graphical literature ;)
Lovethesmelloftoastedsourdoughbread
Elephants have been around for hundreds of years.
Zahnradfee
Yes, and we ate them.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/neanderthals-hunted-and-butchered-massive-elephants-125000-years-ago-180981578/
crushingbore
Technically correct
bohjeenie
You’re holding the poop knife from the wrong end
mohavewolfpup
Imagine the moisturizer bill….
astrangehop
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AFfumwhXMAc
Kyrorayne
There is so much poop on that's touched that tail...
pfshfine
Is one of us having a stroke?
Alientongue
Every time you flush your toilet poop flys into the air
TheGodEmperorOfChaos
That's why she went to wipe it off on her.
unfortunatelynotdeadyet
That’s why the elephant didn’t want it in its eye. Even with 3 eyelids, pinkeye sucks.
BeaverOnFire
GoatRodeo
Who cares. She’s touching a live elephant!!!! Crazy cool
BananaForScaIe
I ran an elephant rescue in thailand during covid. Only sad ones were abused boos getting settled in and feeling safe again.
MadamPuddifoot
Good thing she's not using it as an eating utensil then. You are aware that soap and water exists, right?
rivenox2
i know this is a "me" problem, but as someone with minor ocd that would require me to wash my hands twice, then take a shower. there are levels of grossness and that's at a 8.5/10.
MadamPuddifoot
Lol this isn't even a 1 for me. I've seen inside of people's limbs. 🤷🏻♀️
rivenox2
idk, that doesn't bother me. my brain finds that more sanitary than poop tail. i'd sooner plug a deep arterial wound with my finger than touch the poop tail. that'd just be "wash my hands thoroughly once" territory. or pick up a mangled and severed limb. while the visual may be disressing i wouldn't find it severely unhygienic. a 9 would involve getting a hand inside the elephants rear and a 10 on the grossness scale would involve a putrefying carcass in some way
Hippb
It's all preference. And exposure. I'm sure people on farms don't care much. Sheep's wool has sooooo much poop in it
Cayowin
Elephant poop is really one of the nicest poops to deal with. It's just a lump of wet compost when fresh and dry mulch when dry. It has no real smell, except grass. If you have ever done gardening you have handled way worse than ele poop.
Salpinus
I once had to wade through sewage in. Abasement because of clogged pipes in an apartment building. Had to get to na electrical panel down there. The boots were fine after, but the shoe laces needed to be changed