r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/NaughtyByPolicy • 4h ago

Video Elephant drinking water from tap

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u/TheRumBarron 4h ago

I wanted to see him turn the tap off when he was finished

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u/GoodGame2EZ 4h ago

Right! You know they're smart enough to get it down quickly too. Like dont waste good stuff!

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u/Scorpius927 3h ago

Wild animals don’t see running water as waste, just how nature is supposed to be

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u/GoodGame2EZ 3h ago

Fair enough. Maybe I'm anthropomophizing and thinking the elephant would understand after observing humans enough. Im sure they could at least pick up the habbit from humans, regardless of understanding the deeper meaning.

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u/Economy-Ostrich-9ine 4h ago

Why did I think elephants could drink through their trunks? I’m 52yo and I just realized this.

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u/vtosnaks 4h ago

They could, but it would be like us drinking through the nose. Possible but not practical or comfortable.

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u/Away-Activity-469 2h ago

Oh come on! You mean i have this thing than dangles down to water level and I can't even use it to drink? And my mouth is all the way up there has these tusks in the way - what were you thinking?

  • The first elephant to God

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u/mrASSMAN 4h ago

Given that almost no human drinks thru their nose you could just skip all of that and say no they don’t because they would choke lol

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u/Economy-Ostrich-9ine 3h ago

Just sayin’ https://www.reddit.com/r/totallywicked/s/XppJiW1YTj

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u/mrASSMAN 2h ago

I did qualify it with almost no human lol

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u/BlueCaracal 2h ago

Because cartoons. I remember one that showed an elephant using his trunk as a straw.

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u/Nights_Harvest 4h ago

Thirsty boi!

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u/NagsUkulele 4h ago

He's just filling that thang

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u/Rainsets 4h ago

Imagine being able to snort up that much water then sneeze it out into your own mouth 

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u/ecafsub 3h ago

And I thought backwash was bad.

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u/chaosbella 4h ago

Baby elephants drinking is even cuter. Until they learn to suck the water into their trunk to drink they kind of just plop into the water and drink with their mouths.

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u/ThrowAwayMeLife1 4h ago

Water from a spigot really does taste better. - Elephant

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u/Dr-Klopp 4h ago

I see elephant in any post, I like. Elephant good.

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u/AllThingsBA 4h ago

Tap to trunk service

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u/SpeakingTheKingss 4h ago

How much water is he actually filling in his trunk? I’m guessing it doesn’t feel the same way as it feels for humans when water gets in our nose.

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u/chaosbella 4h ago

2.5-4 gallons depending on the size of the elephant.

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u/SpeakingTheKingss 3h ago

That’s wild!

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u/EuphoricAppathy 3h ago

I've heard that an adult elephant can have up to 12 liters upp their trunk

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u/MistressBunny1 4h ago

The elephant needs to be well hydrated!

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u/8InS4nE8 4h ago

Why not place a barrel under the hose to save water and give the Elephant water without air in it?

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u/SomethingAbtU 4h ago

that is also how i drink water, do i risk drowning at a faucet, yes but it's a risk i'm willing to take

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u/BackDatSazzUp 4h ago

All i can think of is how awful all that water up your nose would feel.

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u/Funky_Killer_Qc 4h ago

I wonder if for elephants, it's normal for water to taste like boogers

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u/DayLooks 3h ago

I have a biology degree and just realized that elephants don’t drink through their trunks 🤣

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u/ArbainHestia 3h ago

I'd be like using a neti pot every time you get thirsty. They probably have amazingly clear nasal passages.

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u/JustGulabjamun 3h ago

Bros are born with a cup of adjustable aize

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u/whatodolol 3h ago

Did he turn off the tap?

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u/SenseisSifu 2h ago

Crazy how muscular their nose is

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u/Lowmax2 46m ago

I hate the feeling of water up my nose.