Elephant mother revives unconcious newborn calf

Subdivisions

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Jan-16-10 01:49 AM
Original message

Elephant mother revives unconcious newborn calf

Edited on Sat Jan-16-10 01:59 AM by Subdivisions

Warning: Graphic video of elephant birth so expect everything that goes with that...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWLCzw4rJ-w

Nature is an amazing and beautiful thing...

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

smalll

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Jan-16-10 01:53 AM
Response to Original message

1. One can only hope this isn't nature herself trying to make a Scott Brown reference.

Edited on Sat Jan-16-10 01:53 AM by smalll

/nt

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

LaydeeBug

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jan-17-10 12:13 AM
Response to Reply #1

15. that's just bizarre to equate the two, I mean batshit crazy bizarre.

/nt

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

depakid

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Jan-16-10 02:27 AM
Response to Original message

2. Very cool

Elephants are among the select few with the self awareness required to pass the mirror test.

http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/mirror_test_reveals_elephants_are_no_dumbos/

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Leopolds Ghost

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Jan-16-10 02:45 AM
Response to Reply #2

4. Your sig picture in this thread. caused a reverse funny aneurysm n/t

Edited on Sat Jan-16-10 02:45 AM by Leopolds Ghost

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

depakid

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Jan-16-10 03:10 AM
Response to Reply #4

7. In a double reverse

A Republican Senator from California in the 1980's nicknamed "sleepy" wrote in his earlier days a fine scholarly work that people would do well to read again today:

http://barelybad.com/quayle_language.htm">Language in Thought and Action

Deals and analyzes symbolism, among other things.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Subdivisions

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Jan-16-10 11:18 AM
Response to Reply #2

9. They also mourn their dead. I love elephants. =) n/t

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

malaise

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Jan-16-10 11:20 AM
Response to Reply #2

10. Fabulous graphic

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

applegrove

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Jan-16-10 11:09 PM
Response to Reply #2

12. What other animals pass the test? I keep trying to encourage my cats

to see themselves in the mirror but not luck.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

AlienGirl

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Jan-16-10 11:17 PM
Response to Reply #12

13. Great Apes, parrots, dolphins.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

applegrove

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jan-17-10 12:07 AM
Response to Reply #13

14. That makes sense.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Libertas1776

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jan-17-10 12:18 AM
Response to Reply #12

16. I believe I read somewhere

that animals like cats and dogs don't recognize themselves in the mirror, not because they are not intelligent enough, but rather are hard wired through scents and smells recognition and not really sight as we know it, hence, dogs saying hello by sniffing another dogs butt, their...um...droppings, and other such things.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

applegrove

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jan-17-10 02:30 PM
Response to Reply #16

17. That makes some sense. Whenever I walk a dog (I don't have one) I always figure

they are picking up gossip when they sniff the dirty snow.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

polly7

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Jan-16-10 02:30 AM
Response to Original message

3. Elephants and whales, my favourite wild animals. So intelligent,

thank you for the video!

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

elleng

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Jan-16-10 02:51 AM
Response to Original message

5. HIPY PAPY BTHETHDTH THUTHDA BTHUTHDY

"I'm just saying 'A Happy Birthday'," said Owl carelessly.
"It's a nice long one," said Pooh, very much impressed by it.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

inna

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Jan-16-10 02:55 AM
Response to Original message

6. Absolutely amazing!! Thank you for posting this, it's one of the most

incredible videos I've ever seen.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

SeattleGirl

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Jan-16-10 03:13 AM
Response to Original message

8. Wow!

I was somewhat taken aback by what seemed like the violence of the mother, but as I kept watching the video, I could see that she was not violent, but actually desparate to get her baby to live.

Awesome video!

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Maru Kitteh

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Jan-16-10 12:17 PM
Response to Original message

11. One day when humans have evolved enough to lose some of our conceit

I believe elephants will be among the first of non-humans whose status as persons is recognized.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Fri May 03rd 2024, 08:30 AM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.