Comments on: Not your usual cute kitty video

Not your usual cute kitty video

aqsakal — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 06:46:07 -0800

Tired of cute kitty videos? Here's a cute baby elephant video with a dramatic confrontation, a car chase, a saved-in-the-nick-of-time rescue and a happy ending (SL BBC).

By: catlet

catlet — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 07:03:39 -0800

I needed that today. Thanks, aqsakal. (Baby elephants! Better than kittens!)

By: phunniemee

phunniemee — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 07:04:16 -0800

Love it. At the end, when the momma and baby are running toward each other, and then the mom just stops once she gets over her initial excitement, it's so human. The typical, "OMG THANK GOODNESS MY BABY IS OK" giving way to, "but now that you're safe, don't ever do that again or I'll kill you myself."

By: windykites

windykites — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 07:34:07 -0800

Awwwwwwwww!!!!

By: onlyconnect

onlyconnect — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 07:37:08 -0800

Hurray for rescued baby elephants!

By: GenjiandProust

GenjiandProust — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 07:40:16 -0800

This baby elephant clearly watched some Maru videos and hoped to become an internet sensation by jumping in and out of boxes. Boxes being in short supply, she chose a well. She may need to refine her technique some, since it's not as easy as Maru makes it look. It's hard being an internet animal meme!

By: Egg Shen

Egg Shen — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 07:58:32 -0800

Note to self: ululate to drive off wild elephants

By: Eekacat

Eekacat — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 08:01:19 -0800

That little, wet elephant running full speed towards it's mother was one of the greatest things I've ever seen.

By: sweetkid

sweetkid — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 08:24:10 -0800

That little, wet elephant running full speed towards it's mother was one of the greatest things I've ever seen. I know, it just seemed like she got out of the well and started running flat out, and the only thing in her head is "mom mom mom mom mom mom."

By: carsonb

carsonb — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 08:46:31 -0800

ululate to drive off wild elephants It helps to be in a growling 2-ton metal animal while you do it.

By: misha

misha — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 09:03:30 -0800

Aww, so happy they got reunited! Good job, ululating lady's team!

By: littlesq

littlesq — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 10:09:26 -0800

Way to make me have to redo my mascara *happy tears* Elephants are one of my favorite animals evar. Especially baby elephants.

By: pdxpogo

pdxpogo — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 11:20:09 -0800

Thanks for sharing this. Sometimes I quite enjoy and admire my fellow human beings.

By: Malor

Malor — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 11:53:03 -0800

Tired of cute kitty videos? Is that even possible?

By: homunculus

homunculus — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 12:00:38 -0800

By: Malor

Malor — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 14:41:17 -0800

Tired of cute kitty videos? Is that even possible? So, as it turns out, nope.

By: zia

zia — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 14:51:40 -0800

Just watched it again, realized she runs straight to her mom and starts nursing. So sweet.

By: notreally

notreally — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:11:09 -0800

Just wondering if it might have been less of a risk to the baby if they had broken out some shovels and dug a ramp the baby could have used to just walk up and out. Whatever. She seemed unhurt by the ropes.

By: vytae

vytae — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:30:00 -0800

Woof Woof Woof! What's that, Lassie? An elephant fell down a well?!?

By: Mezentian

Mezentian — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:12:04 -0800

Not to be That Guy, but I feel it is germaine here to remind y'all that baby elephants are dangerous. Even ones called Mr Shuffles: Taronga zookeeper remains critical but stable. Please, be careful out there.

By: DU

DU — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:14:53 -0800

less of a risk to the baby if they had broken out some shovels and dug a ramp For reals. Dude tried to pull the baby's trunk. That's a no-no, I'm sure. Shovels!

By: sweetkid

sweetkid — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:33:18 -0800

Maybe they didn't have shovels with them and had to act fast? Also, I'm not sure about well construction but maybe it wasn't just a hole in the ground. There could have been some structural thing that made digging impractical.

By: Max Udargo

Max Udargo — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:59:06 -0800

If I were a baby elephant and they called me "Mr. Shuffles," I'd be angry too.

By: InsertNiftyNameHere

InsertNiftyNameHere — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 22:44:33 -0800

The horrible thing is that it won't be too long before someone shoots that baby (and its mother) with an AK and saws off its tusks (when they've grown) with a chain saw, leaving the carcasses to rot in the sun and accumulate vulture poop on them. In the meantime, score one for the elephants!

By: Mezentian

Mezentian — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 04:05:39 -0800

Man. And I was afraid I was going to be the downer in this thread. Well played. I can't take *any* joy from cute baby elephant videos now. I'm going to watch some adult elephants get fall down drunk instead.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:13:35 -0800

Giant elephant scared of tiny squirrel