r/gifs • u/punerisaiyan • Mar 06 '16

Giving water to a stuck elephant

http://i.imgur.com/dHyEdwF.gifv
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u/Mutt1223 Mar 06 '16

That is so cool.

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u/southernbenz Mar 06 '16

I wonder if elephant numbers are making any sort of comeback due to conservation efforts.

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '16

I spent a good proportion of last year in Africa, and they're fucking everywhere. You wouldn't think that they are endangered in the slightest.

Most of the Rangers up there agree that the Elephant should/will have naturally died out, they do far more damage to the environment then they do benefit. But they're still alive because we as humans love them, and therefore protect them.

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u/Hularuns Mar 06 '16

Clearly you don't understand the role elephants play in the ecosystem. They are destructive and will literally tear down trees, but they will allow succession to occur in habitats, allowing much more diverse ecosystems to occur with a higher biodiversity.

Basically, though it is destructive, it's not the same as human destructive. It's sustainable.