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[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 47 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I have trouble believing this is actually true

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago

How many elephants even answered that questionnaire? Was it statistically significant?

[–] OceanSoap@lemmy.ml 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm fairly sure this was actually disproven, because I remember being devastated over it, but I'm too lazy to look it up to see if I'm right.

[–] Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You don't even need to look anything up to disprove this one. Just keep in mind the fact that no one has actually managed to shove an elephant into an MRI machine. We have no idea what they think of us.

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Is that a challenge?

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

I’d expect them to be curious of us, not think that we’re cute.

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Me too, but it's such an insignificant yet delightful idea, so I'm just going to make it my headcanon.

[–] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sorry, they actually perceive us the same way we perceive rats

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

So, they think we're cute? 🐀

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 18 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Then we kill them for their tusks, ride them, cage them in zoos, and probably other stuff.

[–] kraftpudding@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Good thing dogs never figured out guns.

[–] Sconrad122@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Yet. There's still time on the clock

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 0 points 11 months ago

Oh fuck off. Just let people enjoy something, FFS.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 8 points 11 months ago

Well, at least someone does

[–] trailing9@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago

Being a homo sapiens and not elephant-cute must have been not that much fun...

[–] FrostbyteIX@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Awww.....I wanna hug an elephant now.....

....first time any living thing thought of me as cute. Bonus points they think of me as a puppy...

....wonder what an elephant would think if I approached them while carrying a puppy?