 jasonfly
Male, 13-17, Midwest US
 10 Posts
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Friday, July 30, 2010 1:15:11 AM
Alright...this happened in the Toledo zoo (near where I live) so I can explain what happened. Mr. Redfox (the trainer in video) had worked with this seven year old elephant for its entire life. After the attack, Redfox said that he had never seen the elephant act like it did and that the attack was completely unprovoked. He probably should have observed the warning signs, but when he finally did catch on, it was too late. |
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 optix_reverb
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
263 Posts
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Thursday, July 29, 2010 6:35:30 AM
There's a reason why they're called wild animals. |
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 iiiihatejmac
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
480 Posts
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Thursday, July 29, 2010 4:59:40 AM
he just wants to cuddle! |
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 adlinbaby
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
404 Posts
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:06:23 PM
poor elephant <3 |
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 daninicki
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
182 Posts
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010 6:57:11 PM
the elephant was obviously aggravated at something outside, or maybe a baby or other relative was out there. The animal was already nervous the first time it pushed him out. He should have took the hint. When he came back, it felt threatened. Like SunnyNphilly said, animals have body language. If you are going to work with them, you better learn it. |
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 SunnyNphilly
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
645 Posts
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:59:58 AM
maybe this guy should learn to read body language |
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 jtjwsnake
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
124 Posts
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010 7:26:59 AM
WHERES THE BLOOD? |
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champbronc3
Male, 40-49, Southern US
118 Posts
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010 7:06:14 AM
This is a worse injury Damn |
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 PunkAsF82
Female, 18-29, Europe
133 Posts
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010 3:26:31 AM
Well the drattard shouldn't have been in the enclosure on his own! |
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 caiophox
Male, 18-29, S. America
35 Posts
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010 2:59:23 AM
@Smurficle HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHA
OMG I laughed hard |
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 aseirinn
Male, 70 & Over, Europe
879 Posts
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010 2:40:07 AM
this was a baby elephant...a fact ommited by the op...otherwise he'd be dead |
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aseirinn
Male, 70 & Over, Europe
879 Posts
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010 2:10:09 AM
elephant charges keeper with cruelty, after making repeated charges all charges were dropped... |
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 Smurficle
Female, 18-29, Australia
72 Posts
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 11:25:36 PM
He just wants to play... with his tusk through your stomach... |
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 entwife
Female, 18-29, Western US
537 Posts
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10:28:04 PM
Alot of trainers and zookeepers have terrible methods and practices when handling elephants (beating, cattle prods, skin hooks, etc...), but I wouldn't be too quick to say that life in captivity is the main culprit. Elephants regularly do this sort of thing out in the wild too. They are huge animals, so when they have an aggressive moment or "tantrum", they can really do some damage. It's all about respecting the power and personality of the animal, and realizing that, no matter how tame any animal may seem, they will always be a little bit wild. |
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 Namikaze
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
221 Posts
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 7:01:41 PM
What happened between 0:45 and 0:46? It looks like the elephant teleported. But when I look closely alot of things change in 1 second? |
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 SilverThread
Male, 30-39, Western US
3360 Posts
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 6:18:10 PM
Considering what "Tillamook" the Orca did, I'd say this dude's lucky and we'd be wise to quit keeping animals like this in goddamn cages for our amusement. |
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 MadP
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
327 Posts
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 5:10:29 PM
IamBored29 = Best comment all day |
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 IamBored29
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
647 Posts
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 3:52:01 PM
Idk, looks like the elephant as pretty damn gentle considering it could've stomped on that guy till he was dead. He just knocked him to the ground and stood over him like,
"SAY WHAT AGAIN...I DARE YA...I DOUBLE DARE YA MOTHA F*CKA" |
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 auburnjunky
Male, 30-39, Southern US
8698 Posts
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 1:52:16 PM
I like how he teleported at the end.
If he has those powers, why didn't he just teleport out of the way? |
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 Hiromi
Female, 13-17, Eastern US
1153 Posts
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 1:47:03 PM
Elephant:1
Trainer:0 |
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 Fatninja01
Male, 18-29, Australia
23996 Posts
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 1:45:00 PM
wow, only once? at least the elephant had compassion! |
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 kribbe
Male, 18-29, Europe
2000 Posts
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 11:00:33 AM
poor elephant he just wants to be outside and play with others |
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 mufti_guy
Female, 18-29, S. America
6 Posts
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10:43:58 AM
Go elephant!!! |
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 Boadicea
Female, 18-29, Canada
1668 Posts
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10:25:11 AM
Too bad he didn't die. |
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 twigglepuff
Female, 13-17, Eastern US
71 Posts
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10:03:03 AM
@seastone
Maybe it wasn't a circus where they deliberately cause pain to "train" the animal to perform, but circuses aren't all fun and games for the animals involved. They are still kept in cages or enclosures smaller than they would like in the wild, and aren't given enough enrichment to keep themselves entertained. Common zoo animal behavior is pacing back and forth, sleeping, staring, turning in circles, and that is all because they are bored. People stare at them all day, yelling. It isn't exactly what I would consider fun. I never liked zoos. In my opinion if you want to see animals, so visit a sanctuary for abused animals, or a wildlife reserve.
Anyway. Good for the elephant. That guy deserved it, he wasn't leaving it alone when it clearly expressed a wish to stand and stare wistfully at free life outside he's not allowed to have yet.
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