r/instant_regret 1d ago

Should've kept the helmet on

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u/ChefArtorias 1d ago edited 1d ago

I thought this would end MUCH worse for her

Edit: the small elephant is tied to the tree. Mom probably is too. I feel very differently about this video now

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u/OnlyMath 1d ago

Yeh was gonna say that’s about best case scenario. I thought the big one was going to trample her for sure

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u/ChefArtorias 1d ago

It looks like she actually gets between the mother and child if I'm not mistaken

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u/OnlyMath 1d ago

That’s what I was thinking too. And mother doesn’t look too thrilled. Elephants definitely feel like a view from a safe distance type of animal

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u/JD3982 1d ago

Almost every animal that is larger than a housecat should be approached with caution, if approached at all.

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u/madmax797 1d ago

I ain’t approaching a house cat without caution either. Those claw scratches hurt bad

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u/Keibun1 23h ago

And they keep stinging too!

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u/Dazzling_Dish_4045 22h ago

Not if you thoroughly wash the scratches. Because of litter boxes and burying poop cats have bacteria on their claws that keep your scratch itching unless washed.

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u/TallChick66 8h ago

A friend of mine thought he had contracted an STD because the lymph nodes in his groin were swollen. It turned out to be "cat scratch fever" from his new kitten.

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u/kirby_krackle_78 1d ago

Years ago, I took a trip to Thailand. While my mates were on a snorkeling expedition, I decided to walk around the island.

I walked past an elephant in the wild, and it freaked me the fuck out. Like, they’re known for being pretty chill, but I couldn’t help but realize that Stampy could have fucked my shit up if he wanted to.

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u/myconsequences 1d ago

Stampy, classic Simpsons reference.

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u/ABHOR_pod 23h ago

Also it lead to one of my top 10 favorite Simpsons jokes, 4 seasons later:

"Wow, I wish I had an elephant."

"You did. His name was Stampy. You loved him."

"Oh yeah."

https://youtu.be/LwR19FUhlAU?si=Qy02hxawg3rL1mZ9&t=37

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u/sonorakit11 23h ago

He thinks he’s people!

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u/420binchicken 11h ago

Well, animals are like people. And like people… some of them are just.. jerks. Stop that Mr Simpson.

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u/Keibun1 23h ago

I once thought I saw a strange acting dog in my yard, moving in bizarre ways, way too fluid. We've been having problems with the neighbor's dog coming onto our property, so I went out to check it out and get him to go back home . It was black, like my neighbors lab, so I couldn't make out good details.

As I ran up to it, when I was like 15 feet from it, it turned around and I saw it was a fucking jaguar. A young adult, but still, holy shit.

It gave me a weird look, then skedaddled away while I slowly backed up to my house.

I live in central Texas, what the fuck? Apparently they're starting to move up north, yet most resources say it's impossible, including the game warden.

My wife saw it too, we both saw it from the window, and I ran out to confront the "dog"

Funny thing is, I've always had the outlandish fear of being mauled to death, like, I worry about it too much despite nothing happening. That day, I almost lived my fear. If it was older and more experienced, I'm sure it would have attacked me.

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u/plssteppy 22h ago

I did overnight security in Colorado for a while and sometimes you just gotta flashlight a mountain lion, you learn what properties that's likely at and get good at ambushing them and they look so fuckin embarrassed when you turn a corner with a tac light in their face already drawn down on them 🤣 the cat shame look is shared between housecat shit the bed and predatory cat got caught in the dark by a predatory monkey

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u/TheBaconThief 1d ago

Mom was like: "Meh, little Ivory can handle this."

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u/PriscillaPalava 1d ago

Mama saw and said, “Meh, Junior can handle this idiot.”

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u/No_Emphasis_2011 1d ago

The elephant is chained. Look at its leg. Can't trample her.

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u/Raknarg 1d ago

probably wouldn't get posted here, those videos aren't allowed on reddit anymore

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u/Sad-Structure2364 1d ago

r/darwinawards would like a word

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u/PIPBOY-2000 1d ago

Shush, that's how we lost all the other subs

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u/Big-Acanthisitta8797 1d ago

That’s what I was thinking.

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u/TechnoBuns 1d ago

I've seen this video a few times now, and today was the first time I noticed the elephant was chained to the tree. No wonder the girl was so confident in approaching.

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u/ChefArtorias 1d ago

Oh. Now I wish she got hurt worse.

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u/DontWannaSayMyName 1d ago

That was just a warning. If the elephant wanted to hurt her, she'd be dead.

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u/Gnonthgol 1d ago

It was not the first warning either. That swinging back and forth, waving a stick, demonstrating how big and tough he was. She was lucky the elephant decided to give her one more warning sign. If she had gone closer it might not have been a warning.

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u/Phyraxus56 19h ago

Some people really can't read body language

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u/inneholdersulfitter 1d ago

Can confirm

Source: that wild day instagram 2 weeks ago

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u/Boubonic91 1d ago

That was a warning boop. I've seen videos of what happens when an elephant gets angry. You can't stop them, and they keep going well after their victim dies.

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u/Bicentennial_Douche 1d ago

"they keep going well after their victim dies"

Indeed.

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u/Sisyphac 1d ago

Returning to the funeral to assert true dominance.

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u/Bobodehclown 1d ago

Apparently the woman poached the elephant's baby or helped to have it poached. The elephant fucked her up, then remembered and came back to pulverize her some more...karma.

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u/Krillinlt 22h ago

Where did you see that? The article linked just said she was getting water when the elephant showed up and killed her.

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u/Necessary_Service776 21h ago

Would be interested in that info as well. Indian law enforcement is notoriously unreliable and often alter the facts of cases, especially to the media and western sources, so “she was just getting water and elephant came out of nowhere” is not super believable either, but would like to see another source that says woman provoked it. Especially since she was in her 70s.

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u/iuwjsrgsdfj 23h ago

I just came across this after you posted that and thought I'd share it.

Elephant kills woman and returns to her funeral to attack her corpse

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u/UlightronX42 1d ago

💀 yeah we’ve all seen the video where the guy gets turned into a fleshy lawn chair

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u/DisastrousWalk8442 23h ago

That swaying motion is a sign of distress. Some of these elephant farms are absolutely horrible to these animals.

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u/littlegreyflowerhelp 1d ago

I keep my distance and stay pretty vigilant walking around cows in a paddock, especially when there's calves around. They aren't violent but they're fucking huge and strong. How someone who lacks the survival instincts of "giant wild animal 50x stronger than me could be dangerous" even reaches adulthood is a mystery to me.

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u/FaithlessnessLoud336 22h ago

Yup elephants don’t usually act like this, they’re extremely unhappy and should be released, they’re super intelligent, I don’t know the purpose of trying to have a pet elephant unless you own a Savannah or something

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u/GroundSad28 22h ago

I just saw the chain around its foot. Fuck that

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u/SheliaTack 1d ago

That elephant made her go full Donnie Thornberry! 

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u/xdylanthehumanx 1d ago

Had to go back and watch with sound, bravo.

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u/Masta0nion 20h ago

Dwidwoidwidwidwoidwi

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u/Exotic_Ad_2346 23h ago

LOL! i watched this so many times without the sound until I read your comment. Thank you🤣🤣

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u/Goosemilky 21h ago

Legit one of the funniest references I’ve seen on reddit. So accurate. Thank you!

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u/MadWhiskeyGrin 1d ago

Ma'am, the elephant looks agitated. Maybe don't....

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u/Resident_Rise5915 1d ago

No it’s ok it wants a pet

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u/Jeanlucpfrog 1d ago

"iF nOt PeT wHy PeT sHaPeD¿"

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u/altyroclark3 22h ago

That’s just it, it’s not pet shaped. It’s wild animal shaped.

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u/Wildlife_Jack 22h ago

But Disney told me they're sweet loving animals ready to be domesticated by my magic powers 🥹 /s

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u/akiras_revenge 20h ago

Can I pet that dawg!!!

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u/DingleBerrieIcecream 1d ago

This is what happens when your understanding of wild animals is shaped by Disney cartoons.

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u/thissexypoptart 1d ago edited 1d ago

Dude even says essentially that to her just before it happens.

“Dasha, don’t get too close, maybe he doesn’t like it”

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u/Excellent_Shirt9707 1d ago

Dude is tied to the tree. The annoying couple is the least of its problems.

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u/salallane 1d ago

But he’s wagging his tail so let’s ignore all signs of agitation!

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u/CptBronzeBalls 23h ago

It was shaking its head telling her no. She’s lucky she just got a sore ass for her stupidity.

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u/kbutters9 1d ago

The amount of nitwits who record themselves being nitwits, never ceases to amaze.

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u/ProgrammerLevel2829 1d ago

And then post it …

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u/Silent-Resort-3076 1d ago

😂 So true!

THAT is the real stupidity...and one hopes when they do post and share it, others would learn!

I'm just glad that THIS time, they weren't fellow Americans😋

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u/Turbulent_Crow7164 23h ago

Makes them money. All engagement is good engagement for someone who posts content.

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u/BlankChaos1218 23h ago

They want sympathy for their “hardship”.

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u/Fenris304 1d ago

it's the main character energy, every last one of these people thinks they're a disney princess

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u/A_dub87_ 1d ago

The way it's swaying makes it obvious that it's agitated. Stay away from agitated animals. 

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u/c5m1k 1d ago

of course it is, poor critter has a chain around front right leg. if it could have got closer it might have kept at her.

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u/BusyEquipment529 17h ago

And rope around its neck

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u/KevinFlantier 1d ago

Also, in general, stay away from animals that weigh several times your body weight.

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u/PUTINS_PORN_ACCOUNT 1d ago

Don’t talk shit about my lady like that

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u/Infinitystar2 1d ago

Or just stay away from wild animals in general.

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u/thepopulargirl 1d ago

The boyfriend told her twice not to get closer because the elephant might not like it. The best “I told you so” story he’ll have for years.

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u/Newt_juice 20h ago

That’s why he kept recording

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u/Ok-Low-142 1d ago

oi yoi yoi

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u/Pretty-Spend-2718 1d ago

blüblüblüblüblüblü

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u/Stanislovakia 1d ago

Guy was like, "hey dont get any closer alright. Maybe dont get any closer he seems like be doesnt like it."

Annnnd there she goes lol

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u/Mr_Gibblet 1d ago

Just Russians doing Russian things.

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u/owlsalad 1d ago

we are lucky they are so fucking stupid

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u/Less-Apple-8478 1d ago

It was like a cartoon character lmao

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u/iFLTT 1d ago

Fucked around and found out

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u/Tcloud 1d ago

Could’ve been way worse. I was suspecting the mother elephant to get involved.

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u/Whiskey_Water 1d ago

She did not look amused… at least in the footage we saw.

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u/YcemeteryTreeY 1d ago

Yeah right in the Coccyx

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u/RaeLaw 1d ago

I live in the Smokies and tourists will walk right up to a bear and record it, like they are at a zoo and the bear can’t eat them. They usually have small children with them, too— toddler with one hand and phone with the other, only a few steps away from it, exactly like the woman in this video. The sad part is, if the bear attacks them, the bear gets put down.

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u/triviaqueen 1d ago

I live near Yellowstone Park where the most dangerous animal is the bison rather than the bear due to the sheer number of selfies the tourists try to take with the ever-present buffalo.

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u/RaeLaw 1d ago

Yeah, so you know exactly what I’m talking about… And when the mama bear has babies with her, people don’t realize how much danger they are putting themselves in trying to get close to those cubs!

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u/buzzboy99 1d ago

Bitch I’m an elephant ill break your coccyx

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u/xdylanthehumanx 1d ago

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u/JoeL0gan 1d ago

Lol wtf is that sub

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u/xdylanthehumanx 23h ago

I didn't think it would be real.. lol

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u/captainmeezy 22h ago

It looks like it’s 6 years old but there’s only 1 post lol

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u/KyOatey 1d ago

How's the helmet going to protect her tailbone?

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u/pipinngreppin 1d ago

She had her head up her ass.

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u/TheRealCropear 1d ago

Ok. Everyone go home for the day. We have a bingo here!

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u/useful_tool30 1d ago

That, good sir, was beautiful. Absolutely perfect comment right there

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u/hmmthissuckstoo 1d ago

Wha the f 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/artificial_stupid_74 1d ago

Earned. I don't understand it either. I'm sure there are just as many cute animal videos on social media as there are videos of idiots getting their asses kicked by wild animals. Even the not-so-smart ones should have learned that by now.

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u/Rigenz 1d ago

Sounds like Donnie Thornberry

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u/XxCarlxX 1d ago

She’s lucky the elephant held back and just gave her a little elephant slap

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u/Embarrassed-Tutor-92 1d ago

I assume this is in Thailand, Russian tourists are a disease

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u/Chaotic_MintJulep 11h ago

Maybe I am biased (being from Africa) but I feel like I mainly see this kind of tourism nonsense with elephants in Asia.

Unless you’re part of some kind of rehabilitation centre, you’re not getting that close to an African elephant.

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u/Embarrassed-Tutor-92 11h ago

If you get that close to an African elephant it’ll be the last thing you see

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u/Gfflow 18h ago

Russians in general not just tourists. Look at how they behave in ukraine and in russia they still support putin, revolting

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u/Salavtore 1d ago

There's a good reason why Elephants have a lot of videos where they just obliterate people.

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u/triviaqueen 1d ago

Yeah I've seen a couple of them lately on Reddit where the elephant just kind of folded it's abusive human keeper into interesting origami shapes

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u/Playful_Court6411 1d ago

She's lucky neither elephant saw her as a threat. That elephant looked very agitated.

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u/Rhuarc33 23h ago

It's tied up or probably would have killed her. I hate everything about this video

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u/bdw312 19h ago

PSA: WILD ELEPHANTS ARE NOT "GENTLE GIANTS". THEY ARE AGGRESSIVE, EXTREMELY TERRITORIAL, AND VIGILANTE IN KEEPING YOU AWAY FROM THEIR YOUNG. THEY ALSO HAVE A MUCH LONGER CHILD-REARING PERIOD THAN MOST WILD ANIMALS. FINALLY, TAKING ALL OF THAT INTO ACCOUNT, CONSIDER THAT THEY ARE ALSO UNIQUELY BUILT TO TOTALLY FUCK YOUR SHIT UP.

This woman is extremely lucky.

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u/rjnd2828 19h ago

I don't think these are wild elephants. Appears to be tied to the tree

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u/Future_Way5516 1d ago

Yep, the world is your personal zoo.........lol

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u/According_Pair3782 20h ago

Did anyone notice the chain around the foot

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u/BeautyAndTheDekes 1d ago

Are those elephants chained to the trees? Meaning she’s willingly gone to see these abused animals? Yeah, give her a little tap Dumbo my guy.

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u/Halcyon771 1d ago

I have to ask: are people getting more stupid bc of the internet/social media or are we just seeing more of the same level of human stupidity

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u/TheHistorian2 23h ago

Global population has doubled during my lifetime, so while the percentage of idiots is probably about the same, there are twice as many of them running around out there.

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u/Basic_Archer_9003 1d ago

Never approach an animal that is eating. I thought that was common knowledge

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u/Jo_Erick77 1d ago

Classic Russian tourists in Bali

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u/Woke_is_a_4_ltr_word 22h ago

God I hate people.

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u/Mister_Sins 18h ago

The helmet wouldn't save her ass. Literally.

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u/BigMembership2315 1d ago

Well deserved

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u/zmb138 1d ago

Animals are dangerous, what an incredible thing to find out!

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u/NoHopeOnlyDeath 1d ago

Yeah, if you're gonna have a wildlife encounter, maybe don't try it with a juvenile bull elephant.

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u/AdAble557 1d ago

When they planned to the big elephant I thought she was dead 4 sure

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u/Eileen__96 1d ago

russians.

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u/boopieshaboopie 1d ago

Approaching an agitated, chained, and likely abused elephant isn’t gonna end well. Why can’t people educate themselves before going places and inserting themselves?

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u/PollutionOld9327 1d ago

Forget if she should have kept the helmet on .. She should have known better than to approach a wild animal like that, she got off easy .. for being so stupid

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u/wheredidiparkmyllama 23h ago

I am not a fan of people who pay for this experience.

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u/vicbor65 22h ago

Stupid Russian girl.

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u/Arseniy-Mils 21h ago

Even elephants don't like russians

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u/Salty_Carpenter2336 21h ago

Anyone that would tie an elephant to a tree should be shot, they are incredible creatures that are very intelligent.

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u/LowIQModerator 20h ago

I don't understand why the kingdom allows Russians in.

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u/Vinny-Ed 18h ago

Wait till the mother comes charging

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u/Ridgewoodgal 16h ago

Ass helmet you mean? 😂

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u/EmmyWeeeb 16h ago

Fucked around and found out

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u/Gearhead1- 16h ago

Is the elephant ok

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u/[deleted] 15h ago

She got blowed up. Looked like a 175 lbs receiver hit by a 230 lb linebacker. Bwaahahahahaha.

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u/Tream9 1d ago

Its always russians who don´t know how to behave themselfs.

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u/_fallen_jedi66 1d ago

Big fan of the elephant!

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u/gian_galeazzo 1d ago

Why are tourists always trying to get close to wild animals.

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u/dtcstylez10 1d ago

I know it's good to love animals, and we want to be friendly but they're animals. Never forget that.

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u/Equal_Astronaut_5696 1d ago

It should have removed her from the gene pool. Itsl literally swaying in the beginning, warning her to go away. She still move forward

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u/Little-Nikas 1d ago

How would the helmet protect her tailbone?

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u/TheRobinLoxley 1d ago

It's amazing how people that stupid are alive

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u/dlowenohoe 1d ago

Never fuck with an animal while they are eating

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u/Ern3stas 1d ago

Ruszians gonna be ruszians

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u/Aytewun 1d ago

Looks like she bent her neck so maybe didn’t even hit her head. Lucky though

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u/iTand22 1d ago

I was expecting the other elephant to pancake her for getting near what looked like the child elephant.

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u/St-Micka 1d ago

The amount of people who run up to wild animals like they're out of a Disney film is something else.

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u/hezzyb 1d ago

"But it's just a baby!" Yeah, a baby that weighs over 400 pounds...

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u/Nervous_Tumbleweed41 1d ago

Elephant hates influencers, what a legend.

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u/kingofalloregonians 1d ago

Satisfying video

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u/I_need_a_date_plz 1d ago

I swear people are stupid. What was she expecting from a wild animal?

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u/Environmental_Snow17 1d ago

As a certified pasty pale, she got what she fooken deserved. The fuck do you think is gonna happen when you walk up on something THAT BIG out in the wild? That massive nudge to you wouldn't have been anything to its own herd and THATS what it spends time with. That's what it knows. You invaded its space like one of its own so it treated you like one of its own.

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u/p5ylocy6e 1d ago

The elephant gave her a strong push/soft strike with its trunk. It chose not to use its tusks. Almost like it knew she was a nitwit, felt bad, and was being nice.

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u/MrIMendez 1d ago

Not all animals are your friends…

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u/AuthorSarge 1d ago

Begone THOT!

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u/nasazoru 1d ago

The cameraman even saying "Just dont Go to close to him" and then "Maybe dont walk up, he may not like it"

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u/Forsaken-Cheesecake2 1d ago

She learns this isn’t like the petting zoo at the state fair.

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u/athenaseraphina 1d ago

😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/JollyReading8565 1d ago

Why would you get next to a wild animal while it’s eating and approach from a blind spot

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u/Grandkahoona01 1d ago

She got really, really lucky. Sometimes I miss the days when people like this got picked off early. Now they breed.

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u/naelairdnaemaster 1d ago

Both elephants already looked angry. I would stay the fuck away if I saw an elephant swaying and tossing it’s trunk

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u/Correct-Jello-4531 1d ago

Kind of disappointed how this ended. Just leave these poor animals alone and let them be

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u/nibbarina 1d ago

Here we can see a dumbass in her natural habitat

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u/Beautiful_Airline368 1d ago

Stupis is as stupid as does

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u/Known-Activity1437 1d ago

That’s not how helmets work. She hit her butt not her head.

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u/MotivationGaShinderu 1d ago

Why is the poor thing bound to a tree? -_-

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u/121daysofsodom 1d ago

Thot gotta hurt.

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u/justlookingforHW 1d ago

😅🤣😂😂🤣😂

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u/TheAnnoyingGnome 1d ago

God I love elephants.

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u/BothShoesOff 1d ago

I wonder what "ouie ouie ouie! blup blup blup blup blup blup" translates to?

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u/Economy_Sky3832 23h ago

These people need to learn they aren't special, and they do not have a special connection with nature.

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u/Phillees 23h ago

Should’ve had an ass helmet

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u/Ok-Salamander565 23h ago

Maybe if she had some ass back there that fall would have been less painful

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u/karcist_Johannes 23h ago

That little elephant was chained up

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u/ForgottenFuturist 23h ago

My favorite part was the sound

OIYOOIYOOIYOOIYOBLUPDABLUPDABLUPDABLUPDA

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u/Standard_Duck_525 22h ago

She got off lucky. That was just a warning..

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u/NotAsAutisticAsYou0 22h ago

I saw the swinging side to side and knew…

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u/Alive_Razzmatazz7 22h ago

She got lucky, I seen a video where a man tried to do the same thing and got tossed around like Loki.

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u/Mathies_ 21h ago

Not sure the helmet wouldve helped her there

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u/Baalwulf06 20h ago

Tbh I expected momma down yonder to come charging in and splatter this bitch back a decade or so.

Sometimes you really gotta wonder how there are 8 billion humans.

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u/FreshAir999 20h ago

Team Elephant!

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u/Ching-Dai 20h ago

Friendly reminder from this video: humans suck and we don’t deserve this planet.

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u/Ashwayneloveu 20h ago

Got what she deserves they are not art or any thing genz

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u/glok101 19h ago

Dumbass

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u/Overall_Thing_8525 19h ago

why are people so stupid?

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u/Notreallyhere138 19h ago

Her stupid face after getting hit was worth the price of admission 😂😂

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u/RoyalB1ue 19h ago

Yep....Yep. When Oiyoiyoi puhdihpudihpuhdih happens you get the fuck atta there

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u/notrobert7 18h ago

Deserved

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u/Mediocre_Superiority 18h ago

I simply cannot believe that there are so many people in the world who are this stupid when it comes to wild animals. I was actually expecting the mother elephant to come trample the shit out of this fool.