User submission 68.6K 388.3K AnimalsMay 30, 2017 Elephants Run To Say Hello To A Rescued Baby Elephant, Prove They Are Better Than People Elizabeth Community member Open list comments 74 Vote arrow up Vote arrow down 420 Open list comments 74 Checkmark Link copied! Share icon Share Checkmark Link copied! Share icon Share Modal close ADVERTISEMENT A video showing the whole elephant herd running to greet a rescue baby elephant is going viral, and for obvious reasons. The short clip filmed at Elephant Nature Park shows 1 year and 9-months-old orphan elephant Dok Gaew who receives the warmest welcome ever. They can surely teach us a thing or two about friendliness, empathy, and co-existing in peace. These wonderful creatures are known for their gentle nature and enormous physical strength. They are matriarchal, i.e. females are the ones who run the world in the elephant kingdom. Oh, and they are herbivores, which means they don’t kill for food or just because they want to. And did we mention they don’t harm the planet as humans do?Let’s be more like elephants, shall we?More info: Save Elephant Foundation | Facebook | YouTube (h/t: mashable) A video showing the whole elephant herd running to greet a rescue baby elephant is going viralShare iconWatch the video here: Ic_puzzle Games View all games Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! 388Kviews Share on Facebook Elizabeth Author, Community member View profile Follow Read more » This lazy panda forgot to write something about itself. Read less » Elizabeth Author, Community member Read more » This lazy panda forgot to write something about itself. Read less » View profile Follow Get the latest inspiring stories via our awesome iOS app! Download Bored Panda app! What do you think ? Add photo comments POST Kjorn Kjorn Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report i still don't get it! why people who hunt them can be proud ? Vote comment up 40 40points Vote comment down reply John L John L Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report I agree. Most of them are being murdered for their ivory, and its horrible. These critters, especially Asian elephants, are very intelligent and more friendly than their African cousins. Vote comment up 15 15points Vote comment down reply Load More Replies... Kay Fender Kay Fender Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Agree with most of your comment but not that Asian elephants are more intelligent or friendly than African, (having read rather a lot on the subject :-) ) I don't know where you get that idea, I've never heard it before. . . Vote comment up 1 1point Vote comment down reply Cathy Binder Cathy Binder Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report they aren't proud, just greedy. Vote comment up 2 2points Vote comment down reply Carolann Quillen-armstrong Carolann Quillen-armstrong Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report you know.................respect on so many levels Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply John L John L Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Elizabeth, are you saying that a family of human mothers would not do exactly the same thing? And if you say that you "ain’t saying elephants are better than humans" then why do you state this in your title? Vote comment up 15 15points Vote comment down reply Marianne Stanton Marianne Stanton Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report You're absolutely right. When the first group of Nigerian girls was returned to Chibok, one mother wrapped her daughter as she did when she was a baby & carried her grown daughter on her back. All the mothers were excited. Vote comment up 12 12points Vote comment down reply Load More Replies... jevais jevais Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Well, very rarely. How many children who are orphans in this lousy world have no family to adopt them? Humans in general are selfish. So why do we still have wars on this planet? Why do humans steal, rape, kill, torture one another? Why are humans out of greed destroying the oceans, the forests, lakes and etc.? Because if we were elephants or cows, whatever we would not be in such a horrendous world. Vote comment up 3 3points Vote comment down reply Dan Shumway Dan Shumway Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report jevais Wow, are you just going to ignore the natural instincts of many animals that kill regularly to survive, that kill babies that are not there own, that "selfishly" eat all they can and could give a dang about how much others get, the ignore abandoned babies, who destroy their environment when a natural change happens. But more importantly, do you honestly believe that most humans are as horrible as you describe? I've lived in many countries, known many thousands of people personally, seen many cultures and, honestly, most people are amazing creatures. Quit hating your species and have a little hope. Or, maybe you hope you can be reincarnated as a cow. (By the way, cows don't do anything remotely "humane." They just eat, poop, and give milk.) Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply 若韵 雷 若韵 雷 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report It's not just a herd of "mothers." It's not just that. More akin would be a family, just a regular family, welcoming an orphan. Note, this orphan will be imposed on them. They weren't given a choice. If it was so commonplace, we wouldn't need orphanages or foster homes. Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Rhon Rhon Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report I love elephants ❤️ Vote comment up 13 13points Vote comment down reply Load More Comments POST Kjorn Kjorn Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report i still don't get it! why people who hunt them can be proud ? Vote comment up 40 40points Vote comment down reply John L John L Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report I agree. Most of them are being murdered for their ivory, and its horrible. These critters, especially Asian elephants, are very intelligent and more friendly than their African cousins. Vote comment up 15 15points Vote comment down reply Load More Replies... Kay Fender Kay Fender Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Agree with most of your comment but not that Asian elephants are more intelligent or friendly than African, (having read rather a lot on the subject :-) ) I don't know where you get that idea, I've never heard it before. . . Vote comment up 1 1point Vote comment down reply Cathy Binder Cathy Binder Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report they aren't proud, just greedy. Vote comment up 2 2points Vote comment down reply Carolann Quillen-armstrong Carolann Quillen-armstrong Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report you know.................respect on so many levels Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply John L John L Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Elizabeth, are you saying that a family of human mothers would not do exactly the same thing? And if you say that you "ain’t saying elephants are better than humans" then why do you state this in your title? Vote comment up 15 15points Vote comment down reply Marianne Stanton Marianne Stanton Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report You're absolutely right. When the first group of Nigerian girls was returned to Chibok, one mother wrapped her daughter as she did when she was a baby & carried her grown daughter on her back. All the mothers were excited. Vote comment up 12 12points Vote comment down reply Load More Replies... jevais jevais Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Well, very rarely. How many children who are orphans in this lousy world have no family to adopt them? Humans in general are selfish. So why do we still have wars on this planet? Why do humans steal, rape, kill, torture one another? Why are humans out of greed destroying the oceans, the forests, lakes and etc.? Because if we were elephants or cows, whatever we would not be in such a horrendous world. Vote comment up 3 3points Vote comment down reply Dan Shumway Dan Shumway Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report jevais Wow, are you just going to ignore the natural instincts of many animals that kill regularly to survive, that kill babies that are not there own, that "selfishly" eat all they can and could give a dang about how much others get, the ignore abandoned babies, who destroy their environment when a natural change happens. But more importantly, do you honestly believe that most humans are as horrible as you describe? I've lived in many countries, known many thousands of people personally, seen many cultures and, honestly, most people are amazing creatures. Quit hating your species and have a little hope. Or, maybe you hope you can be reincarnated as a cow. (By the way, cows don't do anything remotely "humane." They just eat, poop, and give milk.) Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply 若韵 雷 若韵 雷 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report It's not just a herd of "mothers." It's not just that. More akin would be a family, just a regular family, welcoming an orphan. Note, this orphan will be imposed on them. They weren't given a choice. If it was so commonplace, we wouldn't need orphanages or foster homes. Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Rhon Rhon Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report I love elephants ❤️ Vote comment up 13 13points Vote comment down reply Load More Comments Back to Homepage More about Animals Homepage Trending Animals Arrow point to left Homepage Next in Animals Arrow point to right Related on Bored Panda
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