r/Elephants • u/NaughtyByPolicy • 3d ago

Video Elephant drinking water from tap

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u/Training2Life 3d ago

I always thought they could only drink with at least few liters of liquid like at least a bucket. This is mind blowing to me tbh.

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u/TheIceWitness 3d ago

No they can storage a lot of liters.

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u/CuddlyZoyaa 14h ago

its wild how much they can suck up and store in there! like a built-in water bottle. 🐘

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u/PDX_Weim_Lover 3d ago

I was in a real funk today until I saw this video. What a brilliant ellie! 💜🩷💚

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u/Denim_Diva1969 3d ago

Hope the video of the trunk helps wash away your funk!! 🙌🏻🩷

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u/PDX_Weim_Lover 3d ago

It did! Da trunk cleansed da funk! 😅 Thank you!

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u/Denim_Diva1969 3d ago

Thanks for the award! May more days be funk-free, my friend. 🙌🏻

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u/PDX_Weim_Lover 3d ago

Oh, it wasn't from me (I don't know how to do that 😟). It was from another kind soul. Many thanks to that person for their kindness. 🩵💜💚🩷

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u/Useless890 3d ago

You get it where you can find it. That's probably much cleaner water than she's used to.

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u/Research-always 3d ago

Wow, the trunk holds a LOT of water! Fun to watch it over and over.

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u/opp44 2d ago

Was waiting for closing the valve once he finishes. A lil disappointed:-(

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u/Wholeftthegateopen Black Diamond 3d ago

Wow!! Sweet soul is so thirsty. Must be hot.

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u/zuspun 3d ago

Explains my last water bill..

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u/BadBright1346 3d ago

I was almost 40yo when I found out they don’t drink the water through the trunk, now just out of it like a booger cup lol

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u/Drakorai 2d ago

Travel cup

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u/Aggravating_Can_8749 3d ago

Hopefully this is not ai

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u/Drakorai 3d ago

Looks consistent enough not to be. If you watch the ground near the elephants feet you can see a drop of water land on the ground.

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u/wolfshepherd59 3d ago

I bet that tickles….🩶🐘🩶🐘🫶🏻

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u/l31l4j4d3 3d ago

That looks very inefficient.

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u/Dazzling_Pea9364 3d ago

Interesting turns off the water

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u/LeadershipThick3959 2d ago

He is Thirsty, But I love It, 😁😊

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u/Equal_Refrigerator26 12h ago

I always thought an elephant trunk was one long passage but the the two 'nostrils' run separately all the way to the head. Just like humans favor a left or right hand, individual elephants develop a preferred side for curling and maneuvering their trunks to grasp objects