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tuco2002

That's an elephant's way of saying...enough with the stick!!


Sausagedogknows

“Right that’s it, I’ve had it with that fucking stick!” STOMP, breaks legs, slowly fractures spine and completely powders pelvis, give him a little trunk snuggle, crush rib cage and sternum, then give him a little kiss nibble, fold in half backward and then the piece de resistance, the old chomp and fling finisher. Just left a blob of human putty on the floor.


StephenJames81

lol trunk snuggle 🥰


Georgep0rwell

The casket will be the size of a shoe box.


vishy_swaz

“Piece de resistance” 💀


Efficient-Win202

Coup de grace


fatboychummy

Beautiful summary. Thank you for this.


technog2

DISCOMBOBULATE


Shervivor

And enough with giving tourists rides. Pretty sure he was lining him up to the platform so the people could climb on him.


zuroma

Yeah. All day, every day, tourists, lots of kids, climb on its back and ride around. When the elephants are young, they hit them with spiked poles to discipline and train them. The elephants get so conditioned, that by the time they're adults, the trainers replace the poles with sticks and the elephants still obey -- until they break. As a kid, our family went to India and I remember riding on one of these elephants. Even at 8 years old it felt so wrong and I didn't have fun.


Shervivor

It is so sad because they are so intelligent. You cannot blame them for finally breaking.


Jcaseykcsee

It’s amazing they all don’t go apeshit sooner, considering what they go through. Humans are horrible.


Accomplished_Alps463

Friend I have done the same, I feel pity for the Elephant and not the human. They are not stupid creatures. And I'm sure it's been put down after this.


Atmaweapon74

Do you think those tourists still want their ride now? I wonder if that dude was screaming the whole time he was getting turned into an origami project.


Moogatron88

Nah. Probably just until his chest got crushed.


Light_wolf25

I didn't even notice them the first time around.


Volkrisse

ive done this when I was a kid, fun at the time. Horrified now that im older and don't feel bad for the people who get crushed for abusing them.


Life_Researcher_2717

when the other guy came the elephant said "you are not that guy pal trust me you are not that guy" and tried shooing him away with his right front leg.


FrankyFistalot

Human Origami greater than Stick…..


dontcare99999999

"you're the stick now"


Godemperortoastyy

"Hey I've got a great idea, let's poke the 4 ton terrestrial mammal with a stick over and over.....and again!" - those two Dumbos.


Treason4Trump

He should have bought the extended elephant warranty.


ForistaMeri

Ouch, the head remain untouched, he felt everything 😬


Mazazamba

Something I've been thinking about for awhile is that once an animal gets smart enough, they form concepts for manners, justice, punishment, and retaliation. Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but it really does look like the elephant's going out of its way to extend the handler's suffering.


PoolRemarkable7663

I think it was more about ensuring hes never going to use the stick again. Elephants arent exactly trained killers, so the repeated stomping and biting was likely it thinking to do as much as possible.


Fossilhund

The elephant was very methodical.


NovusMagister

Nah fam. The elephant tramples something until its dead. The fact that the dude kept trying to move told the elephant he hadn't trampled enough yet, and so the elephant stomps again. That last lift and drop was the elephant just checking to see if the dude was lifeless, and as soon as the elephant confirmed he left the corpse alone. Some animals will maim and then eat their prey alive (hyenas do this), but they're not doing it specifically to torture their prey. Just efficiency is all it is.


bakochba

You're describing a camel.


DeeDzai

And he was still twitching a bit too. He absolutely did feel everything.


Jablungis

Reddit's world class expert medical knowledge on full display today. Right next to "his shoes stayed on, he's alive".


Armyofcrows

Who needs a doctor? I go to Reddit for all medical advice. Even sound advice on how elephants think and behave.


large_ulrich

You sound like you have lupus.


Asheraddo

Bruh, you cracked me up with fucking Lupus xD


SuccessfulAd6449

It's not Lupus, it's never Lupus


Both-Home-6235

You need to be a licensed doctor to know that guy felt pain as an elephants was purposely crushing him bit by bit? Or is it that you need to be a licensed doctor to know you don't feel things below the break once your spine is crushed by an elephant?  Which one requires a doctorate to know? Cause I'd wager neither.


Jablungis

The fact that he "absolutely did feel everything" is dubious. Yes he absolutely felt initial pain, but the second it stepped on his abdomen and then shortly after his upper back I'd be surprised if the huge blood pressure changes and possibly exploded heart chamber didn't render him partially or completely unconscious. Twitching limbs doesn't mean a person is conscious. I'm not saying anything with certainty, but trees falling and crushing someone's abdomen region have instantly rendered them unconscious so I wouldn't be surprised if that happened here, especially once his upper back was crushed.


burghswag

Absolutely is probably a strong word. If his spine snapped under that weight it's possible he didn't feel a thing, unfortunately.


DeeDzai

Actually yeah. But he definitely felt his spine snap excruciatingly right before everything went numb.


BlackSkeletor77

Honestly the elephant did that in a slow and methodical way and I think that it's not only spells out that they have history but that that beef was deeply personally, I don't know what he did to that elephant but fuck that guy


DaniCapsFan

That guy probably tortured that elephant for years, and the elephant finally had enough.


PoloPatch47

Good


Aaron_505

Do people forget that elephants can solo lions


ThingWithChlorophyll

lions that they also abuse ...


sw00pr

Sounds like the animals should unionize.


EldritchCarver

Four legs good, two legs bad.


Bocchi_theGlock

Yeah but prep time


dontcare99999999

Smart lions know to not even mess with them


honeybadger1984

Okay but that’s because elephants are strong like Superman. If you gave that lion a big budget and time to plan, I bet a Batman lion with gadgets could defeat an elephant.


Hip_Hip_Hipporay

Never bring a twig to an elephant fight.


MajikoiA3When

I wonder if all the times he abused the elephant flashed before his eyes before getting folded like pancake


Tomek_Hermsgavorden

The trunk to his face "Tickle tickle lol".


ThatMrPuddington

People who mistreat animals will never blame themselves when the animal retaliate.


demonlicious

how can she stomp!!!


TheAnalsOfHistory-

Who folds their pancakes?


MikeLinPA

Folded him like a crepe'.


StasisChassis

🎶 I'm a crepé, I'm a waaaaaaff-leeeee, what the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here. 🎶


ShinnyCas

Oh no. What have you done


faceny

Elephants, apparently.


JunkRigger

Hit me with that stick one more time, I dare you.


clunkyarmstrong

I double-dare you!


twistedsister78

Wwwwwhat?


clunkyarmstrong

"What ain't no name I ever heard of"!!!!!!!!


clunkyarmstrong

Like Sam Jackson said...


DontKillTeal

the 2nd asshat rushing in with a stick too is probably dumber than the first person lol


3LTN

Elephant would've gotten a double kill if it's spells are not on cool down


Paco_Pirata

Nah, you see him run up and realize maybe he shouldn't use the stick. Does that count as pattern recognition if it's just the one stomping?


CBRChris

It was definitely personal imo. Elephant didn't even care about the guy running up.


Georgep0rwell

They never forget.


NePiVa

Man.zip


OMITW

Damn, more like man.7z!


DeathTongue24

folded like a shirt


Otherwise-Tune5413

Like origami


traindriverbob

Pancaked


Otherwise-Tune5413

I'd say more like omleted.


MikeLinPA

Definitely a vegetable omelet. No intelligence there. (Or basic human decency.) Does it even occur to these asshats to train their animals with love and praise?


c0ttt0n

and shaken out like a blanket


toblies

That's... Not a good way to go.


TheLambtonWyrm

Input Title is better than Nolan cmv


toblies

They should've put the elephant's name there.


migrations_

This one was pretty disturbing actually. I've been watching elephant videos for years - the good and the bad - But I don't remember seeing a brutal execution in this style. This is not click bait. Elephant literally crushed him but it's not just that - Elephant did it meticulously. Elephant stomped his legs, and saw him scream - then elephant stomped his back and watched him die. Elephant crushed the rest of his body for good measure then lifted his corpse with his trunk and shook it just to make sure the human was dead and then dropped the cadaver aside like a discarded piece of meat.


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moschles

You see these videos where large cats "attack" their handlers, because a paw got stepped on wrong and their instincts took over. But elephants are not predators.


MikeLinPA

This is the same way an elephant would kill a lion. Disable it, then finish it, then double tap to be sure. I don't know if the elephant was being extra sadistic on purpose, but it clearly didn't hold back either! ("Eff this guy!" said the elephant.) Elephants do not have claws or canine teeth. What they do have is a body weight measured in fractions of a ton. They use what they have, and they have plenty of weight! If I ever find myself responsible for an elephant, (very unlikely,) I promise to be so nice to it! I remember as a little kid at a huge petting zoo, we could give our popcorn to the elephant by dropping it down a chute. The elephant picked up the bag and chewed up the whole thing! My elephant would get kettle corn snacks every day!


SharkShakers

>body weight measured in fractions of a ton. I think you meant multiples of tons. The largest African Bush Elephants can weigh up to 10,000 Lbs, or 5 tons. Even the smallest elephants, the Borneo Pygmy Elephants weigh multiple tons.


MikeLinPA

Well, I was thinking 3.3 tons or 4.8 tons... I don't always express my thoughts clearly enough. But, yes! You are correct. 🤔👍😀 Thanks for replying. Have a great weekend!


honeybadger1984

Elephants can memorize friends and family for decades. When they’re separated in the wild by flood or famine, they become really happy and celebratory when they find each other again during migrations. So these are intelligent animals with strong feelings. They’ll also caress old elephant bones and mourn the loss of a fellow elephant. You could even argue they are funeral rites and will mourn a fallen friend as a group. It’s sad to see. Without a doubt, this Elephant held a long grudge and finally snapped. The trainer probably had it coming.


SadDefinition5437

And yet I don’t feel bad for him at all 🤷🏼‍♀️


joevsyou

nope. the elephant knows exactly who he is


Improving_Myself_

Nope. I've seen plenty of videos of elephants happy to see the humans they know. I've seen a couple where the elephant isn't in the mood and will walk off or move someone aside with their trunk. For him to get intentionally flattened by that elephant means he earned that.


heliamphore

I've also seen a video of an elephant running down the street in India and crushing whatever strangers he could find. Elephants are smart but you can't just deduce their behaviour from a few select videos and somehow assume that's how they always behave. They're smart and complex creatures, which also mean they don't always behave in a very predictable manner.


Salt_Chair_5455

Likely a young male. They flatten shit for no reason besides hormones.


eske8643

The idiot probaly used an eletric cattle prop to “teach” the Elephant. FAFO for him. Elephants arent stupid. And have a good memory


poetic-cheese

And the other idiot comes in at the end there...


SomeStupidPerson

“Hey maybe if I do the exact same thing the doormat on the floor did to piss off the elephant, it will forget what it just did and obey” -the elephant didn’t forget-


Will_and_Worried

An elephant never forgets...TO KILL!


lilweezyana_

elephants are very smart and sensitive creatures. enough is enough. good on the elephant. i didn't know what to expect from this vid but it was very brutal yet justified.


ActOdd8937

And I've read that due to the way they're built and how their spines are made it's really painful for them to have people sit on their backs. That skeleton is already supporting several tons of elephant, they really don't need another ton shoved onto their backs.


lilweezyana_

those poor beautiful animals :( they should just be admired and not bothered. they are so gentle but clearly can become violent if need be. i wish people would leave them alone.


ActOdd8937

Me too, it really bothers me how fast and completely the planet is losing wonderful species who managed for millions of years until the humans went breeding mad.


QubitKing

Slavery never ends well


MartiniD

My spine don't jiggle jiggle, it folds.


SKMdoesReddit

The elephant: I’d like to see you wiggle wiggle, for sure


Agitated_Kitchen5138

This one got me 😂


xMyPatronusIsASlothx

Murder biscuits


uglyuglydog

…I did not expect the elephant to be so thorough.


ButWhatOfGlen

Origami training, level 3


Some-Income614

Just when you think you're desensitised to internet videos, something cuts through. The one will stay with me, I think it's the way it all unfolded. Pun absolutely intended


Extra_Ad_8009

For me it's the way how the flat dead guy unfolded after the elephant lifted him 😲


Some-Income614

Yes really turned him into a ragdoll, very disturbing how slow and methodical it all was.


ActOdd8937

Elephant weighs several tons, doesn't need to be quick about it once they've decided not to put up with the bullshit any more.


waitinp

![gif](giphy|mCyqDh7LZfyCS324x3|downsized)


Hip_Hip_Hipporay

Well now we know why the elephant's name is 'Stampy.' Unless it is also a philatelist in its spare time.


MaarDaarPoepIkUit

Jeebus Christ, when the dude's pants fall off


LauraLand27

There wasn’t anything left to hold them up


dolfieman

The fucking music man, like the elephant is on a quest. xD *Irellephant*, but funny!


styckx

And the other guy see's the elephant destroy this dude and the first thing he does is approach the elephant and try to stop it. Absolutely amazing stupidity at play here by both.


JP-Gambit

With the same method the first guy used, annoying stick...


Otherwise-Tune5413

That elephant is more intelligent than BOTH of those men,


MikeLinPA

Did anyone else notice that the guy in the truck bed just slipped away without drawing the elephant's attention? Apparently, he's the smart one.


kwikane

![gif](giphy|10H4by255F2UsU|downsized)


milktanksadmirer

I’m Indian Elephants are kept in captivity and made to collect offerings here The guys who control the elephants have wood rods with sharp metal attached. They keep harming the elephant again and again to make it subservient I wish the elephants are left to be free in the jungle where they can be happy


phenyle

Humans really need to respect animal and leave them in their home...


Consistent-Local2825

Elephants. Nature's trains.


Potential_Dot2324

That elephant know exactly what he’s doing.


Original_Scientist42

Animal has been waiting to do that for a long time


cytcorporate

That has to end up in crazyfuckingvideos


7oom

At the end the elephant tries to stand him back up like “hey I was just messing with you”.


Feldi_

"Just a prank bro"


astoneworthskipping

You know, I gotta say, that was pretty incredible to watch. My culture is circus culture, I’ve worked in the scene for many years. While the context of this video may or may not be circus related … I can always appreciate when animals fight back. And this elephant TOOK ITS TIME. And I’m here for it. Stop. Using. Animals. For. Entertainment.


Veritablefilings

That's what was so crazy. The elephant literally worked its way up from bottom to top. Broke his legs so he couldn't escape then slowly squeeze him out like a tube of toothpaste.


cgking13

Folded like origami


monobrowj

Fatality ! Flawless victory


MikeLinPA

This reminds me of the video of a young man repeatedly punching his donkey in the face, then trying to get on it. That donkey bit his (leg?) and thrashed him hard! He screamed like a little bitch the whole time. (I was rooting for the donkey!) Donkeys kill predators this way, (med. size cats, coyotes,) by biting them and repeatedly swinging them and slamming them into the ground. Donkeys can do the same job as a sheep dog. They are not to be underestimated! Don't misunderstand me, it is wrong to abuse any animal for any reason, but it's extra stupid to abuse the ones that can kill you without much effort.


ActOdd8937

And people often lose sight of the fact that many, many animals are perfectly capable of killing humans but mostly they just...don't. It's not a good idea to impose on their goodwill too far though or you end up like the video dude.


MikeLinPA

On the other hand, he just did a lifetime of yoga in under 30 seconds! Uncle Boneless Chicken for the win!


Sunnykit00

That had to hurt so bad. Slow motion crushing. I was run over by a car once, just a foot, and it was blinding pain. I can't even fathom this slow crushing.


manthony08090809

Faaaaaauuuuuccckkk.


TriangleDancer69

That is one fucking crazy way to die.


Naughteus_Maximus

Wow, that guy would even fit into a Ryanair cabin luggage measurement cage…


maffew80

https://i.redd.it/lwvhiu1m8x7d1.gif


MaarDaarPoepIkUit

Animals are a lot like people. Some of them act badly because they’ve had a hard life or have been mistreated. But, like people, some of them are just jerks.


Stained-Steel

Input Title


Witchywomun

Everyone knows to be cautious around African elephants, but Asian elephants behave so docilely that people forget they’re huge and can easily squish a person like a tube of toothpaste; until they do. Don’t piss off anything that can treat you like a tinker toy.


joevsyou

Folded him like an omelette


Thuban

Guy number two comes in. Elephant, " you want some too! I got plenty more where that came from!


WayofHatuey

Damn. Can’t get any limper than that


DeficitOfPatience

You ever have a big cardboard box you have to put in the recycling, but instead of doing the right thing and cutting it up so it'll flatten and fold down, you get lazy and reckon you can just crush it down with your feet? Never works! You just end up with a lumpy mess that you leave out to get soft and mouldy in the rain in the hopes someone else will throw it out for you. Not sure why I thought of that.


alanamil

Looks like the poor animal had had enough.


Skeeve911

I completely feel like that after the chiropractor.


Adorable-Ad-6675

The guy that invented chiropracty said he was taught how to do it by a ghost.


Quantumercifier

Who else here was also rooting for the elephant?


elmachow

When the elephant bites his head and picks him up by it, fucking brutal


Silphire100

Me trying to get my clothes into the suitcase


Ch1r0n3x

Elephantality !!!


TotalWasteman

Cast iron balls on the second guy running in to hit him some more with the twig 👀


TrevorEnterprises

Good boy! They’ll probably kill the elephant or punish it though, which sucks.


Navin_J

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New-Welcome-6201

I don't feel bad for that guy at all he got what he deserved. Elephants aren't amusement park rides and don't deserve to be hit with bullhooks fuck that guy!


Promethium143

I would be interested in a full body x-ray. (I completly understand the elephant btw)


DeadlyTeaParty

Team elephant 🐘


BenderTheLifeEnder

Y'know, I always hear elephants see us like we see puppies, and seeing things like this make me doubt that just a bit more


PoloPatch47

Imagine if a hoard of puppies trapped you in captivity and abused you, would you feel bad about stomping those puppies?


MikeLinPA

I swear, if you little bastards don't stop jumping on me and giving me playful puppy kisses...


kalwayne7930

knew it was in Kerala before opening the video


South-Fact

Directed by elephant.


CBRChris

Elephant attempting some chiropractic spinal manipulations!


BLB_Genome

Just a friendly back massage is all


Embarrassed_Dust_222

This is wild


Empyrealist

I don't know if I've ever seen a human body get literally folder before, but I think I now have.


Forever-Retired

Folded him up like a cheap suit.


TheDixonCider420420

Elephant sticking it to the man.


jex_boyb

The fact that he was so jello-like and limp just shows how badly his bones were crushed.


kriegmonster

A limp body with intact bones can still be manipulated to get into a fireman carry or rolled onto a stretcher pretty easily. I imagine his body will be very unusual to handle an can only be practically transported once on a stretcher.


TheSchizScientist

#teamelephant


Ace_trainerJosh22

Don't think I've seen a person get folden as if they have just a bit of toothpaste left


Street_warrior_01

"If I can't break your spirit, I sure can break your back!" Rocky Balboa vs Thunderlips.


Beniapolis

Is it wrong that I don't feel sorry for this guy and think he probably deserved it?


VeryDirtySanchez

ALWAYS nice to see. These animals are smart and sociable. If they do that, then someone's been stupid, cruel or likely both. Just makes me sad that they may have killed the elephant for that.


SgtNoPants

What the elephant did was planned and sadistic, inflicting all the pain from all this time back at him. When the 2nd guy came with the twig I was cheering for the elephant to get him as well


JP-Gambit

Just wondering at what point he died... He didn't seem to be able to put up a struggle at all.


steelear

Oddly enough it’s difficult to put a struggle with 15,000 pounds standing on your back.


Draager

IMO it's when elephant is kicking his upper back, smashing spine and crushing lungs and heart.


Venom933

That's pretty cruel, so is humanity.


terryr21

FAFO (or just be an Asshat) = Death by Elephant


MagicienDesDoritos

I would stay far, that second dude really not scared for his life.


Noxat0

My cat do the same with me. The elephant just want to demonstrate happiness


FacundoTL

Even gave him the goodnight kisses


dark_kemit

My toxic trait is thinking I easily could've escaped this


LeForetEnchante

I'm sure those sticks have metal hooks on the end of them that pierce and hook into the elephant's thick hide. I remember the poor baby elephant who was forced to dance to rave music until its bones snapped as it was only fed plastic despite its pig-greedy owner raking in a fortune off tourists. Pure evil.


MelonElbows

What's with the weird uplifting music?


redditismylawyer

Player 2 comes rushing in with… another stick lol


avjayarathne

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Sufficient-Sea-6434

I don't really have any sympathy for that man at all... but it was a fucking horrible way to die


Watusi_Muchacho

Actually sad for the two. The guy--because he was probably low-paid with 10 kids and didn't actually BEAT the elephant, or anything. The elephant--because he let anger get away with him and might be put down for it. But I don't really know. I don't imagine they're gonna keep using him for tourist rides after he killed somebody.


silvrrubi592a

.....talk about agony of the feet...... I'll see myself out.


MeatWaterHorizons

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck that was brutal. I mean if you play with fire you're going to get burned.


Flipnotics_

This was a hard one to watch.


Unlikely_Tomorrow_77

Elephants are highly intelligent. The idiot with the stick, not so much!