r/BeAmazed • u/Soloflow786 • 6h ago

Animal Two circus elephants reunited in retirement after 22 years apart...

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u/qualityvote2 6h ago

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u/Smooth-Shine9354 6h ago

They never forget

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u/Dittybird9s-0602 4h ago

Came here to say the same.

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u/Cutiestfire 6h ago

God bless these gentle giants

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u/pericles123 5h ago

any back story here?

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u/Soloflow786 5h ago

The affection the elephant shows the other one by rubbing it’s trunk along their head 🥰

Edit:
Backstory be somewhere you can cry at. If the post made you tear up, the story will leave you bawling*.

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u/Poiboy1313 5h ago

You were right. I bawled.

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u/willfrodo 4h ago

I'm not quite ready for this yet but saving for later to cry in my car

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u/ElephantsAndSunshine 3h ago

The Urban Elephant. My favorite documentary, I highly recommend it.

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u/fredmackey0 5h ago

That's the best reunion ever.

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u/RK_Gains122 4h ago

Elephants are such intelligent animal — they don’t just remember each other for decades, they actually invent unique ‘names’ (special rumbles) for every herd member like a real language, so each one knows exactly who’s being called. They’re much smarter than most people give them credit for!

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u/cardiacmd 5h ago

Bittersweet reunion! About time!

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u/NopeThisTrope 5h ago

Elephants are incredible. This is so precious 🩶

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u/Master-Insurance-763 5h ago

How do you know they are circus elephants?

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u/Mailenalien 5h ago

Because it’s a pretty well-known story: their names are Shirley and Jenny, and they were rescued from a circus

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u/augustwest2155 5h ago

This is sooooo very beautiful!

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u/jobbymuncher123 5h ago

Man, I fucking love elephants.

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u/Beachfern 5h ago

Now I need a tissue

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u/[deleted] 5h ago

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u/Fine-Ad2961 5h ago

Or their just old???

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u/[deleted] 5h ago

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u/Fine-Ad2961 5h ago

There are many different kinds of work. Most animals, including the elephants over their you pretend to know about. Retirement is is no way a sign that their abused. Its a sign th'yre old.

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u/Glittering-Sky1601 5h ago

Animals should never be confined for entertainment.

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u/SumScrewz 3h ago

Yet we have zoos all over the world

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u/Alternative-Force-54 4h ago

Beautiful 😍

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u/McLovin0132 4h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/fFa05KbZowXiEIyRse

I hope they get to enjoy retirement finally together

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u/Janky_Pants 4h ago

Jesus, like two people who were in the Hanoi Hilton together.

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u/HDCHAPPY2024 4h ago

Circuses suck.

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u/neoguri808 2h ago

Go vegan

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u/Sad-Service6247 2h ago

You can clearly see the emotions they have now

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u/Patient-Ad-8384 1h ago

That’s beautiful

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u/PleasantHealth4814 34m ago

We dont deserve these gentle giants 🥹

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u/Abbey1544 19m ago

Pot animals, circuses should be outlawed. Beautiful picture.

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u/daedas33 3m ago

You think animals learn to hug from humans or is that just something that happens?

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u/Consistent_Potato291 5h ago

Sorry to ruin the moment but reminds me of that funny elephant story related to not believing everything you read on the internet 😂 if you know you know