Elephants rushing to greet a new orphan at an elephant sanctuary. (video tweet)

[demmiblue]

Link to tweet

Magnificent creatures.

[hlthe2b]

1. I soooo love elephants...

[demmiblue]

5. If you do Twitter, follow Yashar... you will get a lot of elephants in your feed!

Most of his elephant tweets seem to be supporting The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust:

http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/

[Arkansas Granny]

10. I've watched several documentaries about the work they do. It takes special people to devote so

much of their lives to help animals.

[hlthe2b]

11. ohhhh, wonderful!

[Cracklin Charlie]

2. Thats beautiful!

[OhNo-Really]

3. Kindness - more evolved

[Hortensis]

4. They must have heard the little one's squeak.

That's so nice.

One of our grandsons at almost 2 years old stood for almost half an hour staring at the elephants at the zoo. We sat down and watched him in bemusement and only got him away by promising we'd come back. He was far too young to tell us what he was thinking. Perhaps he was an elephant in another life.

[Arkansas Granny]

6. How wonderful! They are such magnificent creatures.

Here is a video of two old friends meeting after a 20 year absence. This brings tears to my eyes every time I see it.

I don't understand how anyone can hunt them for sport (and I'm sure you know who I mean).

[demmiblue]

8. Gah... chopping onions here (every variety, twice)!

[panader0]

12. Damn--me too. I thought I was a tough guy.....

[Curmudgeoness]

25. I have watched that a hundred times.

I have shared it with more people than any other video. I first saw it on PBS then found it on YouTube and everyone I know has had to watch it. This is the most moving video I have ever seen. If anyone thinks that elephants are not intelligent, they need to see this.

[Arkansas Granny]

27. I first saw it on PBS and have watched it several times since. I cry every time.

[Ohiogal]

7. They are magnificent creatures, indeed

I was appalled and sickened at the photo of Donnie Jr. holding up the tail of an elephant, like a prize, that he cut off after one of his appalling safaris.

My wish was that a herd of angry elephants would have "taken care of him".

[zeusdogmom]

9. Notice where the baby elephant in the herd is located

Tucked in safely between the adults.

Love the way the elephants reach their trunks into the enclosure to touch and welcome the new sanctuary member.

[TomSlick]

13. Awwww!

[Botany]

14. And then we have this picture

[SCantiGOP]

16. a filthy excuse for a human being

[Botany]

17. If I could I would make that piece of filth walk into a heard of elephants waving that tail.

BTW I have hunted and fished for years and I find those pictures of the Trump
boys in Africa really vile.

[Angry Dragon]

21. he does not hunt.........he kills...............big difference

[Arkansas Granny]

28. That picture absolutely disgusts me.

[magicarpet]

15. Man has Dominion over wild life.....

...... exercising his God given right to mutilate and kill and defile nature.

[packman]

19. You must use the satire smilies or one can mistake your sarcasm

I really hate with a white hate that Bible "dominion" bullshit

[magicarpet]

24. Yes you're right.....

Christian Dominianist think nature is God's gift to man to plunder, ravage, and exploit.

Once man has gummed everything up God will return with Divine intervention and correct the mess man made - returning nature to it's former pristine beauty.

That is why nuclear and toxic waste are deemed by Fundi-Christians as being inconsequential - not worthy of concern and/or discussion.

God stands ready to fix all of man's blunders.

Have fun and be merry - freely rape the land for your pleasure and enjoyment.

[lucca18]

18. So beautiful......Thank you!

[wendyb-NC]

20. I love it! Elephants are amazing creatures.

I love their excitement, as they trek across their enclosure calling out loud to the orphaned baby elephant. Then they gather around the pen to look, and reach out to the new arrival.

[sinkingfeeling]

22. They are more humane than our so-called president. Smarter too!

[Laffy Kat]

23. Elephants live in a matriarchal community.

That little orphan will have loads of doting aunties!

[Eliot Rosewater]

26. If left up to the Trump's, Kushner's, these would all be wall ornaments.

[CatMor]

29. What amazing beautiful creatures they are....

how could anyone hunt them for sport or for ivory, it is heartless.

[pazzyanne]

30. Elephants are facinating, but

I have to admit if they came to greet me in that fashion, I would be terrified!

[B Stieg]

31. Grace

We all need it...