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Tiny elephant. (i.imgur.com)

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[–]pdxpogo 35 points36 points ago

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This is an elephant fetus. Full term baby elephants are much larger weigh ~200 lbs at birth. Elephant gestation is 22 months a calf stands 3 ft at the shoulder and stands within an hour of being born.

[–]LarryTheSatelliteGuy 2 points3 points ago

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why are its eyes open

[–]pdxpogo 15 points16 points ago

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you can die with your eyes open. More often then not you do.

[–]LarryTheSatelliteGuy 0 points1 point ago

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i am aware of this......the point is that why are its eyes developed that far

[–]pdxpogo 0 points1 point ago

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The eyes are formed early in the development of mammals. The human eye is complete by the end of the first trimester (12th week) and the elephant has their eyes by the seventh month. I'd say this elephant fetus is about 8 months of gestation, the ears have not migrated from the neck to the side of the head by the 10th month the ears will be in place.

[–]ex_ample 0 points1 point ago

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That's a fetus. It doesn't even have 'eyes' it has proto-eyes and there aren't any eyelids to open or close.

Anyone who's seen a photo of a fetus of any animal will recognize the black dots as the pre-eyes.

[–]pdxpogo -1 points0 points ago

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I think you need to study some more embryology.The eyes are formed by the end of the first third of the pregnancy. At about 7 months in the case of an elephant. Proto-eyes exist in the embryo stage of development.

[–]Tokeli 2 points3 points ago

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You ever see a baby of any kind be born alive with its open?

[–]saysfuckalot 0 points1 point ago

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The verb born indicates life. So being born alive is redundant.

All 3 of my children were born (alive) with their eyes open. Most mammals are born (alive) with their eyes open in fact.

[–]MsFrightlin 2 points3 points ago

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Most mammals can't open their eyes for 2 weeks after birth.

[–]LarryTheSatelliteGuy -1 points0 points ago

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my point exactly. If its so premature why does it have open eyes. It was never born clearly

[–]MsFrightlin 0 points1 point ago

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I'm assuming they just happened to be open when it died, elephants are born with them open so that means it had control over it eyes while inside the womb

[–]ex_ample -1 points0 points ago

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Again, it's a way undeveloped fetus. Eyelids hadn't grown in yet so there would be no way to close it's eyes.

[–]ex_ample -1 points0 points ago

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Wtf are you talking about? No one ever said it was born. The person you replied to said: "This is an elephant fetus." Early fetuses don't have eyelids.

[–]pdxpogo -1 points0 points ago

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You are thinking of cats and dogs and rodents. Ungulates all are born with their eyes open. As are cetaceans, primates, sirens.

[–]MsFrightlin 0 points1 point ago

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No shit. I never said ALL mammals.

[–]pdxpogo 0 points1 point ago

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You said most. We are talking about an ungulate (the tiny elephant).

You kiss your mother with that mouth?

[–]MsFrightlin 0 points1 point ago

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I know what ungulate means, I'm sure your mother is proud of your "big words"

[–]pdxpogo -1 points0 points ago

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ungulate isn't a big word it describes the class of animal an elephant is. It includes cattle deer bison pigs horses sheep goats hyrax rhinos hippos llamas alpacas zebra donkeys antelope elk moose giraffe. Even the duogong is an undulate.

Words exist for a reason why not use them?

[–]Codebender 1 point2 points ago

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Wrong!

Born is an adjective.

[–]saysfuckalot 0 points1 point ago

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Not if it's acting as a past participle.

[–]ex_ample 0 points1 point ago

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Because it's eyelids haven't developed yet?

[–]mimus09 0 points1 point ago

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Those aren't eyes. ಠ_ಠ

[–]classyGent69 1 point2 points ago

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So why's it out there?

[–]nikkip00t 24 points25 points ago

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Elephants can miscarry too?

[–]pdxpogo 4 points5 points ago

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misscarriage?

[–]tinkatiza 1 point2 points ago

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think he meant a still birth

[–]pdxpogo 2 points3 points ago

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Wasn't carried to term. Stillbirth is usually reserved for a full to near full-term baby that is born dead.

[–]tinkatiza 0 points1 point ago

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ahhh. must've used the wrong term. I dunno what the hell it's called

[–]ex_ample 0 points1 point ago

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It's called miscarriage.

[–]Howard_Beale -1 points0 points ago

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Check out the big brain on Marlin Perkins over here! :)

[–]pdxpogo 1 point2 points ago

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We have an elephant breeding program at the Portland zoo, we got to learn a lot about baby elephants here. We were treated to an actual birth on camera here.

[–]Howard_Beale 0 points1 point ago

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Cool.

[–]Toribor 63 points64 points ago

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What I thought my reaction was going to be.

What my reaction actually was.

[–]PatronofSnark 2 points3 points ago

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Goddamn bouncing nose drip!!

[–]vicaphit 13 points14 points ago

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Why do people keep reposting this dead elephant fetus?

[–]Th3Marauder 23 points24 points ago

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Aww, that sounds adorablAAH!! WHAT THE FUCK!?!?

[–]TeedleJay 4 points5 points ago

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The worst part about elephant abortion is that the mother never forgets.

[–]deathcomesilent 9 points10 points ago

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Is it even alive?

[–]FlightlessLobster 42 points43 points ago

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no.

Baby elephants are much bigger than that. You just awww'd at a fetus. creep.

[–]IIdsandsII 9 points10 points ago

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I never saw him awww, but apparently the thought of awwwing at this is in YOUR head! Creep!

[–]glasswing 4 points5 points ago

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I awww'ed at it. >.<

[–]SeparateCzechs 2 points3 points ago

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Wah. Gave me a sad.

[–]pics-or-didnt-happen 2 points3 points ago

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Again, this is not a baby elephant.

[–]Lil_Boots1 3 points4 points ago

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I looked at your second link thinking I'd see cute baby elephants, and then I noticed this. WTF?

[–]pics-or-didnt-happen 4 points5 points ago

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Don't blame me, I don't run the google.

[–]yunocucumber 1 point2 points ago

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Photoshop. Compare to pic in top left of same google image search.

[–]Lil_Boots1 0 points1 point ago

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No, I know, but it's definitely a WTF photoshop, or maybe more of a why on earth. I'm guessing an elephant-elephant seal mashup, but it was still pretty startling.

[–]FlareHeart -1 points0 points ago*

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Poachers...they cut off the trunks when cutting off the ivory. Why? I'm guessing to prevent the elephant from grabbing them with their trunks and to make the tusks easier to access.

http://blog.wildlife-pictures-online.com/tag/elephant-poaching/

Terrible.

EDIT: Really? The poster above me was asking WTF on the baby elephant with no tusks and no trunk. I provided an answer, thus contributing to the conversation. AHEM

[–]Lil_Boots1 0 points1 point ago

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Except for the part where the likelihood of the elephant surviving the massive hemorrhage is unlikely. Also, the photo is definitely a shopped version of the top left elephant and an elephant seal

[–]FlareHeart 0 points1 point ago

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'Shopped yes, but that doesn't change the fact that the chopping off of the trunks of elephants still happens in the name of poaching. The ('shopped) picture of the trunk-less elephant reminded me of it, that's all.

[–]clumsyturtle 4 points5 points ago

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Why is this picture back on reddit again? it's a dead elephant! not cute!

[–]deebSTR 4 points5 points ago

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ಠ_ಠ

[–]racistkramer 2 points3 points ago

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That's a delicacy where I come from.

[–]Squealio 8 points9 points ago

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Ewww elephant-bortion.

[–]sanswork 1 point2 points ago

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I guess thats pretty tiny :/

[–]trust_the_corps 1 point2 points ago

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Is that a fat little dick or a fat little belly button?

[–]SlipperyWhenWet5 1 point2 points ago

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My Biology teacher has several dead baby animals in jars in her cupboard in class, one is a cow from a slaughtered adult cow that had it in it's body after they cut it open.

They're fascinating and creepy at the same time.

[–]AllDesperadoStation 2 points3 points ago

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ABORT!

[–]bravotaco 1 point2 points ago

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It's a boy! And what a boy…

[–]KeepForgettingLogin 7 points8 points ago

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Never heard of an umbilical cord?

[–]yayweb21 7 points8 points ago

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Of course. It means penis, right?

[–]Tattycakes 0 points1 point ago

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I didn't even notice that until you mentioned it. You're kinda weird =/ Also, could it be part of the umbilical?

[–]ElephantTeeth 0 points1 point ago

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I feel bad that that's the first thing I noticed.

[–]Treeeesa 0 points1 point ago

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I would love to have one of those bottled up in a jar

[–]Howard_Beale 0 points1 point ago

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Tiny dead elephant. WTF? I don't want to see that shit!

[–]LadyBrecky 0 points1 point ago

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I'm more creeped out that they are holding that.

[–]JewCosby 0 points1 point ago

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and would you look at the size of that willy

[–]TehBastage 0 points1 point ago

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Fucking fuck that's the third time (on the third site!) that I've stumbled on this damn picture today.

[–]captainclomet 0 points1 point ago

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FWIW, he was pretty hung.

[–]gary0ak -1 points0 points ago

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This reminds me of Disney's Dumbo.. "Pink Elephants, Pink Elephants, Pink Elephants on Parade" :]

[–]gliscameria -2 points-1 points ago

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Is there any way that we can ruin them genetically so that we can have tiny little elephant abominations?

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