That's an older elephant who's been socialized to humans, so it's naturally more mellow, but with a younger male in the wild, a freak-out is pretty likely. So call it confirmed, and be grateful you didn't get a real demonstration of an elephant going rogue.
i think the elephant knows that mouse is also a living thing and does not want to harm it because it is not a danger for him. we humans do the same with small animals when we see them. we do not want to squash them so we avoid just like elephant did with the mouse and i am sure he would do the same with other small animals if it can see them.
Elephants are not afraid of mice specifically. They are, like many other species, afraid of things they have not seen before. Circus elephans however, whom have seen mice before, are not afraid of them.
I'd rather say that elephants are social animals and prefer to give other animals their space. Also, maybe elephants are just as unaware of their size as dogs are.
What would be more interesting is if they test not just mouse, but other animals, like a rabbit, or a weasel. Cuz maybe the elephant is simply reacting to a living creature, not specific to a mouse.
@h057il3 I dont think its size per se, I would definitely prefer a six foot mouse to a six foot spider. Arachnids.. It might be size combined with difference in anatomy, but in elephants vs mice, theyre not all that different. You know, besides the huge tusks, tons in weight difference and japanese nose appendage :p
Hate the way you wrote it down (negative), but you could be right on the "science"part. Mice seem to like Elephant pooh and they are know to transfer disease. Maybe they know ?
A Dutch zoo took in a stray kitten and placed it in the Elephant quarters to fend of the mice. The Elephants excepted it presence.Maybe they just dont like the little buggers ;)
You might say "well put a mouse there maybe the accept ! " true but it is strange isnt it ? ;)
@IDBTitanosaurus I've heard some theory that says elephants are afraid of mouse going up to their trunk. See how elephant at 0:08 pulls his trunk away.
I heard somewhere that they're afraid of mice not because of it being unusual, but because it's small and they don't want to accidentally step on it and kill it.
lol what they dont realize is that the elephant was afraid of stomping on the mouse and killing it... he wasnt afraid of it... elephants are gentle animals they dont intend on hurtin other animals
@jimm3ron That actually makes a lot of sense. However if they ARE afraid of mice, I would suppose it's for the same reason humans are afraid of spiders; because of the substantial difference in size.
@jimm3ron That's ridiculous. Have you ever seen animal planet? Elephants can be very violent and dangerous, specially when the males are in heat. I'm not even talking about humans provoking them, I mean with other elephants and other animals. I'm not saying they randomly attack. But the fact that they're "gentle animals" is not true.
@Nekawaii set your comments and your thought straight... you say something then you say im not saying 4 times... then you agree with me but not in an agreeing way... just dont bother posting comments
@jimm3ron My thought is straight. I was talking about your "gentle animals" comment. I didn't make a thesis out of ALL the comments you make about elephants. I simply stated the fact that the "elephants are gentle animals" is untrue. Don't take it personal, chill, dude.
How about they test the elephant with a small rabbit and see if it gets scared or not. It has nothing to do with the movement or the mouse, but something a live being in front of it and the elephant changing its direction.
Not much different than horses. I've worked with horses and even dissected a few. Their brain will fit your palm, yet they weigh 1200lbs and are packed with muscle and will spook at the smallest things unless they have been exposed to the thing over and over and become desensitized to it/them.
... Elephants are some of the most intelligent animals, they can recognize themselves in a mirror, realize when a member of the herd dies, "revere" elephant bones by caressing them and being silent near them, use tools etc.
Their brains weigh about 5kg/11lbs and their intelligence is often compared to that of cetaceans and nonhuman primates.
It's likely they're just afraid the small animal is poisonous, or mice are a just a strange creature to them and they're being cautious.
@kaalund89 I've never seen an elephant cautious to any other animal, in fact I've seen them chase other animals. Elephants also have poor eyesight, so they can't see a tiny thread of string, and the string was released five whole seconds before the elephant made the sharp turn. Last and certainly least, there are many mice in the African continent, even the veldts.
Adam Savage talked the origins of testing this myth and why it didn't get tested as much as it should have. Apparently they were trapped in South Africa trying to film sharks myths but couldn't because of bad seas. They needed to film something to justify staying down there so they came up with this myth to test. They went to the pet shop and then to the elephant preserve absolutely convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that they would leave with a flattened mouse. SURPRISE!
Elephants are smart enough to avoid strange animals, unless they're cornered or have no choice but to fight. It makes sense from an evolutionary standpoint. They have nothing to gain from a confrontation, and some small animals, like certain snakes, can be poisonous enough to even make an elephant sick or die.
@logik316 Also, how can we (or they) be sure that what the elephants felt right there was fear? Maybe they didn't want to kill the poor little mousy by accidentally stepping on it. If I saw a mouse on the floor I certainly wouldn't be scared, but I would definitely step aside to avoid killing it. They should try this experiment with other small animals to see what happens.
But in nature the most common initial reaction to being suddenly confronted by an unfamiliar animal is to either get away from it, or fight it off. More complex behaviors based on curiosity and compassion don't come into play until one has first had a chance to observe and assess the situation for a moment to determine if there's any danger.
@logik316 LOL! From an evolutionary stand point? One can easily say the elephant's reaction to a tiny animal is the exact opposite of what would be expected if macro evolution were true.
@inswoon I said MACRO not Micro. I don't think you even know the difference. There was nothing nonsensical about my response . It was not a rebuttal. There is a distinction. A rebuttal would include specific details , facts and a lengthy forum to challenge your position. Something you tube does not provide. I simply responded that this video presents a better case for the lack of evolution. It's hard to apply the marquee "The survival of the fittest" to a mouse!
@inswoon Excuse me? Macro-evolution is micro-evolution plus time? Well, you've won! I have no "rebuttal" for your definition of Macro-evolution. So an example of micro-evolution in the automotive industry might be a Toyota and a Lexus.. Same foundation, but with minor improvements the Toyota becomes a Lexus. Now,according to your definition, given enough time, the Lexus would become a Mercedes.. or possibly a train or eventually a plane.. Given enough time anything is possible!
@Watthiman Why would the Lexus have to evolve into a completely different car brand? Can't it just evolve into a better Lexus? Isn't that how evolution works? An attempt at perfection? A perfect Lexus would certainly not be a Mercedes, because it wouldn't be a Lexus anymore.
@IAMNOTAHUMANIC EXACTLY !!!!! You understand perfectly but you don't know it. This is the difference between micro- evolution (accepted as fact) and MACRO-evolution (most assuredly NOT accepted as fact). To answer your question, Assuming MACRO-evolution is a fact, the Lexus would HAVE to evolve into a completely different car brand. Changes WITHIN a species or automobile brand is micro-evolution. Becoming a completely different specie or car brand is MACRO-evolution, which does not exist.
@IAMNOTAHUMANINC I was illustration the differences between micro-evolution (accepted as fact) and MACRO-evolution (most assuredly Not accepted as fact).. The Lexus would HAVE to change into another brand if macro-evolution exists. A change within it's own brand would be an example of micro-evolution. Darwin himself had increasing doubts as to the validity of his views and it is only micro-evolution , a small part of Darwin's theory, that has scientific support today.
@Watthiman Since we are using cars as an analogy...
Lexus is not a species, because within Lexus exist cars so different they cannot possibly be the same species. Lexus is a family. The IS300 is a specific species of a sedan, which partakes of the Lexus family. Like the primate family, monkey family or cat family, etc. The mustang is a specific species of mammal, which partakes of the mammal family. It is still part of the Equidae family.
@Watthiman A specific kind of sub species of horse, is like a different year of Lexus IS300, or a Lexus IS300 with different options. Macro evolution is the result of micro-evolution.
@logik316 sorry to contradict your expertise but that's not the real reason, elephants know that Mice run the universe; Fact: everyone whose read 'The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy' knows this ... .
Elephants, as a rule, as freaked out by things they don't know or understand. Give a mouse and an elephant a few hours together and they just ignore each other. I think if you showed an elephant a remote control car, it'd be scared of that too
While this is a really interesting and fun experiment, I don't think that it is 100% sound on the part of science. Firstly, they never defined in detail what fear is so there is a lot of misinterpretation on the part of the viewer. Science is a precise thing with very thorough definitions, you can't really say surprise and try to pass that off as fear. If I was walking and I saw a mound of shit roll over and a mouse come from under it, I would walk around it too and not because I'm afraid.
Elephants often communicate and produce very low frequency sounds that humans cant hear. same is true about mice, such noise produced under distress by the mouse under might be the reason for this. its a very crude experiment nonetheless interesting.
@conduke I am a woman and i'm not afraid of MICE (not mouses). I actually breed them for a pet shop. So, there you go, i just busted your sexist myth. LOL
@Pist0npants they shoudl try it with some other small animal, like. . . .a kitten or puppy, or tarantula something like that and see if the elephant does go another way
@radumold1 I was just about to say the same thing. I think animals naturally avoid unusual and strange things. Out of the ordinary tends to be bad. Like the vivid colors of many poisonous animals.
@EwePeopleRsheeple Lol! I was just thinking the same thing and then saw your post. Of course, we stupid people anthropomorphize our fear of mice onto an elephant, but we won't afford them the right to have emotional lives b/c that would be anthropomorphic.
Maybe the myth busters should dispel the myth that humans are worth a shit.
i agree with what you said about the elephant moving out of the way so is didn't cruh the mouse, but why the hell do you think humans aren't worth a shit?
@Zanmatt2g - Do I really need to explain that? I thought it was implied through the reality that we don't use our brains, but still think ourselves superior to all other life on the planet b/c of our brains. Aside from that, have you seen what we've done to the planet lately? We're so smart and superior that we're going to make ourselves extinct, but not before we destroy everything else in our wake.
You're not the least bit disillusioned with the human species yet, really?
Hmmm... so we are the only advanced species we know if in our universe, we came to be by hundreds of big mistakes and lucky events that were extremely rare... and we're stupid. What do you expect us to do, go live in caves?
@Zanmatt2g -We're so advanced, but we still can't live peacefully and sustainably? Huh? Forget we destroy everything in the name of profit and greed, let's just focus on our big brains. Brilliant!
Yes, we're fucking stupid - we lack emotional intelligence, maturity, humility, empathy, compassion, insight, foresight... We're robots with big brains. Whippee! At least we can console ourselves, should we ever wake from our stupor, that we're "advanced."
@Zanmatt2g What the fuck is your point, or do you even have one? You still don't see it? Or just can't argue it? I vote for the latter.
You think we're advanced, but you can't explain why we act like freakin' morons by destroying each other and the only planet we have. And if someone points it out, you think it's an advocation for mass suicide? Tell me again how advanced we all are? So far, you're just making my argument for me. Go away little mousie, you're scaring me...
@suthrnreject Look, it's human nature to be violent, just look at our relatives; the apes. If you don't like it, you can take your life, fine by me. But I don't think our nature will ever change. If you're christian, blame god. If you're atheist, blame evolution.
@VonTavast - HUH? What is wrong with you people? Don't answer, it was rhetorical. Why does a criticism of the human species entail in your minds that I'm advocating suicide???? R U so sheeplike that the mere suggestion of it by someone else as sheeply as you causes you to glom onto the idea without giving it a second thought? What the fuck???
Please, point out where I ever said I intended to take my life. PLEASE!!
@suthrnreject No you don't get it. You seem to be so hateful towards the human race even though you are a human yourself. You almost seem to love to criticize humanity. So what I'm saying is, if you hate humanity so much, you're welcome to take your life, you'll be doing a favor.
@VonTavast-Not even a decent try at a save. But let's examine our accomplishments, and u tell me which one endears u to us the most: The Inquisition, The Crusades, The Witch Hunts, Native American Genocide by Conquistadores and Pioneers, et al, slavery, WWI, WWII, Rwanda, Uganda, Viet Nam, Chernobyl, 3 Mile Island, Exxon Valdez, Bosnia and ethnic cleansing, Gulf Oil spill....I can keep going forever, but u get the picture. Pick your favorite, and just for fun, see if even u can add one!!!
@suthrnreject ''-Not even a decent try at a save.''. Wow I like how you try so hard to humiliate people making yourself look smart. Aaand we're back to this pointless arguement. See? So much hate towards the human race. It's in our nature to be violent, and clearly you haven't accepted that yet. You also seem to forget that this was not the people who chose. You see, there were a King, a Pope, a Dictator etc. behind all that.
@VonTavast - Why thank you! But really, I don't look smart at your expense - you just don't get it, or choose not to - not my fault. Hatred? No. Disappointment, disillusionment, disgust - yes. It's not in our nature, it's in our heads b/c we're intellectually lazy and refuse to learn from our history, let alone the present. People are always choosing through their complicity. We could demand better, but we don't. Kings and dictators are made and allowed - think GWB. Get the picture yet?
@suthrnreject Hatred? Yes. Not in our nature to be violent? I'll tell ya if we would never be violent, we would never even exist. Kings and dictators are made, but the people don't get to throw them off the ''throne'' do they?
@VonTavast - Hatred? Okay then, if you say so! Gee, you're good at this... There are plenty of nonviolent creatures that exist. Hmmm...how did that happen if violence is a requirement for existence?? You miss the point anyway, which is what I'd expect from the average nonthinking, incapable-of-critical-thought human.
Whatever, you're boring the shit out of me now...
@fofarabs Mice and rodents carry diseases. It stands to reason that over time elephants have evolved to know that mice are dangerous and can cause sickness and death. Which is why they avoid them, it is a natural adaptation. If you step on a rodent, you carry all those diseases on your foot (and can make yourself sick), and/or can then track those diseases to your young.
They go through all the trouble of getting two elephants and only bring one fucking mouse.
ModelOrange 1 week ago
I think it's just about respect small animals, and Elephant will do the same with another small animals, show us another small animals to judge
serajstyle 2 weeks ago
The elephant have the poor brain.
blazin2233 1 month ago
That's an older elephant who's been socialized to humans, so it's naturally more mellow, but with a younger male in the wild, a freak-out is pretty likely. So call it confirmed, and be grateful you didn't get a real demonstration of an elephant going rogue.
enkephalin07 1 month ago
I want Adam's duster.
enkephalin07 1 month ago
i think the elephant knows that mouse is also a living thing and does not want to harm it because it is not a danger for him. we humans do the same with small animals when we see them. we do not want to squash them so we avoid just like elephant did with the mouse and i am sure he would do the same with other small animals if it can see them.
Tonenciuc 1 month ago 6
@Tonenciuc i agree with your statement
noobz4u2 2 weeks ago
Elephants are not afraid of mice specifically. They are, like many other species, afraid of things they have not seen before. Circus elephans however, whom have seen mice before, are not afraid of them.
Kimma2009 2 months ago
I'd rather say that elephants are social animals and prefer to give other animals their space. Also, maybe elephants are just as unaware of their size as dogs are.
DrummerRF 2 months ago
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blazin2233 2 months ago
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What would be more interesting is if they test not just mouse, but other animals, like a rabbit, or a weasel. Cuz maybe the elephant is simply reacting to a living creature, not specific to a mouse.
Casshyr 2 months ago
He's actually too merciful to crush him
Conako 3 months ago
I really hope that mouse that was crawling on that dudes face and in his mouth at the end wasn't the same mouse under that elephant shit lmao nasty
purepisco 4 months ago
or maybe they hate the color white, lol.
next time try another color and another species, like a squirrel, a spider, platypus, duck, cats, lolcats...
quelorepario 4 months ago
I think its cause they are afraid the mice/mouse would go in there trunk and those evil bastards would try ! THUMBS UP FOR OTHERS !!
prasiegod1 4 months ago
@snonicblue150 are you living in an emo island or something? They are completely normal.
Dlowz 4 months ago
How about that? Looks like "do elephants afraid of mice"!!!
shinystuffff 5 months ago 2
@h057il3 I dont think its size per se, I would definitely prefer a six foot mouse to a six foot spider. Arachnids.. It might be size combined with difference in anatomy, but in elephants vs mice, theyre not all that different. You know, besides the huge tusks, tons in weight difference and japanese nose appendage :p
GydoKamst 6 months ago
Was'nt scared just cousious,gentle giants!!!
CraptinPants76 6 months ago
@CeepWatchin or rather nice pop culture you have there, mister.
w0merc 6 months ago
one of the coolest episodes ever!
kehrer1993 6 months ago
2:00 No....just...no. xD
xKilaxChanx 7 months ago 5
Protip to survive in the Savannah:
To protect from elephants, take a mouse!
Zmaster6030 7 months ago
Elephants like Mythbusters more than mice xD epic.
RMJ1984 7 months ago
... poisenous snake, therefore they move.
The same result in this video, could have been acomplished with a puppy, or a radio.
Also, this is just bad "science", Doing this 3 or 4 times, is nowhere enough.
Also, they should have used other kinds of animals, or objects than just one mouse.
Elephants are not afraid of mice...
Frederik95Kirk 7 months ago
@Frederik95Kirk
Hate the way you wrote it down (negative), but you could be right on the "science"part. Mice seem to like Elephant pooh and they are know to transfer disease. Maybe they know ?
A Dutch zoo took in a stray kitten and placed it in the Elephant quarters to fend of the mice. The Elephants excepted it presence.Maybe they just dont like the little buggers ;)
You might say "well put a mouse there maybe the accept ! " true but it is strange isnt it ? ;)
MrRizikoo 6 months ago
I got the link from this from the website Videnskaben.dk (Something along science.dk).
They answer questions from their users, and this was one question.
They talked to several experts, and this is the short version of the answer:
Yes and no...
An elephant is not scared of mice, at all.
However if they doesn't notice the mouse, but can hear it, they may get freaked out, and move because of one reason:
They aren't benefitting from going into battle, and for all they know, the noise was a....
Frederik95Kirk 7 months ago
elephants are pussies
bostonewyork1 7 months ago
@bostonewyork1 But large numbers of humans are also afraid of mice. So what's the point?
typomanbros 7 months ago
@typomanbros Yes. People who are afraid of mice are pussies. What's your point?
bostonewyork1 7 months ago
Elephant: "Plausible! I'm terrified!"
DJBiv788 7 months ago
That is my request! Yeah! I wrote in to ask that question;) Sweet!.. Would like to have seen them use a brown mouse ..maybe next time? :) Cross
netbouy 8 months ago
this just makes me love elephants even more
raider2661 8 months ago
ja pierdole :D
bartikaPL 9 months ago
He put the mouse in a piece of shit. And then put it on his mouth.
Grimarani 9 months ago 42
@Grimarani He's got dung fever ;) dont judge him lol
TerraToxik 4 months ago
@Grimarani buahahaha
UBARRET 4 months ago
elephants know a pile of crap isn't supposto move, that poor guy was prob like wtf, I'll just go around
davecharlesries 9 months ago
Plausible, not true. We don't and likely cannot know, why the elephant was cautious with the mouse.
IDBTitanosaurus 10 months ago
@IDBTitanosaurus I've heard some theory that says elephants are afraid of mouse going up to their trunk. See how elephant at 0:08 pulls his trunk away.
atlachanacha 10 months ago
Wow haha it's awesome
estsahg 10 months ago
they're afraid the mouse will crawl up it's nose
wdp11683 10 months ago
they shouldve tested if elephants are afraid of a Minigun mounted on an SUV
quentin98765 10 months ago
Poor elephants. Such great creatures associated with the dumb Republican party.
3rkid2 10 months ago
هههههههههههههههه كفو يالفار
alr3odi 11 months ago
i love mythbusters!
MaybellineK 11 months ago
Elephant 1 to Elephant 2
ITS A TRAP!!
aceous99 11 months ago 3
what if the elephant wasnt afraid of the mouse, would it just trample over it?
itsLucinda 11 months ago
maby its scared it will get in its trunk
fifakiri 11 months ago
what pussies lmfao
CoolTris728 11 months ago
why does the elephant sound like a horse?
Bishop1293 11 months ago
mebeh the elephant is just trying not to harm teh mouse?
or, the mouse is poisonous
yeah....that's probably it
OpinionatedAussie 11 months ago
and for our next experiment, we'll shoot a fish with a gattling gun!
How typical...
smthsmthcool 11 months ago
Why are there loon calls in the desert.. fuuuu
esteinworth 11 months ago
mabye he doesent want to step on it
gareler 11 months ago
im looking at the comments but soo many of them are to long.
lilpanagos07 11 months ago
0:07 "WHAAAAT DA FUCK IS THAAAAT "
iequezada 11 months ago
makes sense, humans are like 1000 times the size of a spider but people are afraid of them, and it's not becase we are afraid to step on them.
ninjawizard0 11 months ago
Im pretty sure the elephant moves away because mice tend to eat into their legs.
drasl 1 year ago
Oh. My. Goodness. Elephants ARE THE CUTEST ANIMALS EVER!!! I want to pet one's trunk!
peanutbutterswirl 1 year ago
I heard somewhere that they're afraid of mice not because of it being unusual, but because it's small and they don't want to accidentally step on it and kill it.
megakid39 1 year ago 4
@megakid39 That makes the most sense to me too. Elephants are intelligent and kind creatures.
merkaba48 1 year ago
@merkaba48 I know right? Did you know that Elephants honor and visit their dead relatives?
megakid39 11 months ago
Maybe they were just afraid of stepping on them?
hcoll 1 year ago 3
lol what they dont realize is that the elephant was afraid of stomping on the mouse and killing it... he wasnt afraid of it... elephants are gentle animals they dont intend on hurtin other animals
jimm3ron 1 year ago 80
@jimm3ron That's what I was thinking too. They were being careful, not afraid.
porkfat 1 year ago
@jimm3ron That actually makes a lot of sense. However if they ARE afraid of mice, I would suppose it's for the same reason humans are afraid of spiders; because of the substantial difference in size.
H057IL3 11 months ago 3
@jimm3ron they are the second deadliest animal on the planet
first: Hippo
labrados12345 10 months ago
@jimm3ron That's ridiculous. Have you ever seen animal planet? Elephants can be very violent and dangerous, specially when the males are in heat. I'm not even talking about humans provoking them, I mean with other elephants and other animals. I'm not saying they randomly attack. But the fact that they're "gentle animals" is not true.
Nekawaii 10 months ago
@Nekawaii set your comments and your thought straight... you say something then you say im not saying 4 times... then you agree with me but not in an agreeing way... just dont bother posting comments
jimm3ron 10 months ago
@jimm3ron My thought is straight. I was talking about your "gentle animals" comment. I didn't make a thesis out of ALL the comments you make about elephants. I simply stated the fact that the "elephants are gentle animals" is untrue. Don't take it personal, chill, dude.
Nekawaii 10 months ago
@jimm3ron you clearly have never seen elephants attack other animals
litojonny 5 months ago
@jimm3ron maybe, we'll never know. Unless we find a way to talk with elephants.
Dlowz 4 months ago
@jimm3ron You realize that elephants are actually quite aggressive in the wild?
hugmesillypeople 3 months ago
they ARENT scared of mice -_- theyre scared of this random thing that looks like 1
jakiejohn123456789 1 year ago
How about they test the elephant with a small rabbit and see if it gets scared or not. It has nothing to do with the movement or the mouse, but something a live being in front of it and the elephant changing its direction.
EAVTRONICS 1 year ago
Not much different than horses. I've worked with horses and even dissected a few. Their brain will fit your palm, yet they weigh 1200lbs and are packed with muscle and will spook at the smallest things unless they have been exposed to the thing over and over and become desensitized to it/them.
Elul205770 1 year ago
@Elul205770
... Elephants are some of the most intelligent animals, they can recognize themselves in a mirror, realize when a member of the herd dies, "revere" elephant bones by caressing them and being silent near them, use tools etc.
Their brains weigh about 5kg/11lbs and their intelligence is often compared to that of cetaceans and nonhuman primates.
It's likely they're just afraid the small animal is poisonous, or mice are a just a strange creature to them and they're being cautious.
UserNameForYeeTube 1 year ago
elephants are black so yeah, it's going to be afraid of a white mouse
AnonHateMachine 1 year ago
@AnonHateMachine STFU
Nopalesasados 1 year ago
okay, maybe it's not totally true, but it's fun to watch! :D
nippe011 1 year ago
Well I'll be damned.
ariandynas 1 year ago
Come on. This is so fake... The elephants are afraid because:
1) wild elephants are not used to mice; in the zoo, they live together,
and 2) the sudden movement of the string and the hidding place being lifted, made the elephant retreat.
This video shows only that elephants are cautious animals!!
kaalund89 1 year ago
@kaalund89 I've never seen an elephant cautious to any other animal, in fact I've seen them chase other animals. Elephants also have poor eyesight, so they can't see a tiny thread of string, and the string was released five whole seconds before the elephant made the sharp turn. Last and certainly least, there are many mice in the African continent, even the veldts.
Futacy 1 year ago
Adam Savage talked the origins of testing this myth and why it didn't get tested as much as it should have. Apparently they were trapped in South Africa trying to film sharks myths but couldn't because of bad seas. They needed to film something to justify staying down there so they came up with this myth to test. They went to the pet shop and then to the elephant preserve absolutely convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that they would leave with a flattened mouse. SURPRISE!
Bromopar 1 year ago 3
bullshit
evilboyPL 1 year ago
Elephants are smart enough to avoid strange animals, unless they're cornered or have no choice but to fight. It makes sense from an evolutionary standpoint. They have nothing to gain from a confrontation, and some small animals, like certain snakes, can be poisonous enough to even make an elephant sick or die.
logik316 1 year ago 75
@logik316 Still funny though.
TheTallBeverage 1 year ago
@logik316 Also, how can we (or they) be sure that what the elephants felt right there was fear? Maybe they didn't want to kill the poor little mousy by accidentally stepping on it. If I saw a mouse on the floor I certainly wouldn't be scared, but I would definitely step aside to avoid killing it. They should try this experiment with other small animals to see what happens.
iWatchinTubes 11 months ago
@iWatchinTubes
But in nature the most common initial reaction to being suddenly confronted by an unfamiliar animal is to either get away from it, or fight it off. More complex behaviors based on curiosity and compassion don't come into play until one has first had a chance to observe and assess the situation for a moment to determine if there's any danger.
logik316 11 months ago
@logik316 LOL! From an evolutionary stand point? One can easily say the elephant's reaction to a tiny animal is the exact opposite of what would be expected if macro evolution were true.
Watthiman 11 months ago
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@Watthiman
Great, yet another hillbilly creationist opens his half-educated piehole. Take your god and shove it.
logik316 11 months ago
@Watthiman Your "rebuttal" is nonsensical. And, microevolution is an absolute fact.
inswoon 11 months ago
@inswoon I said MACRO not Micro. I don't think you even know the difference. There was nothing nonsensical about my response . It was not a rebuttal. There is a distinction. A rebuttal would include specific details , facts and a lengthy forum to challenge your position. Something you tube does not provide. I simply responded that this video presents a better case for the lack of evolution. It's hard to apply the marquee "The survival of the fittest" to a mouse!
Watthiman 11 months ago
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inswoon 11 months ago
@Watthiman Macro is micro plus time. Rebuttals don't need to contain details, merely a contradiction.
inswoon 11 months ago
@inswoon Excuse me? Macro-evolution is micro-evolution plus time? Well, you've won! I have no "rebuttal" for your definition of Macro-evolution. So an example of micro-evolution in the automotive industry might be a Toyota and a Lexus.. Same foundation, but with minor improvements the Toyota becomes a Lexus. Now,according to your definition, given enough time, the Lexus would become a Mercedes.. or possibly a train or eventually a plane.. Given enough time anything is possible!
Watthiman 11 months ago
@Watthiman Cars aren't biological. The comparison, and your incorrectly assigned principles have no relation with evolution whatsoever.
inswoon 11 months ago
@inswoon Well, actually everything evolves in this entire universe, not just biological entities. Why? Because it is not static, its dynamic.
IAMNOTAHUMANINC 11 months ago
@IAMNOTAHUMANINC Our original argument was microevolution - which is mutating allele frequencies.
inswoon 11 months ago
@Watthiman Why would the Lexus have to evolve into a completely different car brand? Can't it just evolve into a better Lexus? Isn't that how evolution works? An attempt at perfection? A perfect Lexus would certainly not be a Mercedes, because it wouldn't be a Lexus anymore.
IAMNOTAHUMANINC 11 months ago
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@IAMNOTAHUMANIC EXACTLY !!!!! You understand perfectly but you don't know it. This is the difference between micro- evolution (accepted as fact) and MACRO-evolution (most assuredly NOT accepted as fact). To answer your question, Assuming MACRO-evolution is a fact, the Lexus would HAVE to evolve into a completely different car brand. Changes WITHIN a species or automobile brand is micro-evolution. Becoming a completely different specie or car brand is MACRO-evolution, which does not exist.
Watthiman 11 months ago
@IAMNOTAHUMANINC I was illustration the differences between micro-evolution (accepted as fact) and MACRO-evolution (most assuredly Not accepted as fact).. The Lexus would HAVE to change into another brand if macro-evolution exists. A change within it's own brand would be an example of micro-evolution. Darwin himself had increasing doubts as to the validity of his views and it is only micro-evolution , a small part of Darwin's theory, that has scientific support today.
Watthiman 11 months ago
@Watthiman Since we are using cars as an analogy...
Lexus is not a species, because within Lexus exist cars so different they cannot possibly be the same species. Lexus is a family. The IS300 is a specific species of a sedan, which partakes of the Lexus family. Like the primate family, monkey family or cat family, etc. The mustang is a specific species of mammal, which partakes of the mammal family. It is still part of the Equidae family.
IAMNOTAHUMANINC 11 months ago
@IAMNOTAHUMANINC Specific species of mammal which partakes of the Equidae family** lol typo
IAMNOTAHUMANINC 11 months ago
@Watthiman A specific kind of sub species of horse, is like a different year of Lexus IS300, or a Lexus IS300 with different options. Macro evolution is the result of micro-evolution.
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inswoon 11 months ago
@Watthiman And, his hypothesis only encompasses the elephants evolutionary lineage and not the mice. He simply mentioned it to state his position.
inswoon 11 months ago
@logik316 sorry to contradict your expertise but that's not the real reason, elephants know that Mice run the universe; Fact: everyone whose read 'The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy' knows this ... .
HeLpLOstGOdAny1 5 months ago 2
Y did he put the mouse on his mouth
"Publicity stunt?????
Touqeee 1 year ago
@Touqeee
Because he could. At least he didn't do an Ozzie Osborne on the mouse.
logik316 1 year ago
could it be the elephants are just worried about a small animal running up their trunks???
highbreedo 1 year ago
one of the reasons is that they are afraid that mice may get into their trunks
redarrowhead2 1 year ago
i don't think that they are afraid, elephants are really careful with their feet and was probably scared of standing on the mouse
NatalyaNeidhart 1 year ago
The mice is Al Qaeda, The elephant is the US.
Segador128 1 year ago
I think it's worried about the mouse going inside its trunk?
dxvxvx 1 year ago
Back away for thy holy mouse!
Cyproduction 1 year ago
Um, I'm not sure if anyone has said this yet, but did he just touch a ball of DUNG?
PsychoticBibliophile 1 year ago
good shit lol
gerkky678 1 year ago
The mouse did well not to shit itself I reckon.
crocfme 1 year ago
Elephants, as a rule, as freaked out by things they don't know or understand. Give a mouse and an elephant a few hours together and they just ignore each other. I think if you showed an elephant a remote control car, it'd be scared of that too
Tareltonlives 1 year ago
While this is a really interesting and fun experiment, I don't think that it is 100% sound on the part of science. Firstly, they never defined in detail what fear is so there is a lot of misinterpretation on the part of the viewer. Science is a precise thing with very thorough definitions, you can't really say surprise and try to pass that off as fear. If I was walking and I saw a mound of shit roll over and a mouse come from under it, I would walk around it too and not because I'm afraid.
13loodLord 1 year ago
don't you mean ARE elephants afraid of mice? lol
mythbusters28 1 year ago
is a mental state, no small enemies, is the same as a human be afraid of a cockroach, an insect-specific, or the same mice
why should it be different in animals, whether human beings are supposedly reasonable fear animals very small, that animals do not?
xlcyruslx 1 year ago
There is nothing strange, why some people are scared from spiders and etc.?
tsoikova 1 year ago
Elephants often communicate and produce very low frequency sounds that humans cant hear. same is true about mice, such noise produced under distress by the mouse under might be the reason for this. its a very crude experiment nonetheless interesting.
sushanalone 1 year ago
The elephant wasn't freaked out,
he just didn't want to hurt something that was 1000 times smaller .__.
I say that elephant will go to Heaven (:
2001ALS2008 1 year ago
woman are afraid of mouses!!!
conduke 1 year ago
@conduke MICE, not mouses. and no, i'm a woman and i breed mice to sell them. lol
AnitaCheesecake 1 year ago
@AnitaCheesecake KKKKKKK you are completely right!!!.......thanks for the english lesson.....
conduke 1 year ago
@conduke I am a woman and i'm not afraid of MICE (not mouses). I actually breed them for a pet shop. So, there you go, i just busted your sexist myth. LOL
AnitaCheesecake 1 year ago
That is probably because it's a female elephant. Now try a male elephant. You might get a different reaction.
Runaholism 1 year ago
lol This definetly reminds me of tom and jerry XP
tanvirsarker 1 year ago
afraid or just trying to not kill something they recognize as another living animal?
michealhunt001 1 year ago
It looks too funny! HUGE animal vs TINY animal, TINY WINS! lofl
ClayCGP 1 year ago
i love mythbusters, but they're acting like idiots on this one. The elephant clearly doesn't want to crush it.
Pist0npants 1 year ago
@Pist0npants they shoudl try it with some other small animal, like. . . .a kitten or puppy, or tarantula something like that and see if the elephant does go another way
atgblue1 1 year ago
@atgblue1
its not the size...its the high pitch noise the mouse makes..the elephant is sensitive to it
RemusLupo 1 year ago
Stupid people would say it didn't want to step on it
TRiicKz1000 1 year ago
2:03 er you could of bitten its legs off or its head
Zanmatt2g 1 year ago
maybe elephant are afraid of mouse because is white mouse.
where in Africa elephant can find a white mouse
radumold1 1 year ago 18
@radumold1 darn' racist elephants
ThyJubinator 1 year ago
@radumold1
You racists bastard!
id493337 1 year ago
@radumold1 lol what?
lalz246810 1 year ago
@radumold1
Those Elephants must be racist!
DJJaus 1 year ago
@DJJaus All animals are racist! XD
IggyHazard 1 year ago
@radumold1 maybe its raciest elephant ?
ssx47 1 year ago
@radumold1 I was just about to say the same thing. I think animals naturally avoid unusual and strange things. Out of the ordinary tends to be bad. Like the vivid colors of many poisonous animals.
avada0 1 year ago
Woah :o How come?
Lexigiggles 1 year ago
elephants are afraid of mice because if the mouse decided to go in the elephant's trunk, then it would get stuck and die
supergenius1994 1 year ago
Has anybody stopped to think that the Elephant didn't want to hurt the mouse, and that he moved out of the way as so not to step on it?
EwePeopleRsheeple 1 year ago 3
@EwePeopleRsheeple Lol! I was just thinking the same thing and then saw your post. Of course, we stupid people anthropomorphize our fear of mice onto an elephant, but we won't afford them the right to have emotional lives b/c that would be anthropomorphic.
Maybe the myth busters should dispel the myth that humans are worth a shit.
suthrnreject 1 year ago
@suthrnreject
i agree with what you said about the elephant moving out of the way so is didn't cruh the mouse, but why the hell do you think humans aren't worth a shit?
Zanmatt2g 1 year ago
@Zanmatt2g - Do I really need to explain that? I thought it was implied through the reality that we don't use our brains, but still think ourselves superior to all other life on the planet b/c of our brains. Aside from that, have you seen what we've done to the planet lately? We're so smart and superior that we're going to make ourselves extinct, but not before we destroy everything else in our wake.
You're not the least bit disillusioned with the human species yet, really?
suthrnreject 1 year ago 2
@suthrnreject
Hmmm... so we are the only advanced species we know if in our universe, we came to be by hundreds of big mistakes and lucky events that were extremely rare... and we're stupid. What do you expect us to do, go live in caves?
Zanmatt2g 1 year ago
@Zanmatt2g -We're so advanced, but we still can't live peacefully and sustainably? Huh? Forget we destroy everything in the name of profit and greed, let's just focus on our big brains. Brilliant!
Yes, we're fucking stupid - we lack emotional intelligence, maturity, humility, empathy, compassion, insight, foresight... We're robots with big brains. Whippee! At least we can console ourselves, should we ever wake from our stupor, that we're "advanced."
Thanks, I feel much better now...
suthrnreject 1 year ago
@suthrnreject
OK, let's get everyone in the world together - it's "Everyone commit suicide day!"
Zanmatt2g 1 year ago
@Zanmatt2g What the fuck is your point, or do you even have one? You still don't see it? Or just can't argue it? I vote for the latter.
You think we're advanced, but you can't explain why we act like freakin' morons by destroying each other and the only planet we have. And if someone points it out, you think it's an advocation for mass suicide? Tell me again how advanced we all are? So far, you're just making my argument for me. Go away little mousie, you're scaring me...
suthrnreject 1 year ago
@suthrnreject Look, it's human nature to be violent, just look at our relatives; the apes. If you don't like it, you can take your life, fine by me. But I don't think our nature will ever change. If you're christian, blame god. If you're atheist, blame evolution.
VonTavast 1 year ago
@VonTavast - HUH? What is wrong with you people? Don't answer, it was rhetorical. Why does a criticism of the human species entail in your minds that I'm advocating suicide???? R U so sheeplike that the mere suggestion of it by someone else as sheeply as you causes you to glom onto the idea without giving it a second thought? What the fuck???
Please, point out where I ever said I intended to take my life. PLEASE!!
suthrnreject 1 year ago
@suthrnreject No you don't get it. You seem to be so hateful towards the human race even though you are a human yourself. You almost seem to love to criticize humanity. So what I'm saying is, if you hate humanity so much, you're welcome to take your life, you'll be doing a favor.
VonTavast 1 year ago
@VonTavast-Not even a decent try at a save. But let's examine our accomplishments, and u tell me which one endears u to us the most: The Inquisition, The Crusades, The Witch Hunts, Native American Genocide by Conquistadores and Pioneers, et al, slavery, WWI, WWII, Rwanda, Uganda, Viet Nam, Chernobyl, 3 Mile Island, Exxon Valdez, Bosnia and ethnic cleansing, Gulf Oil spill....I can keep going forever, but u get the picture. Pick your favorite, and just for fun, see if even u can add one!!!
suthrnreject 1 year ago
@suthrnreject ''-Not even a decent try at a save.''. Wow I like how you try so hard to humiliate people making yourself look smart. Aaand we're back to this pointless arguement. See? So much hate towards the human race. It's in our nature to be violent, and clearly you haven't accepted that yet. You also seem to forget that this was not the people who chose. You see, there were a King, a Pope, a Dictator etc. behind all that.
VonTavast 1 year ago
@VonTavast - Why thank you! But really, I don't look smart at your expense - you just don't get it, or choose not to - not my fault. Hatred? No. Disappointment, disillusionment, disgust - yes. It's not in our nature, it's in our heads b/c we're intellectually lazy and refuse to learn from our history, let alone the present. People are always choosing through their complicity. We could demand better, but we don't. Kings and dictators are made and allowed - think GWB. Get the picture yet?
suthrnreject 1 year ago
@suthrnreject Hatred? Yes. Not in our nature to be violent? I'll tell ya if we would never be violent, we would never even exist. Kings and dictators are made, but the people don't get to throw them off the ''throne'' do they?
VonTavast 1 year ago
@VonTavast - Hatred? Okay then, if you say so! Gee, you're good at this... There are plenty of nonviolent creatures that exist. Hmmm...how did that happen if violence is a requirement for existence?? You miss the point anyway, which is what I'd expect from the average nonthinking, incapable-of-critical-thought human.
Whatever, you're boring the shit out of me now...
suthrnreject 1 year ago
@suthrnreject Sooo much hate.
VonTavast 1 year ago
now i believe It..But i still have a question !!
why the elephants dont like and hate and afraid of mouses ????,,??
fofarabs 1 year ago
@fofarabs Mice and rodents carry diseases. It stands to reason that over time elephants have evolved to know that mice are dangerous and can cause sickness and death. Which is why they avoid them, it is a natural adaptation. If you step on a rodent, you carry all those diseases on your foot (and can make yourself sick), and/or can then track those diseases to your young.
watercup123456 1 year ago
Well, elephants are very intelligent. OMG! The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is true!!!
sallytracey 1 year ago
I love mice :)
fulltimespy 1 year ago
i dont think their scared of the mouse, more like not wanting to squish it
Tagg360 1 year ago
micephobia hahaha
redbackeagle 1 year ago
Look at stupid Adam compared to Jamie. Adam's scared of the elephant (at the end, duh)! lol Jamie just wants to pet the elephant.
PWOKristy 1 year ago
maybe elephants have a general respect for life
thevividdream 1 year ago
in the miind of the elephant " mice are small but terrible"
alikabuksalad 1 year ago