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Uploaded on Aug 20, 2008

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A cunning Asian elephant bests a science reporter at a simple counting game.

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  • jnewburger

    jnewburger 4 years ago

    Duh they're smart... THEY'RE ASIAN!

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  • ccskate

    ccskate 4 years ago

    all asians are good at math. even thier animals!!

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  • IntarwebUser

    IntarwebUser 1 year ago

    She probably only picks the bucket with fewer apples when she's not very hungry.

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  • DarkneszYTB

    DarkneszYTB 2 years ago

    yeahhhhh azn elephants <3

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  • Logjinus Cunty

    Logjinus Cunty 2 years ago

    thats anti-racism!

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    in reply to ccskate (Show the comment)
  • fritzgenius15

    fritzgenius15 2 years ago

    Most people educated in cognitive science know about the Clever Hans effect-- it's a legitimate possibility, if the girl is in fact signaling the elephant. But the guy in the Clever Hans situation was not educated in cognitive science, thorough experimental testing, or proper bias-eliminating methods; whereas the girl, in order to train her elephant as she has, needed to be educated in these things. So it isn't likely that this can be dismissed as just another clever hans.

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  • Mark Robinson

    Mark Robinson 2 years ago

    elephantsfuckingsuckdick

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  • CamDeSchink

    CamDeSchink 3 years ago

    Yeah cool, well thanks anyway : )

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  • Xm Flash

    Xm Flash 3 years ago

    Oh yeah. It looks like a salamander, the skin looks slippery. Not sure though. Its listed with other intelligent animals so I'm really curious.

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  • CamDeSchink

    CamDeSchink 3 years ago

    i meant after the parrot lol it looks like a gecko

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  • Xm Flash

    Xm Flash 3 years ago

    Grey Parrot.

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  • lygophile

    lygophile 3 years ago

    animals are often able to read from their handlers which bucket they are expected to pick, so it might just be that. that also explains why 1:6 or 5:6 doesnt make a difference.

    although, probably their eyesight isn't good enough to visually read such cues.

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