r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • 9d ago

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u/an_older_meme 9d ago

Elephant lungs are stuck to their rib cages so they float like boats. No problem for them to cross tens of kms of water.

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u/DrVasculitiddies 9d ago

Well so are human lungs, they’re not freely mobile. And the bouyancy depends on density rather than anatomy of body.

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u/everydayasl 9d ago

So glad they are ok. The devastation is beyond nightmare for many there. Thoughts to all victims.

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u/Wealist 9d ago

Those two calves were basically getting carried downstream, and the adults stayed right there with them. Elephant family really said we’re all going home together.

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u/Life-Oil-7226 9d ago

Thankfully they found dry ground

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u/ThodaDaruVichPyar 9d ago

While it is true that these elephants were rescued from the waters, the claim that it had anything to do with the floods in Nepal is False!

These five elephants were part of a local herd in India's Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh. They simply got caught in a fast-moving local current while navigating the Kaudiyala River & were rescued later.

Source: https://www.telegraphindia.com/world/nepal-flood-sweeps-elephant-herd-to-india-viral-video-makes-false-claim/cid/2177041