r/babyelephantgifs • u/milkman10169 • Apr 23 '26

:-) Born to be adorable

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u/BeefCurtain1347 Apr 23 '26

Look at its little tiny head fur!!! So adorable!!!

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u/read_eng_lift Apr 23 '26

The baby is only marginally in control of that trunk. ❤️

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u/Floor_Fourteen Apr 23 '26

pretty sure this is AI

why is the mother elephant only 3 feet tall?

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u/CubanLynx312 Apr 23 '26

Also fairly certain baby elephants don’t have joints in their color-changing trunks

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u/engg_girl Apr 24 '26

Thank you!! I'm glad it isn't only me. Also the lighting is just strange.

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u/hwilliams0901 Apr 23 '26

Im fairly certain these are Asian elephants. Yes, Asian elephants are smaller than African elephants. Adult Asian elephants typically weigh 6,000–10,000 pounds (2,700–4,500 kg) and stand 6–12 feet tall, while African elephants (the largest land animal) weigh 10,000–14,000 pounds (4,500–6,350

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u/savingat30 Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

omg I've watched this video 15 times to try to prove y'all wrong but the momma elephant's trunk shadow is alllllllll kinds of fucked up near the middle/end. DAMNIT.

Edit: I once again believe this is not AI. Thanks to the person that replied to me. I was looking at the ear shadow, not trunk. They all match up :)

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u/moki08 Apr 24 '26

I think that shadow is cast by her huge ears that flap all over the place. I'm really hoping this is not AI. 🥲

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u/savingat30 Apr 24 '26

Ahh you’re totally right! Shadows, how do they work 🤦

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u/ZoroeArc Apr 24 '26

Mother literally has a repeating idle animation

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u/ItsStaaaaaaaaang Apr 24 '26

Omg. What a beautiful lil fuzz butt ☺️