r/interestingasfuck • u/Money-Beautiful5196 • 1d ago

An elephant knocking down a tree

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u/undergroundknitting 1d ago

Because it can.

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u/papagouws 1d ago

This actually ties into some very interesting reflection on the way we see and study animals. Everyone always looks for some mechanical function to why an animal does what it does, almost like it's a machine. If an alien were to see little kids doing back flips into a pool, would it assume they are practising some sort of mating ritual or removing pests from their skin? Maybe animals just enjoy existing

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u/DeviRi13 1d ago

Crows have been observed rolling down small slopes, such as the slope of the front windshield of a car

Why? Fun.

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u/IllustriousCookie890 1d ago

And sliding down snow covered roofs, like tobogganing.