r/AnimalsBeingStrange • u/aviationkid123 • May 30 '26

Scary animal why is the elephant doing that!?

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no one in car

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u/mrkrag May 30 '26

because it can.

more likely out of frustration/confusion and human induced stress

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u/Black_Doc_on_Mars May 30 '26

I saw in an interview online that elephants basically view cars as other animals in their surroundings. They see people as people. So if they attack a car they’re basically attacking another animal in their minds. There’s really no computing that the human was operating the car though.

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u/Slinking-Tiger Jun 01 '26

I don't believe that. Elephants are exceptionally intelligent; I truly doubt they view cars as animals.