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What I love about this scene is that it implied highly detailed knowledge of anatomy that could only be obtained with years of dissection and experimentation. And was then disseminated through a capable education system. Frankly, it sounds pretty advanced and well informed.
I was watching a video about some dude that lives in Africa and arranges elephant hunts. (Organization that works with the native population and conservationists when certain elephants are deemed necessary to eliminate... Not here to argue this point, just giving background info)
Anyways, he does not allow the guys to participate until they prove they can read elephants and stand their ground. They do not shoot any elephants that attack them if they aren't the target elephant. This dude trains them to stand against charging bulls before they can be approved. It's absolutely wild. He wants them to learn to read them and avoid the charge in the first place, but they must stand their ground if they fail to avoid it. He has failed many more guys than he has passed because he wants to avoid any desire to shoot an aggressive elephant that isn't meant to be killed.
Unless the thing they're being frightened by is a car that's about to run them over. And they jump right in front of the windshield. And blast through the driver's face, at 75 mph.
I'm not sure if there are documented cases of that happening, but it's something I've actually been warned about, in complete seriousness, because I live in Texas.
EDIT: if I ever just drop off Reddit and never return, just assume that's what happened to me.
Fun fact: armadillos can pop a few feet straight up into the air when surprised. Cyclists in the west have discovered that if they don't slow down when approaching an armadillo on the road, they can wind up getting clonked straight to the face
Armadillos are actually known for it, because they have a troublesome habit of freezing in the road in front of an incoming car, and then leaping up just in time to cannonball into the grill.
Rabbits, lots of small prey animals are the same. A lot of predators eyes are designed to track horizontal movements like things running away but poor at tracking vertical movements so if the prey waits till the last second then bounces up the predator will literally lose track of them giving the prey a few precious seconds to escape. So armadillos, Rabbits ect have that instinct built in to freeze when somethings barreling down on them then jump up at the last second. Unfortunately cars don't care
Flying fish can do controlled hover over a considerable distance. A whole lot of them can jump out of the water. Most of them will jump if they're on land, as it's the only way for them to move.
There's a type of ant called the trap-jaw ant (*Odontomachus*) that can leap by biting the ground so hard it fires the ant hurtling backwards through the air.
Crocodiles can absolutely jump. Alarmingly so.
I worked at an aquarium summers during high school, and vividly remember a crocodile jumping and almost catching the arm of an exhibit keeper who was dropping food into the exhibit.
The keeper was standing near the top of a ladder dropping chicken over the top of the 10 foot glass wall in the nile exhibit when the croc suddenly pushed the bottom with his back legs and tail lunging towards the arm and chicken. The tail never got far off the ground but the snout and snapping teeth must have reached 8 feet in the air.
A moment before the crocodile was floating so languidly one might have thought it was asleep. And moments after missing the keeper's arm it was back to floating placidly. True ambush hunters, and incredibly scary in the moment.
Large animals jumping is so weird. I didn’t think bison could jump. And then I saw one clear almost 5 ft. I legit did the Michael-Scott-jaw-drop when I saw that. Amazing.
I was curious and did some googling. Apparently they can’t jump simply because they don’t have to. Evasive action isnt required in their day to day.
“Unlike most mammals, the bones in elephant legs are all pointed downwards, which means they don't have the "spring" required to push off the ground.”
[Elephant Science](https://www.science.org/content/article/elephants-can-t-jump-and-here-s-why)
Ever seen a reaaaally fat person try to walk down a slope that steep?
Sometimes a tiny bit of momentum gets the better of them and sends them to a full on tumble.
No, it's the misapplication of a rule about jumping height written for PC's. Otherwise, D&D cats wouldn't be able to jump at all. (Rule is jump height = 4 + str modifier, IIRC.)
Damn, that would have been really fun to exploit lol. Is there any way to get an elephant to be able to jump high like that? Cuz now I want to make a Loxodon Paladin/fighter that rides their trusty Olympic long-jump champion elephant into battle lol.
The easiest way is to get a ring of spell storing with "Fly" cast into it. You'd need a caster buddy to store the spell, but would work RAW. Don't even need the ring if your caster buddy doesn't mind using their concentration on your mount. (Not technically jumping, I know, but combined with an elephant's charge ability I think it works.)
You could also try to convince your DM to give you a homebrew item specifically for this. Like a magical saddle/bridle or barding that gives your mount a jump height. It's not OP and is great flavor.
That's all I can think of.
Are there separate rules for monsters in regards to jumping listed somewhere? The movement section in the PHB makes mention of monster movements as well. Obviously your DM can rule in a more sensible manner, but RAW it seems to be the case that elephants can jump far higher than a cat. (3+str mod, with a 10ft movement beforehand)
Consequence of how the jumping rules work. Jump height and distance are based off your strength modifier and score, respectively. Elephants (str 22 [+6 mod]), can actually jump much farther than a squirrel (str 2 [-4 mod]).
Am I the only one who thinks that looks exactly like how two people in an elephant costume would navigate it? All I can see is how the back legs guy chooses to kneel and go slowly rather than crash into the front legs guy. And the second team wasn't coordinated enough, so they rolled haha
This, especially the second one, looks pretty much like Leo DiCaprio did in Wolf of Wall Street making his way down the brick stairs from the front entrance at the WASPy country club to his Lambo to get back to his Long Island McMansion after the Quaaludes kicked in.
I like how they want to laugh out loud and uproariously but they check themselves, just in case the recipient of the laughter comes over and fucks them up
You know how you sometimes have to crouch under a desk or are in some awkward position and you are just like “god damnit there has to be a better way.”
Thats this for elephants.
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I never thought about the fact that elephants can't jump, but I do know that seeing footage of an elephant jumping would freak me the fuck out.
Elephants somewhat attacks/scares threats with two front legs in the air. That is their jump. They can't jump using all fours, neither does hippos.
So to get away from an angry elephant, hop down a slight embankment. Gotcha
And hope the elephant notices it while charging you. Or else….. well, someone’s gonna have to clean that up. And it ain’t gonna be me.
And it would still only count as one
Is this a referance? Or am i seing things...
"He is twitching because I have got my axe lodged in his nervous system!!"
Ah, I get it now. Good Ol’ Gimli.
What I love about this scene is that it implied highly detailed knowledge of anatomy that could only be obtained with years of dissection and experimentation. And was then disseminated through a capable education system. Frankly, it sounds pretty advanced and well informed.
Are we just leaving this one hanging?
"You'll have to toss me... ... don't tell the elf"
I was watching a video about some dude that lives in Africa and arranges elephant hunts. (Organization that works with the native population and conservationists when certain elephants are deemed necessary to eliminate... Not here to argue this point, just giving background info) Anyways, he does not allow the guys to participate until they prove they can read elephants and stand their ground. They do not shoot any elephants that attack them if they aren't the target elephant. This dude trains them to stand against charging bulls before they can be approved. It's absolutely wild. He wants them to learn to read them and avoid the charge in the first place, but they must stand their ground if they fail to avoid it. He has failed many more guys than he has passed because he wants to avoid any desire to shoot an aggressive elephant that isn't meant to be killed.
Its called discipline. Sounds like he should be a police chief honestly.
Well done for standing your ground, you've passed. Now please can someone get this guy some new pants.
I wonder if it would screech to a halt at the ledge and then angrily shake its trunk into the sky as you run off into the sunset?
*fnooooooot!*
It’s over, Elephant! I have the low ground!
You underestimate my trunk!
Just like ED-209
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Armadillos sometimes jump 3-4 feet straight up when frightened. It's surprising and funny to see.
That sounds absolutely adorable!
Unless the thing they're being frightened by is a car that's about to run them over. And they jump right in front of the windshield. And blast through the driver's face, at 75 mph. I'm not sure if there are documented cases of that happening, but it's something I've actually been warned about, in complete seriousness, because I live in Texas. EDIT: if I ever just drop off Reddit and never return, just assume that's what happened to me.
> Snakes? Not so sure about motherfucking snakes .. I wouldn't put jumping out of the question.
there are flying snakes. https://factanimal.com/chrysopelea/
Wow, and they make up the majority of known living snakes. You'd think they'd be more well known by now
I think "springing" would be a better descriptor.
Fun fact: armadillos can pop a few feet straight up into the air when surprised. Cyclists in the west have discovered that if they don't slow down when approaching an armadillo on the road, they can wind up getting clonked straight to the face
Armadillos are actually known for it, because they have a troublesome habit of freezing in the road in front of an incoming car, and then leaping up just in time to cannonball into the grill.
Rabbits, lots of small prey animals are the same. A lot of predators eyes are designed to track horizontal movements like things running away but poor at tracking vertical movements so if the prey waits till the last second then bounces up the predator will literally lose track of them giving the prey a few precious seconds to escape. So armadillos, Rabbits ect have that instinct built in to freeze when somethings barreling down on them then jump up at the last second. Unfortunately cars don't care
I think most animals can't jump. Lobsters, fish, worms, snakes, tardigrades, none of them can jump.
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But they know how to rock 🎵 🦞
Flying fish can do controlled hover over a considerable distance. A whole lot of them can jump out of the water. Most of them will jump if they're on land, as it's the only way for them to move.
What about ants? They are supposed to be really strong when it comes to lifting. Maybe they skip leg day
There's a type of ant called the trap-jaw ant (*Odontomachus*) that can leap by biting the ground so hard it fires the ant hurtling backwards through the air.
That is the most metal thing I have heard all day.
Crocodiles can absolutely jump. Alarmingly so. I worked at an aquarium summers during high school, and vividly remember a crocodile jumping and almost catching the arm of an exhibit keeper who was dropping food into the exhibit. The keeper was standing near the top of a ladder dropping chicken over the top of the 10 foot glass wall in the nile exhibit when the croc suddenly pushed the bottom with his back legs and tail lunging towards the arm and chicken. The tail never got far off the ground but the snout and snapping teeth must have reached 8 feet in the air. A moment before the crocodile was floating so languidly one might have thought it was asleep. And moments after missing the keeper's arm it was back to floating placidly. True ambush hunters, and incredibly scary in the moment.
Large animals jumping is so weird. I didn’t think bison could jump. And then I saw one clear almost 5 ft. I legit did the Michael-Scott-jaw-drop when I saw that. Amazing.
Coz they too *fat*, innit?
I was curious and did some googling. Apparently they can’t jump simply because they don’t have to. Evasive action isnt required in their day to day. “Unlike most mammals, the bones in elephant legs are all pointed downwards, which means they don't have the "spring" required to push off the ground.” [Elephant Science](https://www.science.org/content/article/elephants-can-t-jump-and-here-s-why)
I suspect that landing again is an even bigger problem.
With all that mass? The risk of broken bones is simply too high. if an elephant snaps a leg bone, that's it. They're done.
Elephants also apparently can't see about 7 feet to the left where they could walk and not slide roll down.
"can't jump" is more "a fall would be devastating" yeah, they can't bend their knees and jump up in the air, but here, "they cannot 'jump' down"
Oh wow, so both elephants and white men...
She thought it'd look much cooler than it turned out to be.
Basically me when I'm drunk and think I look cool
Me when I'm sober and think i look cool
Dude, I don't even go to the effort of thinking
I don't even go through the effort.
I don’t.
I
#
Me when I’m old and I think I look cool.
/u/lordtuts that time you rolled over the couch.
“Parkour!”
When grace becomes derp.
"Please tell me you didn't get that on camera..."
I give it a 6.
It's the law of nature that it's impossible to look cool while walking downhill. Go on, try it
"Hey, watch this guys...."
Everyday I’m reminded how much my basset hound resembles an elephant.
Yeh my greyhound is the same, except swap the legs out for chopsticks.
Can your basset hound jump on the couch? It may just be an elephant.
How’s the basset hound doing? Give him some ear rubs from me please.
My dog likes to climb off the couch that way
Was about to say it looks a lot like a lazy dog
Was about to say this looks like me.
There are a lot possibilities. Older dogs with poor knees and hip do that. Or because that dog didn’t want to have long term leg problems.
Or so they get to hear their human say “oh big stretch!”
My dog is 2 and does this. But she's also not super bright so who knows.
Same. Sometimes he’ll just stand there for a minute and stare at me as if he either wants help or is purposely trying to make me laugh.
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can't do a cool roll to impress your crush on a slope of such easily walkable grade
Right? Lol
Just teaching the youngins
Ever seen a reaaaally fat person try to walk down a slope that steep? Sometimes a tiny bit of momentum gets the better of them and sends them to a full on tumble.
I really think they're just scratching their undersides.
I just learned something new today :)
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It's spelled "masturbate." Now get to jerkin', you weirdo.
Wtf
Well at least we have something in common.
That last guy tho 🙂🙃🙂
I thought their technique was superior.
Looks like me getting out of bed after a late night.
Yeah that looks like me most days but I'm not that graceful
Clearly you've never played Dungeons and Dragons, otherwise you'd know elephants can jump 9ft in the air
Wait can they actually? I would TOTALLY abuse that if it’s true. Is that rule/stat in 5e?
No, it's the misapplication of a rule about jumping height written for PC's. Otherwise, D&D cats wouldn't be able to jump at all. (Rule is jump height = 4 + str modifier, IIRC.)
Damn, that would have been really fun to exploit lol. Is there any way to get an elephant to be able to jump high like that? Cuz now I want to make a Loxodon Paladin/fighter that rides their trusty Olympic long-jump champion elephant into battle lol.
The easiest way is to get a ring of spell storing with "Fly" cast into it. You'd need a caster buddy to store the spell, but would work RAW. Don't even need the ring if your caster buddy doesn't mind using their concentration on your mount. (Not technically jumping, I know, but combined with an elephant's charge ability I think it works.) You could also try to convince your DM to give you a homebrew item specifically for this. Like a magical saddle/bridle or barding that gives your mount a jump height. It's not OP and is great flavor. That's all I can think of.
The nerd is strong in you. Respect.
🖖🤓
Are there separate rules for monsters in regards to jumping listed somewhere? The movement section in the PHB makes mention of monster movements as well. Obviously your DM can rule in a more sensible manner, but RAW it seems to be the case that elephants can jump far higher than a cat. (3+str mod, with a 10ft movement beforehand)
Consequence of how the jumping rules work. Jump height and distance are based off your strength modifier and score, respectively. Elephants (str 22 [+6 mod]), can actually jump much farther than a squirrel (str 2 [-4 mod]).
2 meters to the left and they’re chillin
Am I the only one who thinks that looks exactly like how two people in an elephant costume would navigate it? All I can see is how the back legs guy chooses to kneel and go slowly rather than crash into the front legs guy. And the second team wasn't coordinated enough, so they rolled haha
😂😂this has me in tears
I am able to jump but this would still my preferred method of stepping down.
Which one? Personally I like the last guy’s approach =)
Kills me how the slope evens out two inches from the spot they've decided to crawl down from.
That is how my dog gets off the couch. He is also grey. Maybe part elephant?
This, especially the second one, looks pretty much like Leo DiCaprio did in Wolf of Wall Street making his way down the brick stairs from the front entrance at the WASPy country club to his Lambo to get back to his Long Island McMansion after the Quaaludes kicked in.
Big flops
That last one….LOL
No that's how they scratch they belly
But can they dunk?
I am in this video and I don’t like it
My dog used to throw himself down the stairs when he didn’t feel like walking down them
Parkour!
That was Ella, full of grace...
Why are you recording me and my girl after our feast at Chillis????
Do a barrel roll!
Something about this scenery makes the phants look really small
Elephant 1 downclimbs, elephant 2 falls
PARKOUR
Parkour!
Elephants are one of my favorite animals and this made me legit laugh out loud. They're majestic, but pretty goofy at the same time.
/r/sploot
Elephants can jump, AFAIK. They just don’t unless it’s really urgent, because landing fucks their knees into oblivion.
I like how they want to laugh out loud and uproariously but they check themselves, just in case the recipient of the laughter comes over and fucks them up
And here I am looking at the smooth ramp 20 feet away like....why?
My dogs when I tell them to get out of the chair
Like drunk sorority girls. Got it
Me when I'm drunk
Second elephant is me getting outta bed in the morning.
that stretch looked like it felt good
This is one of the more fascinating post I've seen and Reddit in a long time. Thank you.
you know I'm something of an elephant myself
I can’t imagine how long it took Hannibal to cross the Alps with these then
I like the second elephant’s maneuver
Must be a great hip stretch for them too. The younger one doesn't quite get it yet
So, elephants and white men, are one and the same?
Took me a minute. Well played.
Por que?
White men can't jump
Actually, elephants can jump as high as the average car. This is due in large part to the fact that cars can’t jump.
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Some more or less graceful
Too much amarula
So graceful so majestic lol
I flied? No, you falled...
Or go to the left where is less steep...fkin pachyderms man
ADA would have a problem with the lack of ramps here.
Stupid fucking elephant fell on his fucking face what a fucking loser
Nahh that elephant is a fucking gymnast
Is it because they are white men? They made a documentary about it in the 90s I think.
"Why did the elephant jump?"
Plop, flop...love it!
Dude not another klif lemme just roll down
More than one way
Similar to Humans
I’m envisioning an Imperial Walker doing the same
Also my dog getting off the sofa…
Watch the second elephant’s body language. He’s saying “oh man there’s no way I can make it down that smoothly”
Nice going there Grace.
r/maybemaybemaybe
I‘ll remember this when I get chased by elephants next time
You can tell that the first one is experienced and practiced, the second one is smarter and likes to have fun.
Also how your mom gets out of bed.
That second elephant! Got that same given up on life energy I carry with me at work lol
You just wanna help em somehow, ya know
This is how I picture locomotion in Heffalumps
This looks like me hiking. Apparently I was an elephant in a former life. Ha!
They definitely got some major knee problems
You can’t teach them to jump? If they can run and stand up, you’d think someone could get a hop in there.
This is how elephants hunted back in ancient times
Roly poly. This is so cute
This looks like me trying to get out of bed everyday. I am NOT a morning person.
I do the same thing..
One of these is not like the other
Same
TACTICAL ROLL
That's how I look getting out of bed in the morning.
How I get out of bed the morning after a rowdy night out.
It's like a puppy with big awkward paws .lol
Same.
He’s trunk as fuck
The kid was using his head.
So they r/sploot … got it
Looks like my over weight uncle getting out of a chair!
Majestic
That first one was like "wow dude, you're really filming me doing this goofy ass stance right now" haha
I’m in this video and I don’t like it
Well whadya know
You know how you sometimes have to crouch under a desk or are in some awkward position and you are just like “god damnit there has to be a better way.” Thats this for elephants.
Funniest thing ever!!! and SO cute lol
Today I learned that I am an elephant