Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoTIL about Tuffi the elephant. In 1950 Tuffi the elephant survived a fall from the suspended railway (Schwebebahn) into the river Wupper 12 meters below with just minor injuries. She died in 1989en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down14
arrow-up193arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Tuffi the elephant. In 1950 Tuffi the elephant survived a fall from the suspended railway (Schwebebahn) into the river Wupper 12 meters below with just minor injuries. She died in 1989en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·21 days agoJesus… forced to work in the circus from age 4 in 1950 until her death in 1989. Poor thing. Just put through decades of hell.
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·20 days agoAnd imagone being suspended above a river from a railway. Poor thing.
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·20 days agoWe’ve done elephants dirty. For such intelligent and capable creatures, we’ve probably treated them some of the worst.
Jesus… forced to work in the circus from age 4 in 1950 until her death in 1989. Poor thing. Just put through decades of hell.
And imagone being suspended above a river from a railway. Poor thing.
We’ve done elephants dirty.
For such intelligent and capable creatures, we’ve probably treated them some of the worst.