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[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure that was in the 'yes, but also no' category. IIRC, they don't see very well and small fast things on the ground spook them, probably because snakes. Pick a mouse up and bring it up high enough for the elephant to get a good look at it and they're fine with it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

tbf that is also how I feel about mice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

From what I remember they hypothesised that, but then put it to the test by having something else small move in front of the elephant and it didn’t care. Further confirming it was the mouse it was afraid of