A huge herd of elephants in Tsavo East National Park in Kenya in 1976. It was one of the last herds of this size observed.
From the beginning of the 20th cen. to the 1970s, the elephant population decreased 7.5 times and amounted to approximately 1.3 million.
Currently it’s around 400000.
Bl00dEagles on
Humans really are the cancer of this world.
McSnickleFritzChris on
Thanos we need you!!
LimpBizkitEnjoyer_ on
Yeah its sad but whats the alternative? Less consumerism? Come on /s
goose_gladwell on
This and the news about sloths make me so fucking sad
Unhappy_Archer9483 on
They have been on a steady rise for a while though. I saw a hundreds of them in Kenya when I went.
They have an issue with them pushing the trees over
runslikerickon on
I have seen similar elephant photos from the early 1900s in South Africa.
Also on the topic of South Africa, the largest herd of springbok ever recorded was a remarkable natural phenomenon known as the “trekking” or migration of springbok in the 19th century. During this period, springbok herds in southern Africa would gather in astonishingly large numbers. Some historical accounts suggest that these herds, known as “trekbokken,” could number in the millions.
One of the most famous records describes herds so vast that they reportedly took several days to pass a single point. While exact numbers are difficult to verify, estimates range from several hundred thousand to over a million springbok during these mass migrations. These enormous gatherings occurred before human activities such as hunting and farming fragmented their habitats.
We don’t have that many Springbuck anymore
We also used to have massive herds of Quagga – which are now extinct
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Now your mother just walks alone damn…
Poufy-Ermine on
Can we let the elephants be elephants so we can see this again? Please? No? Come onnnnnnnnn
jeanclaudevandingue on
We really fucked up this planet
Phantom9587 on
that many elephants will destroy what is left of Africa’s natural ecosystem
MarlonShakespeare2AD on
Sad
We are a virus
johnbado122 on
Sad as fuck
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Commenters: Elephant nerds
RV49 on
They would fuck some serious shit up. They’d go through a medium sized forest in a week, it would look like a hurricane had destroyed the place.
I didn’t know that. That would be a bit scary if a herd that size came through town.
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This is such a great reminder of our planet’s history. I love learning about wildlife!
CursedUSB on
More like depressingasfuck.
Halestal on
I was reading about W D M Bell only yesterday.
He was only one individual and shot over 1,000 elephants during his lifetime. He was considered a ‘gentleman adventurer’ in his day- I wonder if he would be remorseful today if he could see what his actions contributed to.
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A huge herd of elephants in Tsavo East National Park in Kenya in 1976. It was one of the last herds of this size observed.
From the beginning of the 20th cen. to the 1970s, the elephant population decreased 7.5 times and amounted to approximately 1.3 million.
Currently it’s around 400000.
Humans really are the cancer of this world.
Thanos we need you!!
Yeah its sad but whats the alternative? Less consumerism? Come on /s
This and the news about sloths make me so fucking sad
They have been on a steady rise for a while though. I saw a hundreds of them in Kenya when I went.
They have an issue with them pushing the trees over
I have seen similar elephant photos from the early 1900s in South Africa.
Also on the topic of South Africa, the largest herd of springbok ever recorded was a remarkable natural phenomenon known as the “trekking” or migration of springbok in the 19th century. During this period, springbok herds in southern Africa would gather in astonishingly large numbers. Some historical accounts suggest that these herds, known as “trekbokken,” could number in the millions.
One of the most famous records describes herds so vast that they reportedly took several days to pass a single point. While exact numbers are difficult to verify, estimates range from several hundred thousand to over a million springbok during these mass migrations. These enormous gatherings occurred before human activities such as hunting and farming fragmented their habitats.
We don’t have that many Springbuck anymore
We also used to have massive herds of Quagga – which are now extinct
Now your mother just walks alone damn…
Can we let the elephants be elephants so we can see this again? Please? No? Come onnnnnnnnn
We really fucked up this planet
that many elephants will destroy what is left of Africa’s natural ecosystem
Sad
We are a virus
Sad as fuck
Commenters: Elephant nerds
They would fuck some serious shit up. They’d go through a medium sized forest in a week, it would look like a hurricane had destroyed the place.
The dude on the left bottom is HUGE
Rumbling, rumbling, it’s coming, rumbling
Rumbling, rumbling, it’s coming. Rumbling, rumbling….
For the 0.000001% who will get this
I didn’t know that. That would be a bit scary if a herd that size came through town.
This is such a great reminder of our planet’s history. I love learning about wildlife!
More like depressingasfuck.
I was reading about W D M Bell only yesterday.
He was only one individual and shot over 1,000 elephants during his lifetime. He was considered a ‘gentleman adventurer’ in his day- I wonder if he would be remorseful today if he could see what his actions contributed to.
Thanks God we defeats them
And now it’s like 5-10 maybe sooo sad!
Wow lions are jerks