122: Ella was trampled by an elephant

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media

True Crime, Documentary, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 18 November 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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I love all animals, but one of my favorites is the elephant. Couple of things you might not know about elephants: When you see a herd of elephants, the leader of that family group is one of the females. When a male elephant is born, he sticks around with the family until he’s around 12 years old, then he heads off on his own. The female elephants will usually stay with the family herd their whole lives. And even though elephants are the largest land mammal, they’re actually pretty fast – they can run up to 25 miles per hour (or about 40 kilometers per hour). And they’re incredibly intelligent (maybe that’s why they put the females in charge!). Elephants are one of the few species to recognize themselves in a mirror. And they have really complex emotions and compassion. They mourn the death of their loved ones, much like we do as humans. Today we’re going to hear from Ella, about the time she had an encounter with an elephant. For a while it was great – she felt like she was really connecting with this amazing creature. But suddenly things went very wrong. If you’d like to contact Ella: Instagram: @smella_fresh Website: PlantBestie.com This episode is sponsored by Storyworth, where your loved one’s memories are turned into a keepsake book. Save $10 on your first purchase at StoryWorth.com/WHAT. This episode is also sponsored by BetterHelp online therapy – save 10% on your first month at BetterHelp.com/WHATWAS. I know you like hearing stories, so you’ll want to check out the podcast called The Compulsive Storyteller at TheCompulsiveStoryteller.com. Get the full transcript for this episode and ALL previous episodes in a single digital download: WhatWasThatLike.com/transcripts Want to discuss this episode and other interesting things with thousands of other WWTL listeners? Join our podcast Facebook group at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook (many of the podcast guests are there as well). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I love all animals, but one of my favorites is the elephant.
0:16.0	Couple of things you might not know about elephants.
0:19.0	When you see a herd of elephants, the leader of that family group is one of the females.
0:25.5	When a male elephant is born, he sticks around with the family until he's around 12 years
0:29.8	old, then he heads off on his own.
0:33.6	The female elephants will usually stay with the family herd their whole lives.
0:39.8	And even though elephants are the largest land mammal, they're actually pretty fast.
0:45.3	They can run up to 25 miles an hour or about 40 kilometers an hour.
0:52.6	And they're incredibly intelligent.
0:55.6	Maybe that's why they put the females in charge.
0:59.2	Elephants are one of the few species to recognize themselves in a mirror.
1:04.2	And they have really complex emotions and compassion.
1:08.6	They mourn the death of their loved ones much like we do as humans.
1:14.9	Today we're going to hear from Ella about the time she had an encounter with an elephant.
1:21.5	For a while it was great.
1:23.5	She felt like she was really connecting with this amazing creature.
1:28.6	But suddenly things went very wrong.
1:34.8	Real people in unreal situations.
1:39.9	There is a girl hanging by her broken legs from the telephone wire.
1:45.0	And I called 911 and I said, I found a baby.
1:48.4	I turned around, I see a gun pointed at me close enough I could touch it.
1:53.1	She would hold our heads underwater all the time.
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