Comments on: What's inside an elephant?

By: PGJ

PGJ — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:27:00 +0000

I’m quite disappointed, I was expecting to see a naked psycho chick cavorting in the innards.

By: John Carter

John Carter — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:23:00 +0000

They dissected a whale in the previous series (and a giraffe, and a crocodile IIRC).

By: alexb

alexb — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:59:00 +0000

Or, if you’re in London you can come and see this: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/animal-inside-out/index.html which also includes and elephant, partially dissected and plastinated.

By: Frank Smith

Frank Smith — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:37:00 +0000

troll or no troll, response is typical male, intent on controlling female body in reproductive state…telling her what to eat, etc.

By: kristen55

kristen55 — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:37:00 +0000

Aw, that looks like a big cozy couch – what are those…OH MY GOD!!!!

Not as gruesome as I was expecting, actually.

By: Susan Carley Oliver

Susan Carley Oliver — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:48:00 +0000

She.

By: Ben Weaver

Ben Weaver — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:24:00 +0000

Maybe you should counter attack and post a gif of you barfing your chips and salsa..

Friendly advice.this is what happens when you decide to go tl:dr.
you skim important parts like :

“Because I know that some of you are delicate and it is almost lunchtime, I’ve opted to not post my favorite photo from that dissection on the main page. But you should check it out below the cut.”

See ? lunchtime. he was thinking about you.

By: bklynchris

bklynchris — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:56:00 +0000

Increasingly smaller elephants?

By: wqoq

wqoq — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:01:00 +0000

Looks like the last 20 minutes of Akira.

By: oasisob1

oasisob1 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:56:00 +0000

Obvious troll is obvious, but I’m going in anyway: if you’re pregnant, why are you eating chips and salsa? Your baby deserves better!

Also, I’d like to answer the post title question with ‘more elephant’.

By: bleeblahblah

bleeblahblah — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:39:00 +0000

JESUS CHRIST PEOPLE HOW ABOUT AN NSFW TAG????? I’M PREGNANT AND ALMOST BARFED UP MY CHIPS AND SALSA SEEING THIS GRAPHIC IMAGE…AND I LOVE ELEPHANTS FOR THE RECORD YOU INCONSIDERATE POSTER OF ELEPHANT GUTS!!!!

By: Robert Cruickshank

Robert Cruickshank — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:56:00 +0000

I’ll bet there was some junk in the trunk.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:29:00 +0000

I worked at a zoo, and one of our elephants was (accidently) overdosed on tranqs, killing it. Of course, when it died, it fell down in front of the only door large enough to take it out, so we used chainsaws to cut it into pieces and took it out piece by piece. It was totally cool, in a really nasty way! The heart was amazing!!

By: John Maple

John Maple — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:43:00 +0000

Heavens! I would rather that elephants keep their secrets.

By: Ian Wood

Ian Wood — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:19:00 +0000

And it built all that with lots and lots of…grass.

By: GawainLavers

GawainLavers — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:52:00 +0000

Bah. Dynamite!

http://boingboing.net/2012/04/22/howto-obliterating-animal-c.html

By: GawainLavers

GawainLavers — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:50:00 +0000

Maggie! NSBB!

(Not Safe Before Breakfast)

Also, awesome.

By: beemoh

beemoh — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:34:00 +0000

What’s inside an elephant? People wearing orange jumpsuits, it seems. Was it a pantomime elephant?

By: MelSkunk

MelSkunk — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:22:00 +0000

There’s also a few episodes unofficially posted elseweb. Watching racehorses as we speak

By: NelC

NelC — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:18:00 +0000

Hmm, alternatives? Those giant japanese jellyfish, perhaps? A coral reef? A termite nest? Have they done a squid yet?

By: Bill Walsh

Bill Walsh — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:10:00 +0000

You forgot the big breathe in “and I thought they smelled bad…..*huff*….on the outside!”

By: Graham

Graham — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:07:00 +0000

Inside Nature’s Giants is a pretty decent show, although they’re starting to run out of huge animals to dissect; last week they had a show about insects (with the tenuous link being they live near very very big trees).

By: Slowermo

Slowermo — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:02:00 +0000

I worked at a veterinarian place that said they were in charge of disposing of any large zoo animals that might die. They told stories of an elephant that had to kept outside because there was no storage big enough and it being cut into pieces and burned. I’m glad an elephant didn’t die while I worked there but I couldn’t help but be a little disappointed too.

By: Ben Weaver

Ben Weaver — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:54:00 +0000

To CJboCo,

I see your Han Solo and will raise you a Bugs.

” I knew i shouda taken that left turn at Albuquerque.
Mine is a bit more Warhol and oblique.

And elephants are small…….compared to WHALES.

git it done.

By: RadioSilence

RadioSilence — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:51:00 +0000

Yes, Inside Natures Giants as a fascinating programme, and they’re available to watch on Channel 4′s website - http://www.channel4.com/programmes/inside-natures-giants/4od

It’s probably region-locked but I’m sure the readers of this site are savvy enough to trick the internet into thinking they’re in a different country. My own preferred tool is TunnelBear.

By: David Friedman

David Friedman — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:41:00 +0000

Inside Nature’s Giants has been airing this year on PBS. You can check your local listings and watch complete episodes online at PBS’s website: http://www.pbs.org/programs/inside-natures-giants/

[Note: I edited an earlier comment and it disappeared. So I'm re-commenting. Sorry if this means you see redundant comments from me]

By: jlargentaye

jlargentaye — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:39:00 +0000

“Below the cut”, scumbag Google reader doesn’t have cuts, wasn’t expecting it!
That reminds me of an episode where they dissected a giraffe, and Richard Dawkins explained how the Recurrant Laryngeal nerve, connecting the brain to the larynx, made a completely unnecessary detour down to the chest. Here’s the segment:
http://youtu.be/cO1a1Ek-HD0

By: David Friedman

David Friedman — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:36:00 +0000

Inside Nature’s Giants has been showing in the States this year on PBS. The last two episodes yet to air will be broadcast this summer (Giant Squid and Camel). In the meantime you can watch complete episodes online at PBS’s website: http://www.pbs.org/programs/inside-natures-giants/

By: Kevin Pierce

Kevin Pierce — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:19:00 +0000

High school biology (thank you, Mr. Van Norden) flashback synesthesia.

By: CJBoCo

CJBoCo — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:14:00 +0000

“And I thought they smelled bad on the outside!”