Secrets of the elephant

There is a lot we're still learning about the magnificent elephant, a creature that became a political animal after satirist Thomas Nast used it in cartoons in the 1870s. Correspondent Faith Salie visits the exhibition "The Secret World of Elephants," at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and checks out the pachyderms at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., to uncover some of the elephant's secrets, from its means of communication, to its trunk, "the Swiss army knife of organs."

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[dennismorris]

Beautiful, majestic, intelligent animals.

[vickioneal]

Elephant's are extremely smart and family oriented. I've always feel such peace when I'm around them

[Beth-zggb]

Huge blessings to all who celebrate, protect, and rescue these amazing creatures! 🐘💕

[karenbrown]

Elephant’s are absolutely beautiful!! I love them.❤. I hope one day I could give a kiss to one.

[andyroo]

Elephants are beautiful creatures. Leave them alone.

[Trace]

Beautiful elephants. Stop destroying their habitats.

[ckwarhola]

DJT quietly lifted the US ban on import of elephant/endangered wildlife in 2018 which severely increased poachers $$$. The good news is it was overturned in 2022. ❤🐘

[carriemae]

Beautiful animals. Strong family units. Stop poaching them! If any elephants are still being incarcerated in circuses, or by any means, that should be stopped.

[mililaniman]

I did not know that elephants communicate through vibrations. I hope elephants never become extinct.

[brucekuehn]

The trunk can also be used as a snorkel.
Delicate enough to pick up a peanut and strong enough to pull down a tree.

[jfhw]

Best political add I’ve watched in….well, I’ve been voting since 1968. Humor & truth….best form of advertising❣️🥳Good on Ya CBS

[victorm]

Man I’m dying to see this exhibit at the AMNH

[richardpeterson]

Sometimes, I get to sleep with an Elephant Trunk, hug him and sleep with my lip on the “curve” back. It made out of cedar, I used to carve elephant trunk out of a tree trunk, back in the 1970’s, and 1980’s.

[igorschmidlapp]

"It's just 'trunk stuff'"... - Stephen Colbert ;-P

[maxlinder]

Why ..are They caged up ..??? Shouldn't they have room to be free in

[aguerra]

You HAVE to be deprived in some way of intelligence and common sense to believe that this magnificent and complex creature simply evolved into existence and was not deliberately, intentionally, intricately and super intelligently DESIGNED. That also goes for ourselves and EVERYTHING else! How BLIND we have become..

[chrishedlund]

GOP needs a more appropriate mascot.... cockroach? rat? tick?

[johncote]

Ok CBS Sunday morning, Next week do a story on the Donkey and it's political representation of the Democratic party and all about the donkey.

[maxlinder]

She is obnoxious ..😊.. just my opinion