{"id":98811,"date":"2025-07-28T07:35:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T07:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/98811\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T07:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T07:35:12","slug":"elephants-play-tug-of-war-with-garden-hose-just-like-giant-toddlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/98811\/","title":{"rendered":"Elephants Play Tug-of-War with Garden Hose Just Like Giant Toddlers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elephants Play Tug-of-War with Garden Hose Just Like Giant Toddlers<\/a> originally appeared on PetHelpful<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For some kids, nothing says summertime<\/a> like playing with the water hose! Whether they\u2019re using it to make a bike-washing station in the driveway or simply running through the sprinkler, the hose can provide countless hours of fun!<\/p>\n

From the animal world, we recently learned that elephants also enjoy playing with garden hoses\u2014and they\u2019ll even argue over them when someone doesn\u2019t want to share! Recently, @sheldrickwildlifetrust shared a video of their young elephants<\/a> enjoying the simple pleasures of a garden hose\u2014as well as fighting over the ownership of it!<\/p>\n

As the video starts, we see Korbessa, Mwinzi, and Natibu all holding on to a section of the watering hose. Each little pachyderm<\/a> uses the power of their trunk to get a good grip but ultimately, Korbessa decides she\u2019s not really interested in a tug-of-war with the bulls, so she heads off on a new quest.<\/p>\n

This leaves Mwinzi with primary control and Natibu hoping his persistence can move the needle in his favor. Mwinzi isn\u2019t interested in sharing just yet, so he wraps his long trunk around the hose and backs away from Natibu.<\/p>\n

After a few moments of just letting Mwinzi keep the hose, Natibu decides to just take it. With a big tug, he is able to get a few big swigs of fresh water<\/a> before Mwinzi snatches the garden hose back\u2014in very dramatic fashion!<\/p>\n

Related: Young Elephants Splash in a Puddle Just Like Toddlers Wearing Rain Boots<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

These young elephants act just like siblings<\/a>, with their personalities shining through a little more each day. They have a growing fan base who enjoy the content that Sheldrick Wildlife Trust shares regularly. Let\u2019s see what the fans have to say about the garden hose antics!<\/p>\n

Here are a few of the highlights from the comment section:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe elephants\u2019 personalities shine through in this clip! Mwinzi\u2019s determination to keep the hose is hilarious, while Natibu\u2019s persistence adds a fun twist. These playful moments really showcase their unique traits!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing how quickly they flip the hose into their mouths is amazing! Great example of how versatile those trunks are!!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOMG! It must be like running a kindergarten!\u201d<\/p>\n

This little competition is highly reminiscent of human children challenging each other to a hose ownership duel! We can\u2019t wait to see what these extra-large mammals<\/a> do next!<\/p>\n

Elephants Play Tug-of-War with Garden Hose Just Like Giant Toddlers<\/a> first appeared on PetHelpful on Jul 27, 2025<\/p>\n

This story was originally reported by PetHelpful<\/a> on Jul 27, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Elephants Play Tug-of-War with Garden Hose Just Like Giant Toddlers originally appeared on PetHelpful. For some kids, nothing…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":98812,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64725,64727,159,67,132,68,64728,64726,837],"class_list":{"0":"post-98811","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-garden-hose","9":"tag-garden-hoses","10":"tag-science","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us","14":"tag-water-hose","15":"tag-watering-hose","16":"tag-wildlife"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114929711453703978","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}