Cuteness Alert! Tricks or Kicks, These Smart Elephants Can Do Both

These cuddly elephants and their incredible relationship with humans is enough to warm the iciest hearts.

Elephants and their adorable relationships with humans.

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Whether it's about playing tricks, exchanging high fives or being partners in crime, these smart elephants are quite the jacks-of-all-trades!

During a trip to Chaing Mai in Thailand, a man tried taking a selfie with a baby elephant. The jumbo, however, looked totally disinterested in the photo and playfully kicked the man's butt!

Elephant giving his friend a high five.(Photo: AP Screengrab)

In one of the videos, Rene Casselly, a circus trainer from Budapest, Hungary, shows off his elephant’s incredible tricks – which he insists comes from having the ‘perfect trust’ with the animal.

I’m always trying to do things with my elephants that have not been seen before. Just recently, I taught my elephant to throw a ball into a basket from behind the three-point line.

Rene Casselly, Circus Trainer

Elephant throwing a ball into the basket(Photo: AP Screengrab)

In yet another amazing video, an elephant helps Rene dunk a basketball, do a flip in the air, juggle, climb a wall and even balances him on his tusks.

These videos show the trust animals and humans can have for each other. We can do amazing and unique stuff together as a team.

Rene Casselly, Circus Trainer

Elephant doing tricks with his owner(Photo: AP Screengrab)

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