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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- The rescue of a baby elephant stuck illustrates the amazing compassion and intelligence of elephants! Proceeds from this video will be donated to animal conservation projects in Africa, so please, Share, Share, Share! To skip the narrative and get straight to the rescue - go to minute 3:30.
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In October of 2015, I was in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. A pride of lions had killed a baby elephant the day before next to the water hole and were relaxing nearby, guarding the carcass.
I thought the elephants were nervous due to the presence of the lions, until I realized that there was a baby elephant trapped upside down in the water trough, right next to the pipe where the water came out. National Parks was advised of the stuck youngster, but while they were organizing their rescue effort, several hours passed.
During that time, we watched the frantic mother try again and again to pry the youngster out, unsuccessfully. She was also doing her best to keep the other elephants away from him, but this was during a heat wave in the dry season and everyone was desperate for water, so they pushed back. Her backside was covered in wounds from where they had pushed her off forcefully with their tusks. But as you will see, she still persevered - approaching them with her backside, in order to minimize the damage.
At a certain point, I saw another elephant herd arriving at a break-neck speed, faster than any others had approached. They ran straight past the pride of lions and almost immediately, the matriarch immediately mounted her own rescue effort.
While you watch this video, also keep an eye on the rest of the family - who work together to keep the mother from interrupting the rescue effort - you will be able to recognize the mother as the one approaching walking backwards! The others eventually drove the mother off. After 5 minutes of continually trying, failing, and reassessing, she managed to free the calf, and the rest of the herd returned immediately, trumpeting with joy.
After several minutes of calming the baby down, the matriarch separated him from the rest of the family and somehow gave the OK to the mother to come collect him!
My apologies for the video quality - this was all shot on my iphone!
The MATRIACH IS AWESOME..SUCH A GOOD JOB OF RESCUE..HIGHLY INTELLIGENT..
Incredible rescued from the matriarch and the herd!
Elephants are so intelligent!
The matriarch is very wise. She took some water from the trough with her trunk and sprinkled it around the baby elephant's head before she proceeded to free the baby's head from the muck. She also made good use of her trunk and tusks in freeing the baby. The way she wrapped her trunk around the baby's front leg securely to pull it up bespoke of experience. The other elephants from the herd did not drink until the baby was out of the trough. They waited patiently by the trough while some of them kept the mother away from the baby during the rescue. This herd of elephants is AMAZING.
This has to be one of the best baby rescues I have seen! Marvelous how they it worked out!
I watch these videos all the time, but this has to be the best rescue I have seen. To see her run in and go right to work to save that poor baby, not just from being stuck, but from the lions that would have killed the poor baby. What joy this brought my heart.
This video really demonstrates the individual character of a matriarch. Much like humans their character can vary. The other elephants were merely aggravated at the mother, whereas this matriarch showed great compassion for the plight of the distressed mother and her calf. Exceptional footage!
This was utterly amazing to see! I have so often SCREAMED inside "use the trunk, USE THE TRUNK DAMMIT"! when I've watched rescue attempts by elephants. And here she is, lifting the calt by its leg with her trunk, and literally lifting it by its neck with her tusks out of the trough. This also sort of shows the tragedie of poching. Its the oldest, with the biggest tusks they kill first, and with them goes the wisdom, knowledge and experience of the heard.
Fantastic to see, thank you for showing.
I LOVE THIS VIDEO..ANIMAL WORLD IS FILLED WITH INTELLIGENCE AND CARE AND LOVE..THEY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL..❤❤❤🐘🐘🐘🥰🤩
The most brilliant of all rescues I have seen by animals! This matriarch was very compassionate and beyond intelligent. Thanks for capturing and sharing this amazing incident!
How intelligent elephants are! Wonderful to see the matriarch come running and rescue the baby elephant, then return her to her mother! Love elephants!
Thank you for the video!
Finally, I get to see the original. Many others have posted just the clip of the rescue. Fascinating dynamics at play, here.
It is the best of the best videos I ever watched ! The Matriarch rushed to save the baby as she new, got a message from stressed Momma and brought her herd, organised EVRYTHING ! to save the baby. None of her herd approached to the water and waited patiently (doing their job "told" by the Matriarch). The communication between elephants is amazing !!! They can hear the sound, call for help through a log distances...
Thank you for this video .a lucky little baby and a happy mom. 💗💞💕
Best elephant rescue video, ever!! Saved by their own species!! The humans took too long!! It's funny how, whether the rescuer is human or otherwise, mom always has to be shooed away!!
Thank you for the commentary. I'd seen this before and thought that what you described was what I saw, but the confirmation of another matriarch doing the rescue was inspiring.
It is amazing to watch the predicaments these little ones get themselves into and how well the elders are able to get them free. Nature is a wonderful thing.
This is a wonderful video. Thank you so much for posting it.
Thank you for wonderful and amazing rescue.
Esto tiene que ser INTELIGENCIA!!!! De dónde aprendió????? Re cursiva!!!! Mi profundo RESPETO ADMIRACIÓN son MAJESTUOSAS!!!! Wow ❤️❤️❤️🐘❤️❤️❤️😊
That's really complex social behavior. Simply amazing.
i like the way the matriarch would sound her trunk as if saying keep her away from hear and then she would take a sip of water pondering how best to rescue the baby. but excellent work by the Matriarch . much respect
The video was so good I had to watch it twice. Thank you
Wow So Beautiful 😍
"not like evil man"
From Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 and USA 🇺🇸..🌍🌎🌏🤩🥰
Brilliant video and brilliant rescue. Thanks so much for posting this. Wonderful to see.
Excellent. If only people would design and plan better then as great as the compassion shown is maybe the Elephant would not be having so many problems?
Wow thanks for the beautiful video !
I have read everything there is to read about elephants but these creatures keep impressing me with their intelligence and strong social bonds. Your video again proofs how devastating poaching is because the oldest en wisest elephants are the first ones to be killed and their wisdom and experience is very much needed to survive....
Absolutely
Excellent example of videoing wildlife in-action. Great camera work, editing and soundtrack.
Brilliant subject matter did you no harm, of course.
Great Result and this constitutes one of the best things I have seen from Zim for a while.
Thank you for sharing this. One of the best vid/stories I've seen here!
The leader the big boss the big 💪 matriarch god bless her always she portrays immense strength she will not give up without a fight in everything she does is fully responsible for all the precious lives she have around her 💙 ❤ 💜 💖 😊 💕 💙 ❤ 💜 💖
Elephants are such amazing and smart animals but things they do to protect their own family is unbelievable
What a fantastic video,of elephants saving a bady elephant, and done a great job
a heart filling video...elephant s are beautiful creations of god..so cute baby it was like human baby shaking their legs and hands
Nice and hatss off to that elephant mother 🙏
elephants are intelligent animals and elephants know best how to rescue each other. I love elephants
Well done! Best video in a long time! Thanks.
Beautiful! They are such intelligent animals!
Nice video.. Amazing!!! how smart the animals are... Wow!!!
This is absolutely fascinating to watch. How they think, work together, above all their intelligence. I wonder how old the matriarch is? Thank you for letting us into their lives.
I know we tend to see animals' behavior through human experience, but it almost seemed as though, through their trumpeting, they called the more experienced older female to "come quick, we need you". The complexity of animal life is so beautiful - I get emotional.
Wow... It's fantastic. Despite be watched by some lions near of them, the mother didn't abandon her baby, despite the fact that the flock disappeared from the camera's field of view, giving the impression that the mother was alone trying to free the baby elephant from the water hole in which he was caught, but not in danger of death. Soon, the mother put the baby on his feet and pushed him out of the hole by placing his two horns on each side of the baby's pelvis, it was the best thing to do and quickly they walked side by side.
Elephants are so loving animals!
So this is the full account of that dramatic rescue. Thank you.
This is why elephants need their tusks. I see them saving babies all the time with them.
God gifts elephants 🙏🙏🙏small elephant stuck finally rescued family elephants🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘 🙏🙏🙏
I have watched this video several times and from various providers. I don't know who actually filmed it, but I would ask if that calf would have been allowed to die if the guest matriarch had not been successful. There have been other rescues where a herd or mom had to be driven off until baby was out of danger, so I know it can be done, but I have wondered about this particular instance. I totally love to watch the matriarch do it; she acted almost like she had done something similar before. Excellent!
Parks arrived with a big tractor and about 6 guys just after the calf got out.
Thanks. Hopefully they aren't building any more of the narrow water troughs, or at least not AS narrow. I've seen round or oval ones in other videos.
Los animalitos son las cosas mas linda de este planeta
wonderfull animals, intelligent sensitive, good minded !
Amazing footage. Thank you.
Wow!!! So much left to learn from nature
Nem sempre sua inteligência funciona logo dá trabalho.
The mother didn't thank the other mother for saving her precious baby.😥😥 LOVE THE ELEPHANTS!🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘
Did. They communicate in their own language. More, I am shre that the mother called for help for another herd with experienced Matriarch who rushed strait to the baby and organised her herd to do what they supposed to. WElL done Nanna Matriarch. The original herd of mother and the baby--acted very weired.
Wonderful!
Why would anyone thumbs down this video? Boggles my mind
in Hwange parks are never interfering in situation like this. I monitored a similar situation in October 2016 close to main camp and the elephant curb was gone in the morning.
Actually, they showed up with the tractor about 5 minutes after she got the baby out. It took them a while because the tractor was being used in another part of the park to grade the roads....
Catsette o
AWESOME!
Amazing
Great rescue! Sadly completely ruined by the scrolling commentary and then the banner at the bottom covering the baby ellie! Terrible!
Amazing video. A keeper!
This is so human behavior!!!
Wonderful
Nice video
such a majestic creature, how strange that such a simple thing as a water hole can kill it
Really, sure wasn't designed very well.
E VIVA OS ELEFANTES ... E VIVA A VIDA ...
at the end the mother was like... 'See? What did I tell you about playing in the trough? Wait till your dad hears about this'
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WOW, THAT WAS AMAZING!!!!
Is it not something else that the these few separated the mother so they could be calm and address the situation that this baby had gotten himself in. Once freed, they let her come and get him!
thank you for uploading this wonderful video. BAN trophy hunt
Wonderful amazing
amazing!
love africa❤️
6:29 literally scared the shit out of her😂
Importance of living in extended families
👍👍😚lovely ending
Were the Mom and baby part of a group? Did were they able to rejoin them?
The whole time i was there they did not interact with any other groups. I think that she might have been related to the rescue group somehow, because they had similar tusk ( look at the odd angles of the tusks of the rest of the hard - they all go off in the same angle). But after the rescue, the mother and baby went off on their own and did not stay with the rescue herd.
Police force please take the herd of elephants to the police station properly excellent
please reuplpoad with text on the bottom it distracts from the video
My 🦁 lions were ready to lunch 😂
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Why is it so hard for them to get it out? It's not like it's 20 ft deep? Seriously these animals are so uncoordinated and clumsy it unreal. They seem stupid too
Hi. Sir please helping baby elephant. Stuck. You can helping baby stuck out. Mother pull out. Help. Baby. Thank you. Janice
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I thought the had brought the chil out but not..
Who says animals are dumb??
A.R.T. Comparatively humans are more dumb than animals....