Have You Ever Wondered How Elephants Eat Thorny Branches?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มิ.ย. 2023
- Discover just how elephants eat thorny branches when grazing in the bush, without hurting themselves, as Owen and Adine share insight into their feeding behaviour. With winter here, the bush is drier and the elephants move from eating grass to hardier vegetation like branches, bark, roots, bulbs and thorns!
🌿 Owen explains how elephants eat thorny branches:
"So what happens is when the elephants grip the thorn bushes, they pull them over right straight close to the mouth. And then inside the mouth, elephants create so much saliva so that they can soften the thorns to not hurt them inside their mouths. And when they're feeding, they'll be so very careful."
"You can see the tongue, how it brings over the thorn bush right straight in the mouth so that they can direct it straight to on the molar. And also, the saliva will be helping them to bring over all those thorns into the molar’s position so that they can grind it nicely."
🌿 Owen explains how elephants break branches:
"So the thorn trees they are quite so different among themselves. Some are so easy for elephants to break into a small branch. And then some of the thorn bushes they need to hold it with the trunk and then bring over that branch close to the tusk so that they can easily break it using the tusk."
"So for breaking the branches, there's so many ways. Some of the bushes, the thorn bushes, they can use their foot. They can hold nicely with the trunk and then pull it over with the foot."
Adine adds that Limpopo and Khanyisa use different methods to break branches because of their age difference.
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Very interesting that even little Khanyisa eats the thorns of mimosa the tree. God created them, and their ability to eat thorn branches too. Amazing 😊❤. Thank you, Adine and Owen for sharing 😊❤👋❤.
Evolution actually! Never heard of the Fossil Record? You just confuse children when making non-factual statements. Belief systems & beliefs in imaginary dieties are not based on facts.
God is so good!🇺🇸
@@camelotcat6794 He is ☺❤🙏.
yeah, im so glad he smashed a rock on the dinosaurs and let mammals evolve to do such amazing things, and allowed our ancestors to get the awareness needed to observe and conceptualize them ❤
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It is totally amazing how the elephants 🐘 can eat those thorny bushes. The size of some of those thorns are huge and how they push them into the back of their mouths is crazy. A human could never do that. I can just imagine how tuff the inside of their mouths must be. Thank you Owen snd Adine for another lesson about these gentle giants. Love ❤️ from Florida. ❤️🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘❤️
Thanks
Somuch.
I cannot get over how large
The mimosa thorns are and how they adapt to eating them. Absolutely amazing creatures. Thank you again for another excellent lesson on how the elephants are so smart
It is amazing!! ❤😮❤😮❤😮
It is very impressive how they are eating branches with thorns especially those of the Mimosa which are quite big, like little swords (even our pink Baby can do that perfectly) The nature has been kind to the Elephants by making them able to survive in harsh conditions to which they are perfectly adapted and in full harmony ❤️🐘❤️
Interesting! Elephants are so well designed. Add to that the experience based knowledge they have accumulated and passed on, over the millennia…. just amazing! Thank you for this and thank you for the instruction in observation. ❤❤❤
Fishan is an expert with his trunk; how he was able to break a little branch off the bigger one while holding it! 😍🇺🇸
Thank you Owen and Adine! ;o)
I've been following you for a couple years now Kenesha is getting very big and the tusks are growing great I remember before she didn't have any. Thank you for your videos I could watch elephant all day long
Thank you for this. I always enjoy the educational videos by the carers. Thanks again!
Thank you Owen and Adine!! 💚🐘🐘💚🙏
Thank you Herman for this interesting comment about thorny branches I have often wondered about this when seeing them eating 👍🤗
Interesting, must be the thorns pass thru their digestive system also without causing any issues. The adaptability of all wildlife is fascinating.
Fascinating! Thank you for explaining this! I have often wondered about how they eat those thorns! Looks like they would hurt the.
Khanyisa has lost her big blue eyes? When she was in the nursery, early morning, waiting for Adine to come in, looking over the fence, with trunk first, and blue eyes. The sweetest thing I’ve ever seen.
Hi khanisa ❤️ hi all of you 🍀. Thanks very much for your interesting videos
Thank you for the lesson and for these extraordinary close-up views - a real testament to the trust between all of you carers and these animals. They have an amazing chewing mechanism, but it’s still a wonder that the tongue, while pushing those thorny branches toward the molars, doesn’t get poked full of holes! The capacity of species to adapt to all kinds of environments is awe-inducing. All my best wishes to you and the magnificent herd.
Amazing how well
Adapted they are to
Their environment
Thanks Owen
А я всегда закрываю глаза когда слоник срывает ветку с колючками. Так страшно...
Oh goodness. Makes me want to put those branches through a big blender! Cannot imagine the munching on brambles, but these wonderful creatures have found a way to turn lemons into lemonade! 😄 One more reason to love them. Slow, steady and they find enough to eat. But, I still would like to make it easier for them ❤
Yeeeah! 🙃 Just yesterday I've asked myself again how they do it! Many thanks for the information! They are so clever! Nature is brilliant. Loved the crunchy sounds... ☺ Where does one have the possibility to watch so closely how they are eating...
Thanks Owen! I always wondered how they can eat so much cellulose without it getting stuck. I was happy to hear that they have a lot of saliva. Fishan and Tokwe sure know how to pull the branches from the bushes or trees. Limpopo prefers shaking and breaking! And look at Meisiekind doing it, too. She's getting to be a real pro!
Khanyisa is doing such a good job. She’s learned well!❤🐘😘
All I want to say is.... Nature is a beautiful thing. 😊
This is a very thorough explanation of how the elephants are able to eat these huge thorny branches. The pictures of each elephant eating helps to make it more clear.
When Tokwe ran her trunk up the branch, it didn’t look like she was trying to pull it up, but rather was smashing the thorns down. They’re so incredibly smart.
Just when you think they can't be any more amazing, they prove you wrong. Absolutely magnificent creatures they are!
I'm amazed how they eat those huge thorns. I didn't realise Ele's have that much saliva, but then looking at how big the thorns are, they would have too. Do the Ele's ever get the thorns stuck in the tip of theirs trunks?
They are truly amazing. Klaserie looked as though she had 2 cuts on her right ear 😢.
Mambo has a very hairy tail 😊😊.
Khanyisa's even munching on those thorns too, bless her. Fishan is a lovely boy.
Thk u Fishan, Towke, Limpopo, Klaserie and sweet Khanyisa too.
Thk u too Adine as always and all the Carers too 🥰🐘🥰🐘🥰🐘🥰🐘🥰🐘 xx
Wow! I have always wandered about how our Ellie’s ate these thorn bushes! The thorns certainly don’t keep the Ellie’s from eating it!! Lol
But thanks Adine and Owen, you’ve answered one question I’ve had for ages!❤😊🇺🇸 thanks Klaserie, and Fishy! Love to you guys!
Pure Magnificence ❤❤❤
Nature continuously surprises us. Marvelous to watch.
Yes I wanted to ask this question, how can they eat them without getting thorns in there mouths.
So lovely to see Fishan. He’s a fan favorite, second to Khanyisa, of course. ❤❤❤
Look at their gorgeous, soulful eyes as they stare at their humans.🥰 TY for video.
They are so incredible 💗 and the wonderful care givers.
I send my love and my hugs to my beautiful African elephants friends.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘
Great filming inside the mouths! All makes sense, and yet I still can’t imagine dragging those huge thorns, so many on a little branch, across their soft lips. Ow! Or how wildlife biologists figure any of this out! Wonderful education for viewers-thank you!
Thank you Adine and Owen for another very interesting lesson on how the elephants eat those thorny branches. I've been wondering how they could do that without getting the thorns stuck in their mouth or throat. I love these informative lessons about incredible elephants.
Thank you Owen. These lessons educate me, and I am guessing many viewers, that elephants have evolved over thousands of years adapting to their environment. The elephants are important to the eco system, I have head new growth is stimulated in some plants, shrubs, and trees with the elephants as "arborists" pruning the landscape. I love the talks making it possible to understand the different personalities, the individual character of the herd members, see each one as an individual and not a cookie cutter.
The more I watch the more I’m fascinated. I love these educational videos🐘♥️🐘
Positively fabulous lesson! Loved it. These are the things I wonder about my favorite animal. I appreciate the herd trusting you to video & explain so closely. Excellent classroom 🙏♥️🐘
Thank you for explaining this, because I've wondered how they eat the thorny branches without injuring their mouth.
Thank you for video , always wondered how they were able to eat branches
Gracias señor cuidador Herman por explicar la manera como los elefantes 🐘🐘🐘 saben cuáles son las ramas y chamizos que les sirven de de alimento ,para arrancarlas ADINE siempre muy pendiente de la pequeña Elefantita KHANYISA 🐘 y de toda la manada de elefantes de JABULANI 🐘
So interesting! Thanks.
Thank you for sharing Adine! I always wondered about that! Amazing! 🫶🐘🌏
Thank you for showing us this! It's still a puzzle to me how this is possible even after watching! ☺
I've often wondered about those huge thorns.. Their trunk, tusks, and mouths are a marvel of evolution.. From a human pov, it looks as though they risk biting their tongue as they push in their food, which of course is why there's no cutting teeth at the front! It'd be interesting to compare them with Asian elephants who have a diet of lush green leaves and sometimes fruit.
Thank you Owen for so many years I learn of you of elephants way of living and how they are
Thank you for this video. It still boggles my mind how they can chew those thorns without hurting their trunks and inside of their mouths. I stepped onto one of these thorns as a child and it was very painful. It burnt a lot and sucked into the flesh. I have also been told these thorns can be poisonous. I have noticed that the elephants seem to prefer eating the thorn trees. Maybe they taste very nice.
Oh my God - You are really full of Wisdom God. So this is how they eat thornies. Thank you for the lecture Adine and Owen.
Thanks for explaining this Owen. I’ve been wondering about this for awhile now. Amazing animals!
Thanks for the video. Doesn't the tongue get pierced by the thorns?
Thank you Owen as I have always wondered how they keep from cutting their mouths! It has always amazed me that such huge creatures subsist on branches and foliage. Hopefully, it will begin greening up in the bush and they can have some softer snacks 🥰
Incredible, it’s great to see what and how elephants eat up close.
So odd that they prefer such prickly food.
Thank you ! I learned so much today ❣
That was very interesting, thank you for sharing. I always wanted to know how they ate thorny branches. 😊❤❤
Klarisei is quite beautiful, her ears so smooth and her skin too. What a pretty girl.
Interesting.
This is really so beautiful i was wondering how they eat them with out hurting their mouth thank you for sharing this i just love to learn about them so beautiful please send more 😊😅🎉😂❤
Even with your interesting explanation I still shutter watching them eat all those thorns!!!
Yes! I've often wondered about this. Thanks for the education.
Excellent photography again!
VERY informative - thank you Owen!!
Glad you enjoyed it!!❤️🐘
Have there ever been instances when they’ve choked on branches or leaves? What do you do if you witness that?
I saw a PBS documentary several yrs ago abt a very young orphaned elephant calf in a sanctuary who ate too much of something she shouldn't have and developed an intestinal obstruction. She was near death and the vet staff decided to surgically remove the obstruction: they pulled out several yards of plant material. It was touch and go, but she made a full recovery.
Thank you so much for sharing this very interesting and educational video! So fascinating to see how they are able to consume this type of vegetation thorns and all.🙏❤️❤️❤❤
Jippie..Thank you Owen! I was wondering this for so long 🙏 still 2 questions: are the thorns white because the are dry and dead,so they break easily ? Or are they always white, also in springtime, like a cactus?? 🤎
This video is answering my question of three days ago, how in the world could they pull this off. Every day I learn some thing about them. Thank you. Khanyisa, baby girl, that is way too much work just to eat. I only eat fish if it is deboned first. I can't imagine having to worry that much is starving.
Owie! Do these thorn trees have such an enticing taste?
Thank you for that great explication about that king of branches, the eat. Happy day♥♥♥
I wish I could eat 18 hours a day without getting fat :(
Great camera work!
Ouch! My mouth hurts watching them eat those branches. 🐘❤
Fascinating! I never knew they literally eat wood, I thought it was grass… just a beautiful creature made by the hand of God!
Great video. Thanks for posting this
God's amazing creations 💕🐘💕
Kind of a 'duh slap' to the forehead to watch milk bottle baby Khanynisa eating gigantic thorns!😮😢❤ It's like, well she is an 🐘!!! 😂😂
I also send my love to my beautiful goats friends lamie and nungu.❤️❤️🐑🐑
Very clever animals 👏 👌 👍
Even with your explanation it seems pretty unbelievable really. Those thorns are sssssoooooooo big.
Klaserie is beautiful.❤
Thanks! I have often wondered. 🐘
❤ these lesson vids ❤❤❤. Thank you 👍
He has such beautiful wide tusk's. One of my favorites.
So must it be a very good advertising of Animals and Nature so they it goes to the heart and the soul compliment 👌💯💢
That was my question thank you for answering it.🕊🇺🇲💕
Thank you, I have always wondered
Good afternoon, very interesting this video showing how elephants eat the thorn. I have a curiosity about breastfeeding, when you express the milk of the puppies, is it done all at once or gradually? Do babies feel this process or do they stop drinking milk themselves?
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A painful meal
Do the thorns have any special nutrients?
So tuff. I’ve never been that close to one before. In Ontario there are some small bushes with long thorns. No thank you
GOD, HE thought of EVERYTHING!
Thank YOU LORD. ❤️
So, it seems to me that the thorns are tough but not sharp. I can't imagine eating a sharp thorn when the tongue and oral tissue are so sensitive! Is it the same for elephants? For us to eat something hard or tough, we use saliva and tongue to soften food.
Do they ever get splinters in their mouths?
I love the wrinkles above Klaserie’s eye... they look like long eyelashes.
Do elephant have 4 stomach wall chambers or not?
I ❤️ African 🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘❤️❤️❤️
Good girl khanyisa 😊😅😂❤
imagine elephants would have to eat meat ...mother nature is amazing!
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