ELEPHANTS PLUCKING LEAVES AND BRANCHLETS - ELEPHANT BEHAVIOUR EPISODE 5
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ค. 2024
- HOW DOES AS AN ELEPHANT FORAGE?
Episode 5 of our Elephant Behaviour Series delves into the foraging worlds of Elephants. Yes, we can watch them for hours on end as they browse through vegetation for up to 18 hours of their days. But in this episode we zoom in a little closer to examine the finer detail of how the behaviours they use to forage on endless leaves, branches, and even bark.
Elephants use their trunks, their mouths, their tusks and even their feet to eat. In this episode we focus purely on the trunk, sharing examples of two behaviours, namely “Pluck Leaves” and “Pluck Branchlets” which is seen in only one context of behaviour, called “Foraging and Comfort” technique.
A massive thank you to the team at Elephant Voices for sharing all their research on their public platform called the Elephant Ethogram, which provides the world with all this incredible insight into elephant behaviours.
Use this link to view the Elephant Ethogram by Elephant Voices:
www.elephantvoices.org/elepha...
* Our elephant behaviour videos showcase various elephant behaviours through our video archives that feature a unique semi-habituated herd, called the Jabulani Herd. By making use of the information available on the Elephant Ethogram, a public platform created and shared freely by the team at Elephant Voices, we are showcasing some of the more commonly seen physical behaviours by sharing a few examples of individual behaviours in succession. All behaviours are always open to interpretation and based on numerous contributing factors which are taken into consideration.
Oh, Somopane is so beautiful, what a beautiful ellie, but they all are beautiful thank you I absolutely love these educational elephant behaviors i always look forward to them
Khanyisa is a princess
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Can still easily identify the scars on Kanishya's mouth all the way to her ears. It is amazing the job you all did with her. The snares are a horrible thing.
I love these elephants and all
Poor baby 😭😭😭😭😭. She has gone through so much. They all have. 😭😭😭😭😭
Snares are hateful and wicked. They inflict awful pain and trauma. It is wonderful that precious Khanisa was found and now flourishing under the love and care at the herd.
In the case of humans, we would say, this is a very beautiful scar line, even the most beautiful because it is a barely noticeable thin line. I think the same can be said about Khanyisa's scar line.😍
Scar healing may vary at people (depending on genetics?), some people are left with thick, shiny, pinkish-purple scars.😞 I wonder how it is with elephants? Similar?
Thank you so much for the support!
I love these longer videos of the elephants! Thank you, HERD. ❤🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘❤
I keep praying for Phabeni. I'm concerned about the depression that would overtake Setombe if he didn't make it. It would be very hard on her. She clearly adores that little bull. As do we all!
I know I tend to ramble, but I also know leaving a comment & a 👍🏻 helps improve your algorithms. The videos will show up in more TH-cam feeds.
God bless you all, and raise up an army of financial supporters. Please heal little Phabeni, Lord! 🙏🏼❤🐘❤️🙏🏼
Thank you so much!❤️❤️❤️
I like this video for it's information. The more I know, the more I love.
Thank you. There is sooooo much to love about elephants, and we continue to learn something new every day.
Adine, if you publish a book of photos, fun facts and info on the herd I can guarantee it will be in constant print due to high demand!
Thank you! We will let you know if she ever decides on a project like this.
That's a great idea, but when would she ever find the time?
I do agree it would sell well. :^)
This is such a wonderful series! The narrator also has a pleasant voice whom speaks with a tempo and cadence all ages and anyone with a little English can follow along!! Well done everyone!
As for what Setombe did at the end that was additional to branchlette plucking was that she used her tusks to help release the branchlette from the tree. She leveraged her tusk against the branchlette to break it free!
One of my all time favorite elephant forage behavior videos I've ever seen is a video Adine put out about 'Why Elephants Need Their Tusks' from a year or 2 ago. Until that video I didn't KNOW that they shaved bark off of trees for minerals and vitamins! edit: and the footage is gorgeous, plenty of amazing angles and shots!
Thank you so much! We truly appreciate it!❤️🐘
I love Khanyisa's way of plucking leaves by grabbing and stripping the leaves off the branch. She has mad skills. Another awesome lesson, starring our beautiful HERD. Thank you xox
Lol! ❤️🐘 Thank you so much!
Remember when she was a mere babe trying to get the hang of it? She's definitely
mastered the skill - her way. ❤
Wonderful to observe our Jabulani Herd foraging & what that truly means. The up close video of Khanyisa shows her scar caused by the snare that entrapped her. She is so blessed that HERD rescued her. Adine & Dr. Rogers are amazing & saved her life 💛🧡🩷
Thank you for sharing 🐘🐘🐘🐘
Thanks a million!❤️
Thank you for these informative videos! Warmest wishes to everyone at Herd. 🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘
Our pleasure, Francesca. Thanks for watching!
Setombe 💓also cleverly uses his right tusk to remove the branch ☝
aha! you will enjoy our next episode... (well spotted by the way!)
Yes, Dame Setombe is a very experienced cow Pur new Mama for Little Phabeni he will certainly learn a lot from her and from her daughter Klaserie
Thank you for sharing this. I'll say it again I love this series ❤
Music to our ears - thank you for watching, and the feedback!
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Really interesting and so good to hear about their inner lives, food, and habits. Watching in slow motion you realise the elephants need lots of time to feed, using inticrate, delicate trunk movements. I did not realise they needed so much time to feed. Thank you.❤
Glad you enjoyed it! ❤️🐘
I tend to get lost in the sheer physical expance but today watching your vid I noticed the expressiveness of their eyes.
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Such tenderness between Khanyisa and Tokwe. Fascinating video, thank you.
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Thank you for sharing these wonderful videos with us to help us learn how the elephants eat the branches and leaves. So nice to see them picking their own spots to forage. Blessings to all the staff, Adine, and all of the elephants and Spotty & Lammie! ❤️😊🙏
Thanks so much for the support! We really appreciate it!❤️
@@herdelephantorphanage You’re very welcome! And thank you for all you do! I told my daughter bf I die I’d like to see one of the elephants & spend time around them. I have donated to help you. ❤️😊🙏
They're the natural pruners of the landscape!
Too true!
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Thank you for these videos. I liked watching Somopane taking the little branch and bending in backwards so it would snap and come free. That was delicate work.🐘🥰💖💖🤗💖
Our pleasure! yes, he does everything with a big breathe of calm and patience!
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Thank you , wonderful close up of 🐘🐘🐘🐘 , feels like you are right there with them and also very interesting. X
We are so glad you enjoyed it, thank you!
Thank for sharing such nice information about our lovely elephantsGreat job guys!
Thank you for the support❤️
@@herdelephantorphanage My pleasure!
Wonderful as ever, thank you for these magical glimpses into the lives of our enormous friends xxxx
Glad you enjoyed it❤️🐘
It never ceases to amaze to see elephants use problem solving skills. They're so clever.
Thank you so much for the support ❤️
You have such a lovely clear, easy to listen to voice and you speak at a perfect pace.
Interesting information on foraging. Wow! 270 kilograms. That must be Sebakwe who eats thst much. All the bulls, except the young bulls, probably need every gram of the 270 kilo. Maybe Tokwe also.
Thank you for an engaging and enjoyable education.
Thank you for the lovely feedback, we shall pass it on. Yes, the bigger bulls definitely need a lot more sustenance for their large bodies. And some of the larger cows too - correct! We appreciate you!
Dame Setombe and, slowly, Princess Klaserie also need to eat a lot, because they are big, too!❤🐘🍀❤🐘🍀🌹🌻🌷⚘️🌱🌳🌾🌿🔥
Thank you for the research 🙏
Our pleasure - though the true research accolades goes to the Elephant Voices, we merely are applying it to our herd, for our followers to easily process and understand gradually. Much appreciated
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She’s using her tusk to clip the branch. Love seeing Khanisa and Tokwe sharing leaves and Tokwe hugging Khanisa with her trunk.
Gorgeous elephants! ❤
They are!❤️🐘
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Thank you for this very informative video. I learn something new almost every day about my favorite elephant family 🐘. Thank you for this new episode of Elephant Behaviors.
You can definitely see Khaynisa's 🐘 scars in this video. She has learned to forage from all of the older elephants 🐘and has learned well.
She is such a resilient little ellie. We can learn a lot from her.
Thank you again for this amazing video.❤️🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘❤️
You are so kind!❤️🐘
This series is wonderful!
Thank you
Je ne comprend pas l'anglais ; mais voir ces magnifiques éléphants me ravis
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il faut presser en haut d'écran sur CC alors aparaissent les soustitres en anglais☀️ mais vous les voulez en français évidemment... mais peut-être ça aide un peu???
Thank for watching your video.
Thank you for your assistance.
Thanks very much 👍. Hi khanisa ❤️💕 hi Phabeni ❤️💕 hi all elephants 🐘❤️ hi all of you 🍀
Hi back at you☺️❤️❤️❤️
I love these! You make learning so fun! Many thanks ❤❤❤
Aah thanks so much!
Please give Phabeni cooked rice balls and bananas
Rice balls-1 cup rice with 2 -3 cups water. Cook in a pot for 10-15 min . Pressure cooker 2-3 min. Thank you all for your care for the Ellies. GBY❤❤❤❤
Will try! Thank you so much!
He behavour series makes watching the herd even more interesting, since one can often interpret movements, the significance of which has been explained. Thank you ❤
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Loving these educational videos featuring our wonderful ellies.Thank you for sharing.❤❤❤👏👏👏👍👍🐘🐘🐘🐘🇬🇧
Delighted to hear you are enjoying them still! Thank you very much, Jean
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The trunk is such a beautifully complex appendage! Watching calves try figure it out is quite adorable!❤
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Yay! I got to see close ups of my favorite Somopane. When I see the scars on Khanysia I am so thankful her injuries didn’t affect her eating.
Somopane is such a lovely elephant! And yes, we are very grateful that Khanyisa only has scars to show for her ordeal. At the beginning we were so unsure how they would heal. She is a little miracle!
Another superb educational video; These are really great! Who knew there was so much to learn? Thanks so much! ❤🐘❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you so much, Jan! There is sooo much, it never ends! Thats what makes them such incredible animals!
So much time spent foraging! How can such large bodies be fueled by leaves and branches? They are such unique and beautiful animals...I'm always amazed how complex their behaviors and lives are.
Thank you so much. Nature is a beautiful thing!❤️
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Such a beautiful, relaxing video to watch
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Setombe used her trunk to help break that twiggy branch! I suspect that is why it is notched! Tatenda for this wonderful series! Can’t wait for more! 🍿
Thank you for the support! ❤️🐘
Thank you!! Always so interesting and I never tire of seeing the herd.
Thank you for the feedback!
Thank you for information. Slow motions were fabulous 🥰🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘😗❤🌳🌳🌿🌿🍃💐. I love them all 🤗💕.
You are so welcome 🙏❤️
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Thank you so much for this fantastic series! We all have learned so much about elephant behaviors. Looking forward to the next segment! I love watching Khanyisa, Setombe and Klaserie foraging. They all love to eat and do so with gusto!
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Plez give us some miss K ❤ time great to see 👀 lil man is getting healthy, but missing in action is all that pinkness 😊
Thanks for the request and feedback, Cynthia!
Thanks for sharing how elephants using techniques t find food and comfort. By using trunks to pluck leaves and branches. Love HERD ❤
It is a big pleasure - thank you for watching!
Thanks for a very informative video once again, 🐘🐘♥️
So nice of you, we are glad that you enjoyed it.
I'm truly enjoying these educational videos, brilliant! Thanks! Seeing my sweet pinky's scars, reminds me of the anguish of her injuries and how far she has come. Blessings from California ❤❤❤❤
Interesting footage once more especially with the slow motion we can capture the two different methods foraging leaves or branchelets It was fun to see our little Miss Sunshine who has acquired a certain expertise especially with Wonderful Matriarch Tokwe who is always keen to share her knowledge with the babies of the Herd Also our Deans Somopane with his magnificient tusks and Dame Setombe who knows to use them wisely as well The other orphans Kumbura and Timisa have also learned from Tokwe Beautiful Family in action It takes time to find between 100kg and 270 kg food per day Amazing Thank You for sharing with the neophytes that we are
Thank you so much!!! We appreciate the comment very much!❤️🐘
Thank you I appreciate so much learning about these magnificent animals. Love to HERD today!
Thanks for watching! We appreciate your feedback and loyal support.
Khanísia é um elefante muito raro😮 eu nunca ouvi falar de elefante albino de olhos azuis 😮❤❤ será que seus pais eram albinos ?
Great question. ❤
Albinism is a rare condition because it is recessive and only presents itself when both parents carry the mutated gene and pass it onto their offspring. The condition occurs in approx 1 in 10,000 elephant births. There are approx 230,000 elephants in South Africa, so you could expect there are in the region of 23 Albinos. 2 Albino calves were noted in the Kruger at the start of 2024, and ofc there is Khanyisa, as well as the Albino mother on the reservation. I leave it to you to find the others in RSA.
You have done your homework! Very impressive. Thanks for your comprehensive reply!
Como @bloodnok49 disse tão bem, é de fato um gene recessivo. Aqui está um blog que fizemos anteriormente sobre albinismo que você também pode achar interessante: herd.org.za/blog/how-being-an-albino-affects-orphan-elephant-calf-khanyisa/
@@herdelephantorphanage😊😅 vou assistir sim, muito obrigada por responder.
Very nice🤝
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you for the informative video. Lovely to understand the Elephants behaviour ♥️
It is a big pleasure, Judith. We love learning more too.
I’m stumped. I saw Setombe close her eyes, but don’t think that has anything to do with foraging. Eagerly awaiting the next video!
It's so beautiful and interesting what the elephant trunk can do,it can do so many different things. Thank you for this education 🫶🐘💞😅
It is an incredible piece of natures engineering!
Love these leaning episodes, thank you! ❤
Is Phabeni better? Beijos do Brasil para toda a manada!!!
Everyday is a bit more up but there’s still moments of uncertainty! All we can do is to provide him a safe space to rest as much as possible!❤️❤️❤️
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I love these educational videos, thank you
Gracias ADINE ,toda la manada de elefantes de JABULANI 🐘 están muy bien Alimentados ,cuidados y protegidos Gracias a los señores cuidadores, por llevar a la.manada a diferentes lugares ,donde tienen alimentos a su de disposición, Me agrada ver a la pequeña ,Pero grande en tamaño Khanyisa 🐘 buscando el forraje que le agrada .
Sooo strong~👍
Thank you for sharing this informative video~🤗
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Scarface - starring Khanyisa the African bush elephant (no! not Al Pacino!!!)🤩😉
🤣 that’s definitely a new one! We love it!
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Good day Adine. Do you think that the little one would like to have a toys like ball ? We all know that the elephants love to play. ⚽️
Assisti alguns vídeos da pequena Khanísia mamando no peito da Lundi ❤ Lundi foi mamãe de leite da pequena Khanísia 🥰🥰🥰🥰🐘🐘
This is merely an act known as "comfort-suckling" it refers to elephant calves that suckle from a female in their herd who is not lactating or producing milk. Rescued elephants are on contraception, so the females do not produce milk.
Despite not receiving milk, the act of suckling provides comfort and bonding for both elephants involved. 🐘🐘🍼💕
Buon pomeriggio ❤️ ce tanto da parare sul comportamento degli nostri Elefanti 🐘🐘🐘🤗 vorrei sapere spero ne parlerete nei prossimi episodi, ma gli Elefanti hanno i denti? Come fanno a mangiare rami e foglie insieme ? Non gli fa male ? E se hanno i denti, perché non si vedono? E in ultimo ma le loro Zanne a cosa servono ? Grazie x tutte le spiegazioni che darete e che avete dato in questo video 💯💯💯❤️❤️❤️🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘😘😘😘😘
Buonasera e grazie per il tuo bel contributo e i tuoi commenti. Spero che tu possa tradurre dal nostro sito web, poiché abbiamo alcuni blog precedenti che ti aiuteranno con maggiori informazioni per le tue domande. Fare clic su questi due collegamenti: herd.org.za/blog/the-anatomy-of-an-elephant-the-elephants-tusks/
herd.org.za/blog/elephant-lessons-with-adine-owen/
@@herdelephantorphanage grazie x le informazioni allora Tusks in italiano sono le Zanne. Ho ricevuto una risposta a una domanda che non vi ho fatto cioè se le Zanne crescono solo nei maschi? Invece crescono anche nelle femmine ( esempio a Kanysia stanno uscendo fuori) non ho trovato su Google la traduzione di Proposcide in inglese , forse voi lo sapete ? Veramente interessante sono state queste informazioni vi ringrazio tanto 💯💯🌸❤️🤗
@@herdelephantorphanage Ho notato che queste meravigliose creature gli elefanti quando bevono stanno tutti in fila come x proteggersi e difendersi dagli intrusi 🤗😘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘❤️❤️❤️ Ci vorrebbe anche fra gli umani specie genitori con i figli !
@@herdelephantorphanage allora se non ho capito male , la masticazione negli Elefanti avviene nel interno, con Tusks x così dire l'inizio delle loro Zanne, mentre quelle esterne visibili servono x staccare i rami più spessi ? Scusate x queste domande ma mi piace imparare su tutto ciò che non conosco ! X quanto riguarda la differenza tra un maschio e una femmina li dovrei vedere tutti e due in azione 🤭😱 gli orecchi degli elefanti sembrano molto sottili sembrano come la carta velina 🤗 Vi Ringrazio tanto 💯💯❤️🤗😘
I have seen videos of calves who lost their trunks from snare injuries. Some have survived with lots of help but after watching this video I wonder what you think of the long term chances of their survival? Would the herd continue to help them survive with the disability?
See the blog on their teeth. Most interesting. ❤
Thank you for taking the time to read it!
@@herdelephantorphanage you are welcome 😊
The reason for human-elephant conflict. The ellies need to eat, but people live on the land, reducing space and vegetation and often planting crops that they don’t want eaten or destroyed by the elephants.
We appreciate your feedback.
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I do not understand how there kan be trees left in the area ? Do you use a special program?❤
In early videos they explain they graze in different areas, and use the dung to fertilized bare areas the property is huge
@ingridandre9133 Also, HERD is very much into all things environmental. If you check out their blogs and other info through Google, you'll see how nothing goes to waste and the surrounding communities are quite involved. 😊
Thank you so much for the feedback and concern! We do appreciate it. We do make sure that the elephants impact on the environment does not have long lasting effects such as checking on the erosion of certain areas. However, as much as we try and control it, we also have to note that the natural world can sometimes have its own mind❤️
Elephants are known as the gardeners of Africa, they disperse seeds in their dung and create new plants trees 🌳
Thank you very much for the answers! I appreciate it and learned from it ❤
I have heard you cull these beauties 😢
HERD doesn't. It's sad that they do in other places. Little bull, Phabeni was in danger of that. Thank goodness for that lady who reached out for help for him to go elsewhere. .
@@macca777 BRAVO!! The Jabulani herd was purchased by Adine's mother when she found out they were to be culled (killed) in Zimbabwe. The original members were brought to South Africa (and many of the Carers came with them), where they have continued to grow and thrive. HERD is a responsible organization with great knowledge and expertise with elephants, and their orphanage is famous. Thanks @macca777!😊
Je ne parle PAS l'anglais 😢
'behaviours'? Is that a word in English? Behaviour is a mass noun - it doesn't have a plural. I'm guessing that 'behaviours' is a yank-style corruption of English.
Khanysia 💖 has come along way when mastering the art of trunk agility. Even watching the larger Ellie's do the tedious plucking of such tiny leaves is awe inspiring. ❤️🦣🦣🦣🐘💖🙏
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🤔 The tip of an Elephants trunk are like chopsticks (🥢). I wonder how an elephant would react to a person using chopsticks to eat. 🤣♟️✌️
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This was beautiful to see close up.
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Earth needs triage: it takes huge amounts of food to ensure these amazing animals' survival.
Here's to humanly stepping up.
Very true.
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