Rhino with calf faces off with an elephant
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ส.ค. 2015
- This video was shot on 2nd September 2013 and shows a white rhino forcing an elephant to back away in order to protect her calf. In the end both animals went their own way without further incident.
He's standing his ground whilst also seeking not to escalate matters. Impressive.
The rhinos are trying to walk past and the elephant tries to bully them. Unimpressive.
Elephants may have morals but choosing not to escalate is not impressive
@@sarahjessicafarter7383 How do you know that this rhino tries to pass through? Perhaps it wants to stay there next to the water..
The elephant was in complete control of the scenario in all aspects. Power presence and in validation. Their eye sight is just as bad as a rhinos there both needed to come close up to confirm that they are not a threat to each other. However the elephant was with its herd and one distress call to the others would of triggered a stampede. More than likely injuring the rhino and its calf.
I think most animals wouldn't care less about harming a mother and her child. The fact that he's showing consideration towards them proves how intelligent elephants are.
Love how brave the baby is. He’s just standing there in front of a creature twice his mom’s size like “yeah mom’s got this.”
I am sooooo cool 😎
Mum's size
@@coolpoolbymatthew K
Not twice.
If the elephant were enraged, it would kill both of them.
Rhino is like "Hurting me is one thing, hurting my mini-me is quite another ".
if they Elephant wanted too, he would have killed both! LOL
@@ronbonora7872 Plus he had reinforcements behind him. Elephants can call whole herd and this rhino was almost alone.
@@ronbonora7872 it's a female elephant 🐘
@@ronbonora7872 are you sure rhinos hide are tough as steel you think that elephant could penetrate that?
@@logicss2893 Yeah it's happened before. I've seen some rhinos get trampled and skewered by elephants without actually getting impaled and dying, but usually it doesn't end well. Sometimes, rhinos have killed elephants too. Really, they both weigh multiple tons and have literal spears attached to their heads. Whoever runs into the other's weak spot first generally tends to win. No amount of thick hide is a guaranteed defense against that level of force headed by a semi sharp object.
Much respect to the elephant giving way to the protective mother rhino.
Nature let you stay away from mothers, unless the children are your food. Then you at least try. But really. Everyone has respect from angry mothers.
That law is written on her heart, like most humans.
@@thomask5434what do angry mot ners have to do with it??!!
00:56 I like how the Elephant checks it's tusk. Ok, it's still there, I may need this.
Damn true
😂👏😂
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more like he is protecting his trunk from the rhino's horn
I think he's comparing his tusk to Rhino's Horn.
Very respectful bull elephant. I suppose he knows that she’s just trying to protect her calf.
watch what the elephant does with it's feet - clearly saying "hey, you, go away, here is my herd right now, walk around us". the rhino is just idiotic to keep trying to move forward. i declare it very amazing that the elephant tried to speak with it's extremities!
Bad guy = male = bull. Good rhino = mother = female. Male baaad, female gooood.
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I agree, as much as I LOVE rhinos she doesnt stand much of a chance against an elephant...The elephant is intelligent enough to know she is protecting her baby.
Yeah, he clearly wasn't getting scared off, he was more like "I see, I see, have your way."
Love how there’s just a warthog in the background chilling enjoying his day
where?
@@lorenzogaluppi181 0:25
Ma lo vedi il corno del rino? L'elefante ha una sola zanna ed è pure anziano
I'm assuming the elephant is holding back because of the baby. I've always known that these giants display empathy by mourning their dead and sometimes the humans they've bonded with, but this video confirms that they have some level of civility.
It's like that short buff kid in school no one fucks with
It's nice to see a Rhino and Elephant with their tusk's still on. They are nice animals and the ivory taking must stop. Let them live in peace and enjoy the grassland. Great film.
Yes
Completely agree 100%
Completely agree
Go tell that to the countries in Africa, the Arabs in the Middle East and the Vietnamese and the Chinese.
@@TheMountainBeyondTheWoods why???
Bird was like ......"Aight imma just see what's going on pretend to be eating something " 👍😐
Wolf hog too
Elephant: Social distance please!
😂
No, only dumb humans play that game..., Smiling...,
fuck off with this shit
0:56 Elephant was gonna pull out his sword if things get rough.
he lost one.
That's hilarious and a good obs.
Lol
😂😂😂
tower climb... ripple!
Very Intelligent Elephant. I’ve seen another video where a mother Rhino with her cub had the displeasure of running into an elephant that did not have the patience this one had. So just know, this Rhino and her cub were very very lucky today.
Rhino cub? That's a new one on me.........
There was a baby calf amongst the elephants as well. He was protecting his territory equally.
@@LynxStarAuto . She , Elephants herds are females
Well unless some of the calf’s are males . But they will leave when they are older
@@CorneiliusLibowitz Rhino cub. That reminds me of the Top Gear Botswana special. where James see a Elephant and says look "it's lifting it paw umm hoof"
The poor elephant is just curious but he knows she’s protecting her baby and doesn’t want to hurt them lol
How do you know that?
@@granddaddyofthemall6320 maybe because he's much bigger, much heavier and much stronger than her and her baby! That's fucking why! Jesus Christ lord almighty gyaaaaaad 😭😭💀💀
@@rhurn3605 That makes no sense to my question. How do you know what the elephant is thinking. Maybe the elephant is thinking I don't want to take a risk a fight and get hurt? When elephants know thet can win a fight they are not apprehensive, like when they encounter hippos. Y'all are anthropomorphizing animals if the elephant thought he could win without risk he would has done so plain and simple.
Animals dont have the morality the same way we do and also sorry to ruin the fun they dont find us cute like a puppy if anyone still believes that
@@rhurn3605 nah bruh
When you retreat but you know you can smack someone
S'called respectful class.
It’s amazing how rhinos are the second largest land animals in terms of weight and volume. They come in a very distant second place from the much larger elephant!!!
So.
Also don't forget the hippo.
Elephants are amazing. Such respect and restraint shown here by the elephant. I was seriously afraid for the rhino and her calf.
Rhinos are very very fierce!!! Just a "reestablishment" of boundaries!
Lol elephant can't do a thing to a rhino, I believe they are equally same strength.. rhinos are beasts with body armor.
@@whatislifebuttheenjoymento3405 bro , rhinos get clapped by eleplants , in this case the elephant was retreating because the rhi o had her baby by her side , and we know eleplants as compassionate creatures
@@anmol.1338
An elephant would win in a fight against a rhino.
However, never mess with a rhino mama with her calve. In such a fight nobody can know the winner.
But the elephant is enought smart to avoid such confrontation
this elephant is just afraid, the elephant is not compassionate and rhino know it , so rhino need to protect its child to face this elephant.
THE ELEPHANT COULD HAVE EASILY TAKEN THE RHINO OFF ITS FEET BUT I SENSE IT WAS NICE BECAUSE OF THE BABY RHINO. ELEPHANTS ARE GREAT MOTHERS.
No need to anthropomorphize animals to appreciate them. The reason why it backed off is because the rhino can very easily do substantial damage to their legs. A leg injury can become a death sentence for large animals like elephants, considering the weight they must carry around as they search for food. It's why even animals like horses or deer will run from an attacking hog or other smaller opponents. Large size comes with many disadvantages, and most large species rely on the intimidation factor, hoping things won't come to blows that may cause them injury (it's also why many animals have defense mechanisms to make themselves look bigger).
No, it's because animals are smarter than to risk battle unless they have no other choice. The only exception to this seem to be jaguars and wolverines, who outright seek conflict for some reason, much to the dismay of any animals that share their habitats.
@@FigliadiSephiroth Yet there's multiple videos where elephants will charge a fully grown rhino (after the rhino initiates the attack) to make them run away from the water so they can have it to themselves. Don't act like you know why the elephant made this decision after telling someone they're wrong. It's hypocritical.
@@FigliadiSephiroth I have never seen a Rhino not getting killed by an Elephant in a battle.
@@metinotje Not male white Rhinos Elephants are punks the only try females.
I think it's more on the elphant part understanding that a mother instinct is to protect, so the elphant gave up it space, but make no mistake about it if that elphant was having a bad day, the outcome wouldnt have been good for the rino
I think they get the picture when they're still young and part of the herd.Since the herd is composed of only females and young ones,they get to see how protective the females are of the calves,so I think the bull in this picture realized it's not worth the trouble.I'm also guessing it would be a whole different story if the bull was in musth.
I agree....you can see the bull back away even when the baby rhino made a charge lol...I think he was trying to handle the situation calmly, even though he could have killed them easily if he really wanted to. Smart, graceful creatures
clipsburg412 u do realize that elephant weighs 5 tons the original comment had it right there’s nothing on land that’s gonna win against a elephant
Weight isn't an automatic trump card in a fight. I hope you are smart enough to realize that.
clipsburg412 An elephant can, and has killed rhinos without a significant degree of trouble. They will just gore and crush with their weight.
Hahahahaha I love how the elephant kicked dirt at the rhino.
It didn't do shit, otherwise it would have got killed
@@prehistoriccreature1800 o please! enough being stupid for once in your life!
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I been watching rhinos and elephants interact in the wild and I gotta say it’s extremely tense. This stuff makes my heart race!
Both such magnificent animals! I love how the elephant kicked some dirt up at the rhino 😂
The respect the Elephant has for the mother Rino, seeing and knowing there is a Baby involved..How so. Many humans can learn from. THIS.
That elephant is scared of the rhino there's no morality here, did you even know how this elephant can die in one swoop if that rhino got to full force?
He doesn't give a fuck
Because the average Human stamp on a Baby?
@@logicss2893he is scared???I bet either you are a fool or you don't know anything about elephant, he knows he can rip that rhinos apart but he is so intelligent enough to know that there is a baby rhino with her and that's why she is charging at him you fool ,i know this because I have been working with elephant for years 🫵🔥
I think the elephant recognized it was with its kid so let it be.
watch what the elephant does with it's feet - clearly saying "hey, you, go away, here is my herd right now, walk around us". the rhino is just idiotic to keep trying to move forward. i declare it very amazing that the elephant tried to speak with it's extremities!
@@Dichtsau
You copy paste your Bullshit everywhere?
Dumbass the elephant didn't do shit with its feet.
It knew the Rhino would kill it if it tried anything, so it backed off immediately.
The Rhino wasn't idiotic like you, it knows it's the Boss and therefore went forward
@@prehistoriccreature1800 um that elephant would of easily killed the rhino and it's cub
@@goodymcgood6101
No, it wouldn't lmao
@@prehistoriccreature1800 lol you again. Go back to pewdipie's army you minor
Hesistance is the sign of intelligence.
That elephant showed empathy because the Rhino had a baby
1:00-- elephant,"Hey, hey buddy. Hey, bud! U got my back back there?"
Mother gains 10 times more strength when it comes to protecting her child.
Big elephant did a good dance move for a second.
facing a mother with his son/cub/calf is always a bad idea in all species
PizzaSamurai bruh lmao
WHAT THE FUCK DID I JUST READ.
kiko ramirez You're full of shit.
He is right. I am sure that none of you would like to fight even versus a mother cat. It is the instinct of being a parent. The elephant lost the psychological game. The reason was the determination of the rhino.
She is lucky he is not in musth, otherwise not even a rhino mother with a cub can stand a chance
Rhino to calf, "Hold my phone"
I believe the baby rhino was the reason the elephant was backing down.The Elephant is a very intelligent animal.Its obvious the elephant knew the baby needs it’s mother.
Nope. Because rhino is real king!
Anybody see the bird in the background sitting there watching😨
Daron Hawkins Bird? I thought that was the referee!
I can see it 😂😂
Birds thinking of his extinct theropoda cousins who woulda whopped both of their asses & ate them for dinner.
Shoebillbirds 1:45 😄😄😄
Was she blonde?
This needed a David Attenborough like National Geographic channel commentary..
Second elephant doesnt even turn around knowing whatever is behind it cant pose the slightest threat to it. basically just standing there like „not so loud“.
"Hey...how you doing Karen?"
"You just stay away from my son!!!! You hear me?"
"Alright...alright...just chill ok?!"
I think the Rhino is like "Look man, I just want to get some water okay!!!"
I think the elephant recognized it was a mother and her calf and gave way out of respect.
This elephant exhibits a very high degree of intelligence.
So many words spoken without a word being said. Very cool vid!
I don't think the elephant is aware just how strong he is by now. But respect to the mother rhino. She's pretty brave or pretty near-sighted :)
Johnny B rhinos are near sighted too
Rhino : Are you a calm and reasonable person?
Mimicking compassion is not compassion. But the logical components of compassion far outweigh violent tendencies in the form of pros and cons....like....more people live.
rhino: Hey big guy your getting to close. elephant: shorty, I'm not looking for trouble
Hey me
Omg hilarious
too
@sumesh s pinarayi
You're the dumb one here. As dumb as elephants are, it was still not dumb Enough to go near that Rhino.
If the elephant tried anything, the Rhino would have fucked it up.
The only thing you can do Against a Rhino is run away.
@@prehistoriccreature1800 wow dude you're clearly lacking brain cells. Obviously you know you say is false info yet you still say it. I won't bother educating a kid who has a phone which his parents gave to study with. Piss of mate
The elephant is intelligent and calm.
That poor rhino momma is literally fighting for the life of her baby and that elephant is just clowning around lol. Glad the elephant was understanding.
A very dedicated mother Rhino stands up to an elephant.
Bird: What monsters?! I see no monsters.
The female elephant understands the female rhino defending her baby.
@Ray of Lyte correct, though it is young
Are you an elephant?
@@khoveyitetseo054 We can tell what animals are doing from their behavior. Zoologists can do so, right?
it's a male, it has a penis
The elephant is being respectful for the mother rhino to say I know you have a baby on board I'll let you pass there's no cover charge get it no charge
Elephants are a lot smarter than rhinos. [H]e's like, "Biotch, I ain't tryin' to take your baby, but I ain't gonna let you poke me with that stinger. Buzz off!"
Phillipa Leach
"[H]e's like, "Biotch." Cringe...😬😬😬
Rhinos only want to drink, and mother wants to protect baby.
Elephant soon realizes this, that's why he does not look for fight but, on the contrary, walks back to let the rhinos access the water.
Elephant understands perfectly mother rhino, and wants to show her that he is giving her & baby way to the water.
Mother rhino is a bit over-protective, but that's the way mothers are, aren't they?
This clip is very informative, it shows that different species can communicate & respect each other...
Its the Mother in her more than being a Rhino... Even a buffalo fights a Lion for its calf.
This is the most passive elephant I seen in many face off videos including ones with rhino
I think both were thinking that this was going to be ugly, and neither were going to walk away unscathed.
The reason there's lots of comments on this, is because we are watching natures two most powerful beasts over all other land animals, square off, against each other, two heavyweights in close proximity, like watching Jurassic park, love rhinos and elephants.
No one can match mothers love 😍 💕
Legend has it, the Elephant is still moving backwards
🤣🤣🤣🤣
theyre so friendly with each other like the elephant is training the kid
Incredible footage! I'm surprised the elephant back away like it did.
The person that posted the baby elephant being thrown around by a bull elephant.That is just sick.
You should write a complaint letter to the elephant.
I thought the Rhino in the thumbnail was actually the calf. Elephant is just massive lol
I can't stop loving this elephant, wow ..
so cool, how the elephant understands - oh okay - this is a mother and calf- I better not engage - I saw what' going on - going to back away..I made myself known, but no need to aggravate this...
The young elephant is just curious it had no intentions of hurting the rhino, just wants to see the baby, if it did want to hurt the rhino it would of charged but it just lingered.
@its impossible to make me angry you need to look at videos of adult bull elephants next to females or even rhino then if you think this was a full grown male.
@@fablewalls this was definitely a full grown Male. A young elephant wouldn't have reached as calmly.
@@PresbianTier This is definitely not a fully grown male. For one, male elephants are solitary, they are never with other elephants unless it is their mating season. Other male elephants in the area aren't tolerated by them either, they would fight each other to determine who gets to hang around the watering hole, neither do they retreat from anything around them, it is the other animals that take a wide berth around the male elephant no matter what animal it is.
You can see another juvenile elephant in the background, meaning most likely there is a herd. This elephant is either a juvenile male elephant who is still with the herd and was hanging out in the water by himself, or it is a juvenile female elephant doing the same thing.
A fully grown male elephant is about 1.5 times bigger than this little baby. It's basically a teen elephant or perhaps an adolescent elephant who is still with the herd, they also aren't a matriarch from it's behavior either, as the matriarch and other leading female elephants always stay with the herd and would never retreat from anything they perceive as a threat or a nuisance, even if it is a large rhino with her calf. These elephants too are much bigger than this elephant shown here.
Bro I was like “what is that tiny creature in the background?” Took me a second to realize that it was a warthog. Just shows how MASSIVE these creatures really are that they make a medium sized animal look like an ant.
2 of the strongest animals in the world
Elephant respect coz of calf, it knows motherhood and give away space for rhino, otherwise rhino and its horn would've been in different places.
and elephant would wander off and die with a hole in its chest. theres a reason they dont usually fight. if anything can take down a full grown elephant, its a rhino, elephants get too cocky and get killed by them every now and then, rhinos dont start that kind of trouble.
The elephant is far more able to win a real fight. But luckily they didn’t start fighting.
Well unless it's elasmotherium which we're the same size as a African elephant with a single massive horn but unfourtunetly they're exstinct :(
@@OrangeUtan1 if were using that logic, itd have to fight Fenykovi elephan
The rhino is only encouraged here to make this mistake again.
Elephant giving the mother Rhino the benefit of the doubt here and quite possibly knowing that she has a baby to look after and needs the watering hole. This shows intelligent thinking and restraint at least during this altercation.
Teenage elephant backs down from rhino was the real title.
No puedo creer que un elefante esté más consciente de la sana distancia que los seres humanos
That elephant is huge
Not particularly huge for an African bush elephant. It *might* just be a teenager or something.
Bird in the background, "guys, when are you going to start the fight?"
someone messed with a wrong mommy today...
Respect to all mother's including mother nature
Elephant: If I wanted it, you'd be dead already
Rhino: Do you bleed?
Rhino vs Elephant: Dawn of the Wild
I like the way the elephant is always keeping his 2 meter social distance.
The elephant seems to be guarding the dwindling water supply, and the Rhino knows if she turns her back, the elephant can sneak attack.
Water... The most precious resource on this planet. It is not only animals that will fight to the death over it, but nations as well... and states within nations.
It's amazing too see how smart some animals are. That elephant 🐘 could have easily rolled that rhino 🦏 but I believe it realized that it's young with her an chose too back down. That's amazing, because elephants are extremely protective of their young. So it was as if he or she understood what was going on and backed away......💯✌🏾
elephant you are blocking my way bruh
Elephants are so humane😍
Tell that to the friends and relatives of all the people they've killed. These are African elephants; worst animals in the world, despite what Disney wants you to believe.
lol..that rhino puppy didn't even know the seriousness of that situation..it was going toward that bull elephant ..vry cute😅
rhino vs rabbit
Judy Hopps wins for some reason.
Warthog mind their own business 😂
The intelligence of the elephant is really something else considering it was thumping the ground for the rhino with its bad eyesight although it did know the elephant is there
Elephant : kicks the air
We don't need to make trouble here
I always feel Bull elephants just hav fun with Rhinos otherwise both respect each other.
Tuskers never fail to show off
the elephant is female that's why she not aggressive and she respecting the rhino for defending her baby
if it was a male elephant it would be sad story
That is a male elephant
@n g
That dick swinging between its legs might disagree with you.But there's always the fact that the elephant might identify as a female....
h7oda mazika elephants are smart asf insure she understood
Female elephant + female rhino = drama fight. So that's a male elephant lol
It's a male elephant. Look at the skull.
1:52 while the big guns face off in the background ready for a mighty rumble, the little bird minds its own business in the foregeoumd. I find this sort of contrast amusing.
Meanwhile.pumba is searching for timon
See the size of Rhino and elephant. Its like Big show and Rey msyerio
A bull elephant in musth can simply demolish any rhino/hippo....
The elephant's superior intelligence analysed the overall scenario as that of a mother with her calf and hence he let go...!
Its superior intelligence told it that it could get seriously injured by that rhino horn. It wouldn't matter if it killed the rhino: getting injured - possibly even dying from infection later - is not worth it when there's nothing at stake. The elephant understood all this, so it did the sensible thing.
DieFlabbergast
True that...
The bird: When the action will start? Where is my popcorn?
Peak of the dry season, competition for scarce water holes is fierce.
I've seen a video when an elephant attacked mother rhino and it was so heartbreaking but at least the elephant didn't attack the calf but the calf was hurt during the fight because it has the natural instinct to protect it's mother.
Yea man the kid almost got rolled on
Who says it's a mother rhino and not a father rhino? Did you guys practice a veterinary inspection on the beast?
0:28 Mother can go to any limits to save her child 🙏
they said it took 11 years of therapy for that elephant to recover from this emotional damage getting scared by a rhino