This is one incident that shows the importance of adult bull elephants in the social fabric. While the mother, sisters, aunts, cousins and grandmother shoulder the burden of taking care of the newborn calves and guide them to independence (which can be up to 10 or 14 years), the role of bull elephants in the younger generation's development should also be taken into consideration. While bull elephants usually don't contribute to the care or the protection of calves (it's more beneficial to have as many kids as possible rather than commit to a single herd/female elephants don't come into heat right after the baby dies, so the father doesn't have to stick around to protect his children from other males/when in reproductive frenzy musth a bull elephant is unpredictable and highly aggressive. Not even calves are completely safe from his wrath), when young males leave their families as teenagers, they usually seek out and follow the lead of older, more experienced males. Under their tutelage, they learn the whereabouts of new recourse spots, survival skills and even battle technics. In other words, young bull elephants need the guidance and support of their "fathers" as much as they needed them from their mothers. That's why in areas where adult bull elephants have been exterminated due to poaching, young bull elephants are volatile and unpredictable.
It is quite old one and, if I remember correctly, it was called Born to be Wild 3D. Scientists investigating the case was Gus Van Dyk. I found the link to part of it: ruclips.net/video/n4pvluisHa4/видео.htmlfeature=shared
It’s not hard to understand why people aren’t the only creatures that need both adults to raise them.
Wow, that's such an unexpected reason!
I thought the absence of a father figure would cause those elephants to make an Onlyfans account... 😅
Onlyphants
Sir your humor is wasted here. Find a bigger audience so many can enjoy it!
Only the female ones.
@@sbridget8214 ...says a likely fatherless female that has an onlyfans account....
These are male African Elephant youths and you ignore the obvious and go to Onlyfans girls? Wow.
This is one incident that shows the importance of adult bull elephants in the social fabric. While the mother, sisters, aunts, cousins and grandmother shoulder the burden of taking care of the newborn calves and guide them to independence (which can be up to 10 or 14 years), the role of bull elephants in the younger generation's development should also be taken into consideration.
While bull elephants usually don't contribute to the care or the protection of calves (it's more beneficial to have as many kids as possible rather than commit to a single herd/female elephants don't come into heat right after the baby dies, so the father doesn't have to stick around to protect his children from other males/when in reproductive frenzy musth a bull elephant is unpredictable and highly aggressive. Not even calves are completely safe from his wrath), when young males leave their families as teenagers, they usually seek out and follow the lead of older, more experienced males. Under their tutelage, they learn the whereabouts of new recourse spots, survival skills and even battle technics.
In other words, young bull elephants need the guidance and support of their "fathers" as much as they needed them from their mothers. That's why in areas where adult bull elephants have been exterminated due to poaching, young bull elephants are volatile and unpredictable.
I watched full documentary years ago. Do you, perhaps, know if there us full version available on internet? Thank you
What was the doc called
It is quite old one and, if I remember correctly, it was called Born to be Wild 3D. Scientists investigating the case was Gus Van Dyk. I found the link to part of it: ruclips.net/video/n4pvluisHa4/видео.htmlfeature=shared
I want to buy this channel
Many such examples with adolescent African males.
Yeah because they’re much bigger than other groups.