That one man in the light blue shirt really pissed the Bull off. When he kept moving and moved over by the woman in blue. The Bull gave him a head jerk. They should of all stood completely still and quiet. I have never been to Africa but even I know that. I would of been as still as a statue, just awestruck by his majestic beauty. He would have taken my breath away so I probably would of looked dead to him. I would give anything to be able to see that gorgeous creature in person. I am a huge animal lover, but if I were there, I could go on home after that because to me nothing else would compare. 😁
Tip: His ears are flared out. This is NOT a good sign. This means he is in FEAR, potentially aggressive! He could have quite easily "up'd" his reaction + someone or multiple ppl could have been killed. Elephants, esp'ly African sub-species which are more aggressive, are NOT 2B toyed with.
@@debrahouston2884 Man has proven himself to be a threat to wildlife, man is renown for being untrustworthy, so it is intelligence that the elephant extends her ears (*not a bull) in the presence of a threat. Of course, she could have raised her response-level instantly, that's a given. That's *always a given. Of course, there's a potential for aggression, the people showed that by intruding into her territory, and she wanted them to back off or leave. But knowing her place in the Wild, and having confidence and exuding it, gives no necessity for fear, she wasn't fearful. People need to understand: elephants are not aggressive, they do *not *initiate trouble with man, they only stand their ground or defend themselves after man has intruded or threatened, which man's very presence conveys. Aggression necessarily includes initiation of threatening behavior, and that is always done by man. Elephants only respond, they don't initiate. Even when elephants eat from someone's crops or garden, invariably trampling it by consequence, they are not attacking or aggressing against man: that is man's emotional sense of it, but the elephants are *not attacking any man when they eat. Sure, it does damage to the garden or crops, for which man takes offense, but as an elephant sees it, eating crops does *not equate to being aggressive, because they are eating of Nature, they are engaged with Nature, not man. Elephants only respond. They may finish the battle, but they never start it. The problem is that man has little to no understanding of what he sees, and as a result, he does not exercise wisdom. Female elephants have a relatively wide sheath that covers the opening of the birth canal, that hangs down and protects it from mud, dirt and injury. That is what we see here. People that don't study elephants don't realize that is what it is. The gender markers of this elephant make her reality clear. At 03:18, she unfurls her trunk to say "Leave!" but the people don't listen. That is one of their "Go away!" gestures. No one "removed" her tusks, they broke off. If this had been a bull, the tusk that remains visible (her right one) would have been much thicker.
That was a close call. At one point the elephant got scare (probably noise from the cameras) his mood changed and he was ready to charge. People need to understand that as beautiful as they are. they're wild animals and will react to anything that they consider danger. Of course if something happen they will blame the animal instead of keeping their distance
Yes I agree did you see the way that elephant started moving side ways with his ears flared. That was elephant body battle language. Those folks had no idea what was happening. If he charged he would movein to fast for them to respond.
After seeing those people standing too close, I'm instantly reminded of idiots in the US/Canada who get out of their cars to take pictures of bison and elk.
Amazing! What a beautiful elephant! No ragged edges or holes on his gorgeous ears. I could feel the uneasiness among the group of people and my heart raced with excitement for them. He kept his ears forward and out, showing no fear. I'm still excited about this huge guest's unplanned visit. 💖 Lucky people.
@@debrahouston2884 No, that was confidence and the authority with which *she (not a bull) moved around known-Untrustworthies, which humans are. She was not agitated nor in fear. She was calm, and wanted the people to back off. There's a difference between intelligent understanding that humans are untrustworthy and that wisdom must be used around them, and fear. People, in their lacking understanding, equate wisdom with fear, but they are nothing alike. Wisdom can be used without fear, as we see in this elephant. The uploader was mistaken: this is a female elephant. Female elephants have a relatively wide sheath that covers the opening of the birth canal, that hangs down and protects it from mud, dirt and injury. That is what we see here. People that don't study elephants don't realize that is what it is. The gender markers of this elephant make her reality clear. At 03:18, she unfurls her trunk to say "Leave!" but the people don't listen. That is one of their "Go away!" gestures. No one "removed" her tusks, they broke off. If this had been a bull, the tusk that remains visible (her right one) would have been much thicker. African elephants' ears are usually in good shape. She does have a small hole in her left ear. It is usually the Asian elephants that suffer ear damage due to the abuse of those that force them to work, from those that abuse them.
What an awesome display,on so many levels. The calmness of such tremendous magnificence, the resolve of kind intelligent response and understanding. Contact of another kind. Awesome
Not being as smart as an elephant, these people don't seem to realize he's asking for something to eat. Hunger finally forces him to the next picnic table.
@Tman D i think its more that they get too close for comfort, and all it takes is for a tourist (such as a young child) to get scared because they don’t understand what its doing, the elephant will start getting agitated because they might be freaking out and that could provoke an attack. Also god forbid if they approach the cars or campsites of poachers hoping for a free snack.
This elephant was not asking for food: she (not a bull) was foraging, and simply wanted them to leave. Female elephants have a relatively wide sheath that covers the opening of the birth canal, that hangs down and protects it from mud, dirt and injury. That is what we see here. People that don't study elephants don't realize that is what it is. If this had been a bull, the tusk that remains visible (her right one) would have been much thicker. Female elephants secrete fluids from their temporal glands too; that is not always a sign of Musth. See her straight forehead that corners toward the top of her head? and her gently curved jawline? her shallow ribcage, that is not nearly as thick as a bull's? The gender markers of this elephant make her reality clear. Feeding wildlife teaches animals to look to man for food, which causes trouble. Never feed wildlife.
When that lady started throwing the wood and they lite the fire, my heart sank. That Elephant is in musk. And could easily taken that as a challenge! They could have been savaged by that dude on a whim if he wanted too.
She's a female. Female elephants have a relatively wide sheath that covers the opening of the birth canal, that hangs down and protects it from mud, dirt and injury. That is what we see here. People that don't study elephants don't realize that is what it is. If this had been a bull, the tusk that remains visible (her right one) would have been much thicker. Female elephants secrete fluids from their temporal glands too; that is not always a sign of Musth. See her straight forehead that corners toward the top of her head? and her gently curved jawline? See that her chest/ribcage is shallow, not thick like a bull's? The gender markers of this elephant make her reality clear. She was simply foraging, and wanted them to leave.
@ 3:18, It's plain to see that something one of those people did make the bull startle a bit, doesn't even matter how small a gesture it was. Trying to push over trees wasn't enough hint for these tourists, but seeing that startled reaction should have clued them in. MAN!! I hope that they look back at their actions & realize that their idiocy could have gotten them killed; that the only reason they're still alive is because of blind luck! Cripes sake!
the entire time, it is ibvious that blue coat is a complete idiot. but i really made up my mind about that at 4 minutes. shortly after the bull bucks at them, she does move back a bit. but then at the 4 m mark, as the bull has gotten closer, she walks briskly over to the guy on the left. and the bull actually tracks her. unbelievable. she pretty much broke every "rule" in the book right there. Too close. Turned your back. Walked very fast directly in front of him... and on and on.
I know people shouldn’t but, they should always have a food offering for elephants, and elephants only. Even some water. This elephant was curious and looking for a hand out
You never have peanuts ready for these wonderful creatures, he would have loved some poured on the table for him . Then walk backward.. No peanuts no happy!
Cool, calm and collected. Quiet too. You read the Elephant’s mood absolutely correctly - chilled. Ignore the over excited chatter of others, who clearly have watched too much melodrama, on the Walt Disney Channel.
Elephants show their dominance by trying to push down trees to show their strength, aswell and the wetness coming from his temples which shows he was in musk and the fact that he mock charged them, shows that they are lucky. He was quite calm in that sense but I would of backed off a long time ago if I were those tourists
Many an animal has been killed by Park Rangers for attacking people as stupid as these people. What a waste of beautiful animals ....by people.....that do not leave them alone in the wild.
All those people became brazen after a while, especially the woman in the blue top and the man who fetched something off the table - acting like this is a normal every day situation! It can go from zero to drama in a split second! " dan sien die poppe dans!"
These people have no clue. The fact that they all flinched when he shook his head shows that they thought they could run for cover if he turned nasty. Wouldn't have been pretty.
Gentleman elephant. He just came for his vegetation and humans were in his way. He still kept to himself and did not touch their stuff. We humans have a lot to learn. Those campers need to learn a thing or two about animal behavior. The lady did not see that spread ears meant he is not happy. Lucky, no one got hurt
NEVER DO THIS! The bull is picking up nuts. If people feed wild animals, then people will become targeted for food. If animals learn to get food from tourists, they stop foraging for their natural dietary fare and tourists become endangered when they don't offer food. Plus the animals can get really sick, 'Hey look he's eating the Doritos!' You know idiots would try giving them all kinds of stuff!
How do some people even make it into adult-hood being that stupid? That elephant was in musth , which can make them 6 times as aggressive as normal. You can tell from the fluid coming out of the sides of his head. He was probably in pain as well.
The bull was interested in the lady with the blonde hair and then when they're really tall gentleman in Black walked beside her that's when the bull made the warning display. The fire definetly detered him. ❤🐘
4:11 guy at right stoops to adjust or turn off calor gas cooker... could have caused bush fire if knocked over 😳. Do these people think they’re in a petting zoo? Then, woman feeds their campfire - does she think that will keep a bull elephant calm?
I LOATHE THIS CELL PHONE GENERATION! THE GO TO A PLACE LIKE THIS,GET OUT OF THEIR VEHICLE AND START RECORDING! IT'S THE SAME AT ANY CONCERT OR EVENT AS WELL! ALL OVER THE WORLD THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF CHILDREN DYING BECAUSE THE ADULT WAS ON THEIR DAMN PHONE.NOT TO MENTION THE PEOPLE GETTING KILLED TRYING TO GET "SELFIES" IN RIDICULOUS SITUATIONS! AND THOSE THAT WALKED INTO TRAFFIC,I'LL REPEAT THAT PEOPLE HAVE WALKED INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE THEY WERE PREOCCUPIED WITH AN OBSESSION!THIS WAS EVEN BEFORE THE POKEMON CRAZE!! MAYBE I WAS BORN TOO LATE,MAYBE I M JUST TOO OLD.MAYBE A CELL PHONE SHOULD BE TREATED AS JUST THAT....A CELL PHONE...S.M.H.
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Truly that lady was so courageous and stayed calm while the men backed off. Elephant sensed secure with her and then the men!!!!! Hats off to you ma'am for keeping everyone calm and controlled the situation....
I can't believe that the rangers allow the tourists to do this. Yes elephants see tourists on a daily basis and can be very tolerant but they remain huge animals and can kick you out in a matter of seconds. How irresponsible from these tourists to come that close.
Actually, you have to have a permit to camp at your own risk. I think they were well behaved and didn't harass the elephant at all. Incredible experience! Elephants have become familiar with humans in their surroundings. Even if they had retreated to their vehicles, the elephant could have crushed the cars too. No safe place in the bush.
You don't need to harass a bull elephant for it to attack. All wild animals have 'comfort zones'. If you're inside that zone and it feels threatened it will retaliate. By moving around as they did they increased the danger. Elephants will not usually attack a stationary vehicle without reason so the safest option would have been to get inside their vehicles. To make matters worse the two people got out of the vehicle, increasing the numbers confronting the elephant and also started moving around and talking. They were very lucky people.
I don't know why these folks gawking at elephant don't have a few big juicy sweet watermelons with which they could leave on ground for ELEPHANT. These poor creatures are HUNGRY & THIRSTY!
Then ppl will become targets for food. Look at the 'Dont Feed the Bears' laws at Yellowstone National Park in the USA. If animals learn to get food from ppl they stop foraging for their natural dietary fare & ppl become endangered when they don't have enough or the right kind of snacks. Plus the animals can get really sick, 'Hey look he's eating the Doritos!' You know ppl would try giving them all kinds of stuff!
No issue with tourists. Issue is when human behaviour is utterly inconsiderate and disrespectful. Firstly respect the laws of the country you visit. Secondly respect the laws of the game parks and reserves you visit. Thirdly as a humans... respect the animals....give them their space. Should something happen...oh it becomes a tragedy and all media sensation is let loose. There were many lions and other animals put down...why? Because of humans. You say you love nature...really now ? Respect nature first !!!
@@boa9535 you see that a fluid is running out from his sides? This is a clear sign of musth. They were incredibly lucky. They have no idea. The reasonable thing would have been to get into the car.
No he wasn't. His penis wasn't even out and there was no dribbling from it. Elephants excrete fluid from their temporal lobes for lots of reasons, Musth is just one time but female elephants do it too. It can be a sign of excitement, emotion, or during heightened sexual periods. He could have just come from an encounter with another bull or a group of females. He was not aggressive at all and bulls in musth would not have been this calm and their penis would be nearly touching the ground and dribbling.
Those people were as stupid as dirt. Walking around and so much movement completely changed the mood of the elephant. Except for the woman, AT FIRST, she stood still. Like the person said below; and people wonder why tourists get killed. It should be MANDATORY for people going on safaris to watch a "what to do when" scenarios come up film BEFORE they go on safari. Even those going in by vehicle. Or, at least as many they could dart and catch to make them watch.....it's as though they don't even have a basic understanding of animal behavior. My dog is smarter than these people.
There was one person with an ounce of common sense, who stopped staring and moved away when the elephant responded. The woman with the camera is lucky to be alive.
Exactly! They should have stayed perfectly still the whole time. What I would give to have that encounter on my trip, but I never would have moved around like that and at one point, you should put down the camera and enjoy the best experience of your life! There was obviously no guide here or if there was, he/she failed their job. I did have an ele sneak up behind me out of nowhere while I was squatting in the bush. I stood up and was 2 ft away from a bull passing through. I don't think I even breathed, I just froze. Saw the wiry hairs on his trunk. He eyed me for a minute but thankfully he was just headed to the water beyond the bush and I was lucky. If I'd moved around like these fools, no doubt I'd have startled him and would have been severely injured or dead.
Tutto vero , le persone devono studiare gli animali prima di avventurarsi in situazione simile, non si rendono conto di quando pericolo corrono, ignorano totalmente l'intelligenza degli animali e il loro territorio di cui tutelano...
Dark Cloud - An impassioned Comment and so judgemental. When was the Elephant’s mood change? He seemed perfectly chilled, cool calm and collected throughout. He came looking for snacks, found them, ate them and left. Out of curiosity - How many Safaris have you done, roughly ........ ?
I have read through all the comments before posting mine. Sadly no one has highlighted the cause for this confrontation. This I believe must be a designated camping site. People using such sites should thoroughly clear the place of any left over food and take back with them any garbage when the leave. Any leftover food (even spills) or garbage can attract animals. Elephants are good at memory and may return to the spot if they have once found food there. The conduct of one irresponsible camper can put the lives of subsequent campers in great danger. Imagine the state if repeated campers are irresponsible. I suspect that must be the case here for the elephant to visit the site. I have watched few more similar videos on RUclips and believe so is the case with some of you. Wildlife experts recommend watching these creatures from a safe distance (which seems natural) so that they don't loose the fear of humans. If they do, then they become more dangerous to humans and vulnerable to poachers. Those who want a closer look should visit a circus or a zoo (where the animals are restrained and are familiar with humans) and not a wildlife safari.
Your post started out really thoughtfully, encouraging people to take home their garbage and to think about the consequences of their actions on animals and the environment, I thought how respectful you were being and then you go and spoil it all by encouraging people to visit zoos and circuses #CaptivityKills
NO ZOOS or CIRCUSES!!!! IF u cannot respect Nature, the animals + THEIR habitat, watch RUclips! I personally do NOT endorse captivity for anything wild, except for bugs or such...Mammals are meant 2B FREE!!!
REALLY!!! GO VISIT A CIRCUS OR ZOO??? WHERE THEY R STRAPPED DOWN!! REALLY?? What kind of IGNORANT BARBARIC F*CKING A-HOLE are you!! Beating and chaining animals into submission is hideous! Do you even know HOW they get these elephants in zoos and circus??? OBVIOUSLY NOT IDIOT! Do your homework moron!
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The uploader was mistaken: this is a female elephant. Female elephants have a relatively wide sheath that covers the opening of the birth canal, that hangs down and protects it from mud, dirt and injury. That is what we see here. People that don't study elephants don't realize that is what it is. See her straight forehead that corners toward the top of her head? See her gently curved jawline? See her thinner, shallower chest (spine to sternum), her girth that increases at her abdomen? A bull's chest is much thicker, not shallow; a bull's tusks are significantly thicker too, and I don't think a bull would have been so tolerant in this scene. The gender markers of this elephant make her reality clear. It is not only bulls that secrete fluid from their temporal glands, females do too: this elephant is not in Musth. These people should not have been walking around: to be still is daring enough, but to be moving as they did, conveyed to her that they were unpredictable, and all animals know that humans are not trustworthy, which is why she told them to leave. At 03:18, she unfurls her trunk to say "Leave!" but the people don't listen. That is one of their "Go away!" gestures. No one "removed" her tusks, they broke off. If this had been a bull, the tusk that remains visible (her right one) would have been much thicker. African elephants' ears are usually in good shape. She does have a small hole in her left ear. It is usually the Asian elephants that suffer ear damage due to the abuse of those that force them to work.
A person who has good patience can enjoy the beautiful environment. Similarly, seeing elephants becomes dangerous only if you see the suffering of the animals.
The elephant talks by gesticulating with its trunk. The elephant is simply asking people if they have something to eat like peanuts. Note that the elephant is not grabbing something on the groud to put in its mouth. The elephant is gesticualting the question.
I don't get what the elephant is doing with its trunk. It looks as if it was picking up food or water, but I didn't see it actually going into its mouth. Maybe the action had a meaning, perhaps a warning.
Movements typical for a bull in musth. A clear sign is the fluid running from the sides of his head. They were incredibly lucky. They have no idea how dangerous the situation was. The reasonable thing would have been to get into the car. The running around with the camera was stupid and could have gottem them killed.
If people feed wild animals, then ppl will become targeted for food. Look at the 'Dont Feed the Bears' laws at Yellowstone National Park in the USA. If animals learn to get food from ppl they stop foraging for their natural dietary fare & tourists become endangered when they don't have enough or the right kind of snacks. Plus the animals can get really sick, 'Hey look he's eating the Doritos!' You know idiots would try giving them all kinds of stuff!
Was i the only one waiting for them to be trumpled so i can enjoy the show more?
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I'd love to know what would happen if a music just broke out in every human started dancing. I think we just see the elephant's head completely explode!
Would tourists have found a way to feed it? Seemed like it might have had feedings in the past, maybe people throwing food to it on the ground, so it repeats its eating gestures to these folks and hangs around hoping?
The elephant has more sense than people! Thank goodness
Right. Cause I wouldn't be that close trying to take pics
ANY animal has more sense than humans.
That's a FACT!
Yes! Absolutely! Idiots.
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I don’t care how gentle the creature is but it is insane to be so close . It is asking for trouble.
That’s Caucasian people for you! They’ve always loved to explore the most dangerous places on earth.
That one man in the light blue shirt really pissed the Bull off. When he kept moving and moved over by the woman in blue. The Bull gave him a head jerk. They should of all stood completely still and quiet. I have never been to Africa but even I know that. I would of been as still as a statue, just awestruck by his majestic beauty. He would have taken my breath away so I probably would of looked dead to him. I would give anything to be able to see that gorgeous creature in person. I am a huge animal lover, but if I were there, I could go on home after that because to me nothing else would compare. 😁
He truely is a gentle giant and you can tell he has,been around people before.
Lucky for them he's a very calm and gentle bull. Wish I had been there.
Tip: His ears are flared out. This is NOT a good sign. This means he is in FEAR, potentially aggressive! He could have quite easily "up'd" his reaction + someone or multiple ppl could have been killed.
Elephants, esp'ly African sub-species which are more aggressive, are NOT 2B toyed with.
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Man has proven himself to be a threat to wildlife, man is renown for being untrustworthy, so it is intelligence that the elephant extends her ears (*not a bull) in the presence of a threat. Of course, she could have raised her response-level instantly, that's a given. That's *always a given. Of course, there's a potential for aggression, the people showed that by intruding into her territory, and she wanted them to back off or leave. But knowing her place in the Wild, and having confidence and exuding it, gives no necessity for fear, she wasn't fearful. People need to understand: elephants are not aggressive, they do *not *initiate trouble with man, they only stand their ground or defend themselves after man has intruded or threatened, which man's very presence conveys. Aggression necessarily includes initiation of threatening behavior, and that is always done by man. Elephants only respond, they don't initiate. Even when elephants eat from someone's crops or garden, invariably trampling it by consequence, they are not attacking or aggressing against man: that is man's emotional sense of it, but the elephants are *not attacking any man when they eat. Sure, it does damage to the garden or crops, for which man takes offense, but as an elephant sees it, eating crops does *not equate to being aggressive, because they are eating of Nature, they are engaged with Nature, not man. Elephants only respond. They may finish the battle, but they never start it. The problem is that man has little to no understanding of what he sees, and as a result, he does not exercise wisdom.
Female elephants have a relatively wide sheath that covers the opening of the birth canal, that hangs down and protects it from mud, dirt and injury. That is what we see here. People that don't study elephants don't realize that is what it is. The gender markers of this elephant make her reality clear.
At 03:18, she unfurls her trunk to say "Leave!" but the people don't listen. That is one of their "Go away!" gestures. No one "removed" her tusks, they broke off. If this had been a bull, the tusk that remains visible (her right one) would have been much thicker.
He started that way. But was not happy after
I can't believe they're moving around. STAND STILL.
The elephant shaking his head and flapping his ears was an early warning signal 'Don't annoy me by getting any closer!'
That was a close call. At one point the elephant got scare (probably noise from the cameras) his mood changed and he was ready to charge. People need to understand that as beautiful as they are. they're wild animals and will react to anything that they consider danger. Of course if something happen they will blame the animal instead of keeping their distance
Yes I agree did you see the way that elephant started moving side ways with his ears flared. That was elephant body battle language. Those folks had no idea what was happening. If he charged he would movein to fast for them to respond.
After seeing those people standing too close, I'm instantly reminded of idiots in the US/Canada who get out of their cars to take pictures of bison and elk.
COMPLETELY INSANE, they play with fire for no good reasons ! Gerry
Amazing! What a beautiful elephant! No ragged edges or holes on his gorgeous ears. I could feel the uneasiness among the group of people and my heart raced with excitement for them. He kept his ears forward and out, showing no fear. I'm still excited about this huge guest's unplanned visit. 💖 Lucky people.
When his ears are flared outward -- THAT IS a sign of FEAR + AGGITATION!!! BEWARE!
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No, that was confidence and the authority with which *she (not a bull) moved around known-Untrustworthies, which humans are. She was not agitated nor in fear. She was calm, and wanted the people to back off. There's a difference between intelligent understanding that humans are untrustworthy and that wisdom must be used around them, and fear. People, in their lacking understanding, equate wisdom with fear, but they are nothing alike. Wisdom can be used without fear, as we see in this elephant.
The uploader was mistaken: this is a female elephant. Female elephants have a relatively wide sheath that covers the opening of the birth canal, that hangs down and protects it from mud, dirt and injury. That is what we see here. People that don't study elephants don't realize that is what it is. The gender markers of this elephant make her reality clear.
At 03:18, she unfurls her trunk to say "Leave!" but the people don't listen. That is one of their "Go away!" gestures. No one "removed" her tusks, they broke off. If this had been a bull, the tusk that remains visible (her right one) would have been much thicker.
African elephants' ears are usually in good shape. She does have a small hole in her left ear. It is usually the Asian elephants that suffer ear damage due to the abuse of those that force them to work, from those that abuse them.
his tusk had been removed, probably by people who know poachers would kill him for ivory
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In 4 words- I SIMPLY LOVE ELEPHANTS!
If I'd been the elephant I would've booted that van just to let them know how pissed off I was at their stupidity!
They are plan crazy elephant's are wild and dangerous i live in America .
What an awesome display,on so many levels. The calmness of such tremendous magnificence, the resolve of kind intelligent response and understanding. Contact of another kind. Awesome
Not being as smart as an elephant, these people don't seem to realize he's asking for something to eat. Hunger finally forces him to the next picnic table.
Thankfully they realized it wouldn’t be a good idea to feed him.
@Tman D i think its more that they get too close for comfort, and all it takes is for a tourist (such as a young child) to get scared because they don’t understand what its doing, the elephant will start getting agitated because they might be freaking out and that could provoke an attack.
Also god forbid if they approach the cars or campsites of poachers hoping for a free snack.
This elephant was not asking for food: she (not a bull) was foraging, and simply wanted them to leave. Female elephants have a relatively wide sheath that covers the opening of the birth canal, that hangs down and protects it from mud, dirt and injury. That is what we see here. People that don't study elephants don't realize that is what it is. If this had been a bull, the tusk that remains visible (her right one) would have been much thicker. Female elephants secrete fluids from their temporal glands too; that is not always a sign of Musth. See her straight forehead that corners toward the top of her head? and her gently curved jawline? her shallow ribcage, that is not nearly as thick as a bull's? The gender markers of this elephant make her reality clear.
Feeding wildlife teaches animals to look to man for food, which causes trouble. Never feed wildlife.
He wanted the marula fruit. Good boy!💟🐘💟
When that lady started throwing the wood and they lite the fire, my heart sank.
That Elephant is in musk. And could easily taken that as a challenge!
They could have been savaged by that dude on a whim if he wanted too.
IF he had been in MUSTH, he would have been even more aggressive. I think he was smelling + looking for food.
She's a female. Female elephants have a relatively wide sheath that covers the opening of the birth canal, that hangs down and protects it from mud, dirt and injury. That is what we see here. People that don't study elephants don't realize that is what it is. If this had been a bull, the tusk that remains visible (her right one) would have been much thicker. Female elephants secrete fluids from their temporal glands too; that is not always a sign of Musth. See her straight forehead that corners toward the top of her head? and her gently curved jawline? See that her chest/ribcage is shallow, not thick like a bull's? The gender markers of this elephant make her reality clear.
She was simply foraging, and wanted them to leave.
Wow... Can't believe something this big and beautiful is walking this earth. #🐘
@ 3:18, It's plain to see that something one of those people did make the bull startle a bit, doesn't even matter how small a gesture it was. Trying to push over trees wasn't enough hint for these tourists, but seeing that startled reaction should have clued them in. MAN!! I hope that they look back at their actions & realize that their idiocy could have gotten them killed; that the only reason they're still alive is because of blind luck! Cripes sake!
the entire time, it is ibvious that blue coat is a complete idiot. but i really made up my mind about that at 4 minutes. shortly after the bull bucks at them, she does move back a bit. but then at the 4 m mark, as the bull has gotten closer, she walks briskly over to the guy on the left. and the bull actually tracks her. unbelievable. she pretty much broke every "rule" in the book right there. Too close. Turned your back. Walked very fast directly in front of him... and on and on.
I would quietly get as far as I can behind a huge tree if possible. Those tourist's are nuts
I know people shouldn’t but, they should always have a food offering for elephants, and elephants only. Even some water. This elephant was curious and looking for a hand out
I am an South African and they were reckless !Elephants can be dangerous !
He could have injured them by mistake, just swatting a fly!
Very handsome and intelligent elephant!
Ppl see table and chairs as a barrier between ellie and them , ! ! !very funny ! ! !
Elegant and majestic.
WOW!!! What a BEAUTIFUL 🐘 Those people were so 🍀 he didn’t charge them.
These people would do the same thing around dinosaurs.. lets be real! Too much tv
You never have peanuts ready for these wonderful creatures, he would have loved some poured on the table for him . Then walk backward.. No peanuts no happy!
Hello 👋 Anna
How are you doing today
Nice letting the car engine run and run and run as a sign of respect for the elephant and its home.
Cool, calm and collected. Quiet too. You read the Elephant’s mood absolutely correctly - chilled.
Ignore the over excited chatter of others, who clearly have watched too much melodrama, on the Walt Disney Channel.
Elephants show their dominance by trying to push down trees to show their strength, aswell and the wetness coming from his temples which shows he was in musk and the fact that he mock charged them, shows that they are lucky. He was quite calm in that sense but I would of backed off a long time ago if I were those tourists
Many an animal has been killed by Park Rangers for attacking people as stupid as these people. What a waste of beautiful animals ....by people.....that do not leave them alone in the wild.
All those people became brazen after a while, especially the woman in the blue top and the man who fetched something off the table - acting like this is a normal every day situation! It can go from zero to drama in a split second! " dan sien die poppe dans!"
These people have no clue. The fact that they all flinched when he shook his head shows that they thought they could run for cover if he turned nasty. Wouldn't have been pretty.
Awesome majestic elegant creatures
Gentleman elephant. He just came for his vegetation and humans were in his way. He still kept to himself and did not touch their stuff. We humans have a lot to learn. Those campers need to learn a thing or two about animal behavior. The lady did not see that spread ears meant he is not happy. Lucky, no one got hurt
Always be nice with elephant and give him some food and apples he will be happy.
NEVER DO THIS! The bull is picking up nuts. If people feed wild animals, then people will become targeted for food. If animals learn to get food from tourists, they stop foraging for their natural dietary fare and tourists become endangered when they don't offer food. Plus the animals can get really sick, 'Hey look he's eating the Doritos!' You know idiots would try giving them all kinds of stuff!
Where was the dancing part?
How do some people even make it into adult-hood being that stupid? That elephant was in musth , which can make them 6 times as aggressive as normal. You can tell from the fluid coming out of the sides of his head. He was probably in pain as well.
Слон так просил еды, показывая хоботом! И никто не дал ничего! Пожалели банан!
The trunk to mouth trunk to mouth thing looks like he is telling them to feed him.
no, he was picking up nuts from the ground after shaking them from the tree.
The bull was interested in the lady with the blonde hair and then when they're really tall gentleman in Black walked beside her that's when the bull made the warning display. The fire definetly detered him. ❤🐘
4:11 guy at right stoops to adjust or turn off calor gas cooker... could have caused bush fire if knocked over 😳. Do these people think they’re in a petting zoo? Then, woman feeds their campfire - does she think that will keep a bull elephant calm?
I LOATHE THIS CELL PHONE GENERATION!
THE GO TO A PLACE LIKE THIS,GET OUT OF THEIR VEHICLE AND START RECORDING!
IT'S THE SAME AT ANY CONCERT OR EVENT AS WELL!
ALL OVER THE WORLD THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF CHILDREN DYING BECAUSE THE ADULT WAS ON THEIR DAMN PHONE.NOT TO MENTION THE PEOPLE GETTING KILLED TRYING TO GET "SELFIES" IN RIDICULOUS SITUATIONS! AND THOSE THAT WALKED INTO TRAFFIC,I'LL REPEAT THAT PEOPLE HAVE WALKED INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE THEY WERE PREOCCUPIED WITH AN OBSESSION!THIS WAS EVEN BEFORE THE POKEMON CRAZE!!
MAYBE I WAS BORN TOO LATE,MAYBE I M JUST TOO OLD.MAYBE A CELL PHONE SHOULD BE TREATED AS JUST THAT....A CELL PHONE...S.M.H.
Gentle Giant ! 💖
Он ждал угощений, воды, бананов, арбуза. Неужели трудно это взять всё с собой, благородный слон и самолюбивые люди, только чтобы нервы себе пощекотать👎, эх вы👍🐘💕👍💕
🌿Gosto muito dos elefantes..... São muito inteligente 😃
What a marvelous animal
Truly that lady was so courageous and stayed calm while the men backed off. Elephant sensed secure with her and then the men!!!!! Hats off to you ma'am for keeping everyone calm and controlled the situation....
It's not their tree it's the elephants tree it's just allowed them to sit round it.
I can't believe that the rangers allow the tourists to do this. Yes elephants see tourists on a daily basis and can be very tolerant but they remain huge animals and can kick you out in a matter of seconds. How irresponsible from these tourists to come that close.
Actually, you have to have a permit to camp at your own risk. I think they were well behaved and didn't harass the elephant at all. Incredible experience! Elephants have become familiar with humans in their surroundings. Even if they had retreated to their vehicles, the elephant could have crushed the cars too. No safe place in the bush.
You don't need to harass a bull elephant for it to attack. All wild animals have 'comfort zones'. If you're inside that zone and it feels threatened it will retaliate. By moving around as they did they increased the danger. Elephants will not usually attack a stationary vehicle without reason so the safest option would have been to get inside their vehicles. To make matters worse the two people got out of the vehicle, increasing the numbers confronting the elephant and also started moving around and talking. They were very lucky people.
I don't know why these folks gawking at elephant don't have a few big juicy sweet watermelons with which they could leave on ground for ELEPHANT. These poor creatures are HUNGRY & THIRSTY!
Are you really that stupid?
The elephant was hungry
You don't feed wild animals it makes them to trusting of humans. That's how the get poached. Murdered slaughtered
Then ppl will become targets for food. Look at the 'Dont Feed the Bears' laws at Yellowstone National Park in the USA. If animals learn to get food from ppl they stop foraging for their natural dietary fare & ppl become endangered when they don't have enough or the right kind of snacks. Plus the animals can get really sick, 'Hey look he's eating the Doritos!' You know ppl would try giving them all kinds of stuff!
He looks like he's in full musth!
I’d be five miles away with a long range camera !!!
He’s telling them he’s hungry
That noble giant is telling them to respect its space.
Please do it.
Someone should play them some live music. Harp, cello, or violin and see how they react.
No issue with tourists.
Issue is when human behaviour is utterly inconsiderate and disrespectful.
Firstly respect the laws of the country you visit.
Secondly respect the laws of the game parks and reserves you visit.
Thirdly as a humans... respect the animals....give them their space.
Should something happen...oh it becomes a tragedy and all media sensation is let loose.
There were many lions and other animals put down...why?
Because of humans.
You say you love nature...really now ?
Respect nature first !!!
Taking such a risk is utter imprudent because this bull is in musth.
Bimal Rathnagoda: How can you tell?
@@boa9535 you see that a fluid is running out from his sides? This is a clear sign of musth. They were incredibly lucky. They have no idea. The reasonable thing would have been to get into the car.
No he wasn't. His penis wasn't even out and there was no dribbling from it. Elephants excrete fluid from their temporal lobes for lots of reasons, Musth is just one time but female elephants do it too. It can be a sign of excitement, emotion, or during heightened sexual periods. He could have just come from an encounter with another bull or a group of females. He was not aggressive at all and bulls in musth would not have been this calm and their penis would be nearly touching the ground and dribbling.
Those people were as stupid as dirt. Walking around and so much movement completely changed the mood of the elephant. Except for the woman, AT FIRST, she stood still. Like the person said below; and people wonder why tourists get killed. It should be MANDATORY for people going on safaris to watch a "what to do when" scenarios come up film BEFORE they go on safari. Even those going in by vehicle. Or, at least as many they could dart and catch to make them watch.....it's as though they don't even have a basic understanding of animal behavior. My dog is smarter than these people.
There was one person with an ounce of common sense, who stopped staring and moved away when the elephant responded. The woman with the camera is lucky to be alive.
Exactly! They should have stayed perfectly still the whole time. What I would give to have that encounter on my trip, but I never would have moved around like that and at one point, you should put down the camera and enjoy the best experience of your life! There was obviously no guide here or if there was, he/she failed their job. I did have an ele sneak up behind me out of nowhere while I was squatting in the bush. I stood up and was 2 ft away from a bull passing through. I don't think I even breathed, I just froze. Saw the wiry hairs on his trunk. He eyed me for a minute but thankfully he was just headed to the water beyond the bush and I was lucky. If I'd moved around like these fools, no doubt I'd have startled him and would have been severely injured or dead.
Tutto vero , le persone devono studiare gli animali prima di avventurarsi in situazione simile, non si rendono conto di quando pericolo corrono, ignorano totalmente l'intelligenza degli animali e il loro territorio di cui tutelano...
@@giuseppetrita9880 Esatamente!
Dark Cloud - An impassioned Comment and so judgemental.
When was the Elephant’s mood change? He seemed perfectly chilled, cool calm and collected throughout. He came looking for snacks, found them, ate them and left.
Out of curiosity - How many Safaris have you done, roughly ........ ?
I have read through all the comments before posting mine. Sadly no one has highlighted the cause for this confrontation.
This I believe must be a designated camping site. People using such sites should thoroughly clear the place of any left over food and take back with them any garbage when the leave. Any leftover food (even spills) or garbage can attract animals. Elephants are good at memory and may return to the spot if they have once found food there. The conduct of one irresponsible camper can put the lives of subsequent campers in great danger. Imagine the state if repeated campers are irresponsible.
I suspect that must be the case here for the elephant to visit the site. I have watched few more similar videos on RUclips and believe so is the case with some of you.
Wildlife experts recommend watching these creatures from a safe distance (which seems natural) so that they don't loose the fear of humans. If they do, then they become more dangerous to humans and vulnerable to poachers. Those who want a closer look should visit a circus or a zoo (where the animals are restrained and are familiar with humans) and not a wildlife safari.
Your post started out really thoughtfully, encouraging people to take home their garbage and to think about the consequences of their actions on animals and the environment, I thought how respectful you were being and then you go and spoil it all by encouraging people to visit zoos and circuses #CaptivityKills
NO ZOOS or CIRCUSES!!!! IF u cannot respect Nature, the animals + THEIR habitat, watch RUclips!
I personally do NOT endorse captivity for anything wild, except for bugs or such...Mammals are meant 2B FREE!!!
REALLY!!! GO VISIT A CIRCUS OR ZOO??? WHERE THEY R STRAPPED DOWN!! REALLY?? What kind of IGNORANT BARBARIC F*CKING A-HOLE are you!! Beating and chaining animals into submission is hideous! Do you even know HOW they get these elephants in zoos and circus??? OBVIOUSLY NOT IDIOT! Do your homework moron!
Is there a time that you stop taking your little f'n pictures and just enjoy the moment?
NICE BIG CAT....
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The uploader was mistaken: this is a female elephant. Female elephants have a relatively wide sheath that covers the opening of the birth canal, that hangs down and protects it from mud, dirt and injury. That is what we see here. People that don't study elephants don't realize that is what it is. See her straight forehead that corners toward the top of her head? See her gently curved jawline? See her thinner, shallower chest (spine to sternum), her girth that increases at her abdomen? A bull's chest is much thicker, not shallow; a bull's tusks are significantly thicker too, and I don't think a bull would have been so tolerant in this scene. The gender markers of this elephant make her reality clear. It is not only bulls that secrete fluid from their temporal glands, females do too: this elephant is not in Musth.
These people should not have been walking around: to be still is daring enough, but to be moving as they did, conveyed to her that they were unpredictable, and all animals know that humans are not trustworthy, which is why she told them to leave.
At 03:18, she unfurls her trunk to say "Leave!" but the people don't listen. That is one of their "Go away!" gestures. No one "removed" her tusks, they broke off. If this had been a bull, the tusk that remains visible (her right one) would have been much thicker.
African elephants' ears are usually in good shape. She does have a small hole in her left ear. It is usually the Asian elephants that suffer ear damage due to the abuse of those that force them to work.
A person who has good patience can enjoy the beautiful environment. Similarly, seeing elephants becomes dangerous only if you see the suffering of the animals.
The sad thing is if something would have happened it's the elephants fault all of a sudden!!!!
Ello és una preciosidade , eu fico boba com tanta belleza.
BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU.
Wow! These people were very trusting of that gigantic wild animal.
He was asking for Food!!!!
no, he was not. He was picking up nuts from the ground.
Elephant says pick up your TRASH🐘🐘🐘🦣🦣🦣🐅🐻🦫🐿🐰🐪🦬🦓
So cool how elephants just do way cool elephant shit...
Beautiful!
Those people need their heads examen!!! They love pushing there luck. CRAZY!!!
The elephant talks by gesticulating with its trunk. The elephant is simply asking people if they have something to eat like peanuts. Note that the elephant is not grabbing something on the groud to put in its mouth. The elephant is gesticualting the question.
QUE CRIATURA LINDA QUE O NOSSO SENHOR DEUS CRIOU !!!!
Amen. More common sense than the hoomans.
Judging by the elephants behaviour and the vegetation i assume this was filmed at Mana Pools in Zimbabwe?
I would have felt threatened.
I don't get what the elephant is doing with its trunk. It looks as if it was picking up food or water, but I didn't see it actually going into its mouth. Maybe the action had a meaning, perhaps a warning.
Movements typical for a bull in musth. A clear sign is the fluid running from the sides of his head. They were incredibly lucky. They have no idea how dangerous the situation was. The reasonable thing would have been to get into the car. The running around with the camera was stupid and could have gottem them killed.
@@karsten9895 but they think it's worth it so they can put it on Facebook and brag some people have just got more money than sense.
the bull is picking up the nuts from the ground. He had shaken the tree before to shake them off.
That lady was smarter, she put firewood to make the fire a bit more and that was the signal bull got and moved away. Lovely video.
I think l remember reading that in my GIRL SCOUT BOOK. Put and extra log on the fire ....to stop an ELEPHANT ATTACK. 🤪
The elephant knows about disrespect...
To close for comfort some people forget that they are dealing with a wild animal .
I think those people think this huge animal is lime a domestcated cow. Thank goodness he doesn't get upset by their movig about so casually!!!
The ears tells us his mood
Where is the guide? Guide responsible for his guests.
Louie Louie thue are on their own. hence the half camper/half trucks they have
I imagine he's in the van whispering get in to the fools.
this ele is hurting, he has a tooth ache and is hungry, he keeps telling them feed me feed me but they are not listening
If people feed wild animals, then ppl will become targeted for food. Look at the 'Dont Feed the Bears' laws at Yellowstone National Park in the USA. If animals learn to get food from ppl they stop foraging for their natural dietary fare & tourists become endangered when they don't have enough or the right kind of snacks. Plus the animals can get really sick, 'Hey look he's eating the Doritos!' You know idiots would try giving them all kinds of stuff!
I think he was curious about the lady in the blue. He kind of gravitated towards her.
That elephant was in must . Look near its head
Was i the only one waiting for them to be trumpled so i can enjoy the show more?
I'd love to know what would happen if a music just broke out in every human started dancing. I think we just see the elephant's head completely explode!
YOU OK? Better take your pills.
This place was awesome I recommend going there for vacation
Only East and southern africa for this type of safari.
They all start to relax when the picnic table is between them and the elephant. After all the elephant can't jump over the table - can he?
i think he wants food the way he was puting his nose to mouth
The bull was picking up the nuts he had shaken off the tree.
The elephant was asking for food...
Que experiência magnífica e perigosa!!! 🤭
Would tourists have found a way to feed it? Seemed like it might have had feedings in the past, maybe people throwing food to it on the ground, so it repeats its eating gestures to these folks and hangs around hoping?
At least give him some food and drink
is this Magotho Camp in Botswana?
Marjolein Westerterp yes it is
HE IS VERY RELAXED