The Secrets of the Cave Elephants

In May 2016, the renowned elephant researcher Ian Redmond is unexpectedly attacked by an angry elephant in the middle of a Kenyan mountain forest. He survives and his injuries mostly heal. But what remains is the question: Why did the matriarch he calls Kali attack him?
Since the 1980s, Ian Redmond has been researching an unusual and endangered elephant population in the Mount Elgon area. This population, of which the matriarch Kali is a member, consists of savannah elephants that have adapted to living in the mountain forests, where they are now isolated after humans took their surrounding habitat away from them. The animals seek out hidden caves at night to chisel mineral-rich volcanic rock off the walls with their tusks, thereby expanding these subterranean salt-mines into enormous chambers. This underground behaviour is unique among elephants.
What is behind this mysterious mining activity of the animals? Ian Redmond desires nothing more than to meet Kali again. In his search of her, he comes closer to answering the question of why she attacked him and to uncovering the secrets of the cave elephants.
Original Title: Ian Redmond - The Ally of the Cave Elephants
Director: Brigitte Kornberger
Cast: Ian Redmond

[@judyklein3221]

I'm glad there are still people who study and protect the animals! Otherwise they would be decimated by poachers. Awesome documentary!🐘

[@narendramhetre1649]

Most astonishing documentary ever seen, of elephants going in to caves for minerals. Thankyou very much for your efforts.

[@sandrasharp2934]

Minerals and safety in the dense foliage. Poach the poachers!!

[@charleslord8672]

It's dated, but spot on. Very informative

[@charleslord8672]

​@@sandrasharp2934I like your Moxie 👍

[@donTeo136]

One thing i know from living in the tropical rain forests is, if we burn down the forest the streem dry up..with out running water life suddenly becomes very very difficult. Unbearable, It feals like you must leave, like the end.

[@wendyjack4532]

This was a fascinating and informative video with very valuable messages. The Mount Elgon elephants and all the other animals and people that live in this unique area deserve to live and to thrive for years to come.

[@sandrasharp2934]

Intriguing, informative documentary. I have a special affection for elephants- esp African!

[@meetontheledge1380]

Thank you- truly a ''BEST'' documentary. Giving thanks for all of these good people and that Redmond survived his (too!) close call with the matriarch.

[@ellierose6]

Teaching wild elephants they can trust certain humans up close is a bit of cruel trick.

[@EustaquioSantimano]

This is a beautiful documentary !!

[@leisa2054]

Thank you

[@Arandomperson_online]

I love ❤️ this guy I can tell he has so much love ❤️

[@peggybreidenbach8703]

❤ Very interesting!! Poaching & trophy hunting is disgusting!! It really needs to end!!

[@inkybluecompanionanimalres7795]

People doing this should be jailed for life

[@freshguy4]

@@inkybluecompanionanimalres7795exactly

[@jeannegiambrone9464]

When the animals and fishes are gone ... so go the Humans!

[@Arandomperson_online]

I could watch hours of this thank u for sharing 🥰

[@mj9949]

Thank you great video

[@marilyndomondon6227]

it's so sad to know how greedy other human beings are, because of there desire for ivory an animal is sacrificed. are we going to wait that we can only animals in pictures and books. please leave them alone

[@toddoughty2043]

Totally Insane that these great creatures learned to dig up graveyards for the "sustenance"!! INSANE!!

[@user-ml2jl5nu2d]

Thank you ❤❤

[@MaryLewis-jt5jx]

Thanks!

[@lidiajugastru8618]

Îmi plac elefanți, îi iubesc foarte mult !❤❤❤

[@gabe_2544]

If you look at the video he was taking just before the charge (21:00), the elephants are running and obviously distressed, so something had frightened them and that’s why he got charged.

[@Monk-eee]

it almost looked as if the baby elephant had fallen or was in distress

[@nghiale5968]

Thank you very much

[@ofw_2831]

wow i love it very interesting

[@psingerman4778]

Were the perpetrators of the 1987 massacre caught? Punished?

[@guldenaydin9918]

Filler de ağlar!!! Hayvanları rahat bırakın..

[@mariacristinacastillo7965]

Excelente, gracias por compartir lo bello que es la naturaleza y

[@non.8994]

It's heart breaking to watch this majestic pachyderms slaughtered for some bone!!!!!! 😢

[@MellowSoul-mo7fu]

Superb wildlife documentary.✋

[@ernestobenitez5933]

magnifico

[@judithcampbell1705]

Thank you 💛 very much.

[@user-cs5zv1iy4d]

ขอบคุณที่นำเรื่องราวมาถ่ายทอด

[@j.michaeljefferson60]

Why can't we learn from our mistakes when we know what is wrong in our hearts and minds

[@patriciatoomingtheplantpar2558]

Resources mean money in a desperately poor part of the world. They haven't learned anything from slash and burn either, but eventually they will burn and decimate the lands, and themselves into drought, landslides and starvation for everything around. They live in the moment not for the future

[@felicia7756]

I like the high cheek bone the people there have

[@pedrobedoy9574]

The ELEPHANT was being Gentle 🤣😂

[@RaynaHelmer-vr2ev]

Good supject, I enjoy it very much.

[@irmapereagiron5487]

Impresionantes imagines gran trabajo

[@annickborys2465]

Carly doit se souvenir qui il a attaqué. Merci beaucoup pour cette fantastique vidéo ! L’éléphant, animal si intelligent ! ❤. Avec le réchauffement climatique et le nombre d’êtres humains...sa situation est précaire, hélas 😢.

[@user-pk5zu4mz4q]

Whhhhhoooooooooooooooaaaa.

[@Monk-eee]

elephants are some of the most intelligent creature our planet has and they as still so unknown just how intellectual they are. By studying them and realizing what it is they are doing we can definitely learn more. We will learn nothing by killing them, or removing them from their free roaming lives. They are travelers and do not belong in a cage!

[@emiliabarcogonzalez9238]

Es una pena ❤❤

[@suzie2z]

Now you’ve told the secret sound, guess what, the poachers have also learned it. Never never tell your secrets of animals.

[@thebluehotel426]

This is just wild.

[@alipeacock3685]

Well here’s an idea ..leave the animals in the wild alone , and they won’t attack you .

[@freshguy4]

Exactly just like a person invading someone’s private property

[@Alucard45000]

What if they move into our space, then what?

[@ragbag46]

Poachers do not care if the elephants live or die. We should be glad some people feel strong enough about protecting these magnificent animals before the poachers kill them off.

[@cloviarice1593]

WOW. ❤

[@empressnannah3830]

Those who dare to kill elephants are real life monsters. They need hefty prison sentences.

[@TsukiNoShinjitsu]

Elifriend. Not elifoe. Love Documentarys like this.

[@user-tf9zv2bn4t]

Большое вам спасибо за вашу нелегкую работу, приходится преодолевать не маленькие растояния, оханяя этих гигантов от браконьеров. Действительно этих красивых слонов с каждым годом становится очень мало. И в этих мрачных прогнозах не учитывается ни взгляд, ни намерение Создателя слонов, Иеговы Бога. То, что Бог заботится о своих созданиях, видно из слов Иисуса Христа: *" Не пять ли малых птиц продаются за два ассария? и ни одна из них не забыта у Бога "* (Луки 12:6).Если Бог не забывает о крохотной птахе, то мы можем не сомневаться, что его заботит и участь гиганта-слона.

[@consuelopando9414]

Que calidad de documental los elefantes gorilas león deben preservarse para proximas generasiones las leyes naciionales e internacionales deben ser exxtremas para los cazadores. FUrtivos y los compradores de marfil los gobiernos deben respetar su habitad y reagrupar a otro lugar a las personas q ocuppan sus espaciosos construir sus casitas en otros espacios ayudan los humanos preservan las especies

[@RandyLex-wu6jy]

Tracking an elephant is that take a lot ofskill

[@jun1004you]

❤❤❤

[@mbp7060]

If I get attacked by an elephant and live, I've got to pay it back. You don't get to hurt my neck man.

[@TheAnthoula14]

For those of us who love the toughest ways to school series....the one they did about the kids having to cross the Savannah in Africa...they repeatedly said they fear the elephants more than any of the other animals. These are people that know the species well...elephants clearly are prone to attacking humans. They are fascinating animals but i would fully expect to be attacked if i were seeking them out to observe.

[@freshguy4]

That’s cause these elephants have witnessed humans poaching their relatives and so they got trauma

[@kartiniillias6842]

Sadly china still sells tusks

[@awallner1]

Given enough and if the population can avoid extinction, then they speciate. The isolated park and caves make it ideal for reproductive barriers that are necessary for speciation events.

[@kenmcdaniel6913]

He is very fortunate that he didn't get killed.

[@sandraburke1258]

PERHAPS CARLY recognizes specific clothing or beard

[@YogiMcCaw]

I felt very sad hearing him articulate his hopes for the furture, knowing that if the poachers don't kill the elephants, climate change will. One way or another, humans have found a way to desecrate this planet, to show utter ignorance and even hostility towards the grace that we have been blessed with. It will not end well..

[@SandraNelson063]

If you check out the Jabulani herd, you'll see that it is often the females who are the most reactionary and VIOLENT. The lead males are cautious, study the threat, and THEN go to war. The males of the Jabulani herd are the ones who go forward in a friendly social way to welcome tourists. Sebakwe, the lead male, has even been used for a liquor ad campaign . He is a beautiful, cooperative elephant. Tokwe, the matriarch, is a sweet motherly lady with the youngsters of the herd. She is a wonderful grandmother. Unless she thinks there might be the tiniest, most vague whisper of a possible threat to the children. At that point, she goes RABID! Anything in her way is PASTE! She will not be reasonable. Sebakwe and his " counselors" have to rush over and calm her down.

[@user-pk5zu4mz4q]

The African bush elephant.

[@jantruitt9241]

😢

[@johnmallory75]

Cant help thinking these elephants s must feel an awful lot like celebrities being hounded by paparrazi ! Some w cameras some w hi powered rifles & chainsaws ! No wonder they get testy. Im surprised they dont go full on tilt !

[@juliekeeney1538]

So sad that we can’t leave them enough land to get by. Some day we will have run everything else off the planet and then it will be just us to blame and we’ll have to eat each other

[@user-vl3co3si6m]

Pyramid elephants are next. Pretty sure they were there in Ancient Egypt too 😉

[@toddoughty2043]

they let the humans help build them so that they could leave "Earth" quicker and meet up with they dino brethren that is awaiting on The Flat Sun. nah they probably did help and were there I just have high hopes😃

[@cathygesch6817]

How many entered the cave that night?

[@bhagyakrishnaiah2382]

They for minerals diposited inside the cave walls so they go for them !!!!

[@bcallahan3806]

A great deal. Especially as human populations grow and encroach on habit and cut off corridors used by animals to migrate during the changing seasons. This isn't just an elephant, Africa thing. It's a world wide issue that deals with multiple species. Everything from butterflies, bison, elk, bears, to elephants. If you ever hunted, or observed and studied critters, you'd know. Their habitats can span a few miles to well in excess of hundreds or thousands of miles. Having a good understanding can prevent urban/suburban sprawl. That reduces habitat or cuts off critical corridors, thus increasing human/animal confrontation. Farming another issue of mono culture. It's either a picnic basket for some or a death sentence to many species.

[@victoriao1828]

Isn't there a program where they dye the tusk, making them worthless for poachers?

[@kaymiller8213]

All they want to be lef alone they had bad experiences with humans . So why is he bothering them .leave them alone for Pete sake.

[@JafarPuff-gc5dx]

Like

[@iborgiwc7899]

this is a repost of an existing docu from months ago

[@zschow9259]

yup they do all the time ovber an over/

[@jadezee6316]

rare that elephants attack but being very intelligent they know poachers are a danger to them and my guess is these attacks are done because the elephants believe they are being confronted by poachers....

[@kuclux5389]

🤍🐘

[@audreydaleski1067]

They either bother these beiiiings or take their land.

[@user-pk5zu4mz4q]

Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!

[@rosangelamaria6296]

Um documentário para exaltar um branco. Eles tentam não sucumbir a ganância desses.

[@user-ej6qw8pi3z]

So now all the poachers watching this have to do is rumble like Ian demos. Not so many clever .

[@laly4man]

Judge Judy telling you how to lose weight.

[@bevfrench3496]

After pushing for years and years, would the cave collapse on them? That would be disastrous. Yes, even here in Canada I still see entitled women wear ivory.

[@pacoshuman7642]

The tourism nonsense is out of hand...the elephants have no peace.

[@paddyt4043]

Your gonna need to get biblical to stop the poachers .

[@toddoughty2043]

like flood them out? send bears? turn them to salt? nail them up? hey whatever works

[@paddyt4043]

@@toddoughty2043 a10 wart hog😄

[@WindWalker1961]

Habituate.....well thats the wrong idea....ego maniac human

[@sharonlooney6801]

That’s terrible to burn ivory like that it could have been sold and used to benefit the people who protect the animals

[@GinaJones-we4eq]

No, do not sell ivory, it encourages poaching of even more elephants, if we are not careful no elephants will be left at all.

[@marthacmd]

just leave the animals alone... people have been studying them for centuries... what is left to know...

[@chicarteldrug0unor0708]

Just to earn from KZbin, otherwise nothing new to study, its just elephants, biggest animal on earth

[@PinstripePride85]

This is the most ignorant thing I’ve ever read. True ignorance

[@PinstripePride85]

Bet you watch these all tho 🤔

[@uselessindividual]

I believe the lifecycle of the eel is still up for debate. The value of anything, to anyone, is as much of a personal concept as it is not something that any single person has a right to decide. The elephants, live among the locals in some cases. Animals don't always leave human's alone. What is left to know? Ignorance begets ignorance. How do you verify the accuracy of any single piece of information when, through age, time and mistranslation, the bible and other religious texts are bastardised and watered down over time? I challenge you to live your life in the 1950's and see how relevant and useful the information we had back in them days really is and was. An Elephant is like a dog, if you believe in animal psychology. Smart enough to understand if it's actions are necessary, right or wrong. The border collie, smart enough to obey for long enough to do whatever it wants anyway once you turn around. The Elephant may choose the path of least resistance, or something else entirely. I don't think anyone has yhe

[@uselessindividual]

KZbin shadowbanned my comment. I think. The accuracy of any information is questionable at best. Get by life using your 1950’s Encyclopaedia Britannia, it will be as useful as it is outdated. You want to know what left to know, eels, bro. Eels.

[@pirapiretti6590]

Leave animals alone Indigenous people know better than ud

[@user-sb6dk5id5w]

ช้างปูเขาหวังคะเขารุ้บางตัวสันชาติตะยานของคนเจ้าชู่ไมเจ้าลุมันคะหรือคู่ก่อระนีชาติกอนพลังกันมาเกิดดับชั่วไมลงมาเกิดบางตัวทามายคู่ก่อนีนันมายปัณหาคะผิดเค่าแต่คมตัวเขาดำเมื่องดีคะเอาลำพังมีคนโกรธเหล่ามังคะความทาถายนีร้อนอุ่นคะลอยเขายางขี้เขานอนบึ่งนานคะดับใบมีเช้สวนกลางวงกลมเคลือนไว้คะเขาจับสาบกลิ่นคนกันเขารุ้ทาไมควานคะควานเขารุ้เชื่องช้างเขาเลื้องมานานคะบางตัวนิดคนนีช้างป่าคะหูตาจมูกกลิ่นทาเขารุ้ยืนเยื่อบยิ่งกลางคืนนิ่งมากคะเวลามีเสียงคนเวลามายไครงึงงังกลางคืนพอไปเยื่อบเพลือบเฝ้าเขากลัวคนแตกตืนกลางถ้ำคะคาวหนูคาวแม่ไก่ในถ้ำคาสแม่ไก่คะบ้านเราตัวเล็กคาวหนูตัวเล็กนันทาบ้านเราขางในมีรังนกเเอ่นนอนสุ้งจมูกหน้ามนในตาดำมนเคลือนใว่ตามเเนวในตาเคลือบกลางเวลาไว้สายตากลางคืนเคลือนกายคะขึ้นสวนตัวจิตบนลงมันบางเยื่อบกลางว่างชีโครงเพราะเขาไมชอบบางตัวกะน่ำไส้พานตายมาเเล้วนานจำไดไส่ติดตนไม้เลยคะนีช้างป่าคะแห่ยางเยื่อบฟังเสียงย่องความเคลือนไว้เคลื้อนในไข่ป่าเชื่อติดเชื่อตัวต่อตัวเขาถึงกันคะดานในเหนือในเลวรางกายดานในใย่หนังห่อหุ้มกนะดุกเมื่อกินไมขยายทยอยย่อยลำบากร้องกลางป่ากลองความเคลือนไว้เขตสงวนป่าไม้กว้างเขาเกลิอวเดือนคอยรับฟ้าป่าดงดิบนอนเงือบฟังเสียงเคลือนท้องเดินเก็บเงือบเคลือนดันลมบนขึ้นเหนือบนเก็บเสียงคำรามเเม้ลมหายใจขึ้นเหนือบนเลยคะลิงรีเร่ไหลเขาเยื่อบฟังลมหายใจเมือนเยื่ออาการความนิ่งถามกลางสายฝนนันทาเขาไปทาไห้เขานิ่งเยื่อเยือนพาของกินนิดไว้กล้วยอ้อยคะเขาไมแห่เกินไปคะรุ้ว่ามีของมายั่วเขาหาเองเเพ้ความไกลชิดคะไมว่าลิงนีช้างนีคะเขาแพ้เพราะเขาไมได้กินของเเบบนีคะเขาเนำพายิ่งหางออกไปคุณพอได้ตามถึงตัวคะนันทามีของกินเขามาชิตคุณเองเขารวมกับกับคนได้นันเขาลงมันบางตัวเพราะเขาตกในบางคนวิ่งชึ้นตนไม้ปรายสุ้งสุดตกลงมานังทาเราอยู่รวมกับเขาเราคอยตามด้วยของกินเขาแห่เพราะเขานิดพื้นป่าคะมากว่าคะไมได้อยู่รวมกับคนเเม้แต่ลมหายใจคะ

[@user-pk5zu4mz4q]

Whhhhhooooooa!