Elephant Mother Faces Horrible Decision | Africa | BBC Earth

[@bbcearth]

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[@mrjixk]

Amazing, you can really see the grief in the mother's eyes. Animals are so interesting.

[@DH39341]

Kampfhund you're weird

[@meganutHUGE]

+devina devine your the weird one for not finding this stuff interesting.

[@sirdetmist3204]

No you cant, thats you seeing an emotion you are looking for, you are personifying the elephant, its the same as the fact they proved that if you tell a dog owner their dog has done something bad they will see a guilty look on the dogs face when infact the dog has done nothing.

[@castrialbeing3042]

Kampfhund so are humans 😂

[@llamazarecool]

I much prefer animals than to humans

[@navidnamini1169]

I'm glad the mom stayed with the calf until the end

[@whyhellotherestrangers1883]

Yes but not until the mother died X-D

[@badgersbollocks1119]

Navid Namini Of she stayed longer she could see the vultures eat it

[@raulmontr]

Navid Namini and now she’s going to die alone

[@syro2871]

Navid Namini m

[@John-p9m2c]

Wu wu what do you mean the end

[@nancybusso6171]

She stayed to comfort her baby so that he wouldn’t be frightened and alone. Her last and greatest gift to him. 🐘

[@swifthennessy1949]

She failed as a mother

[@Xara_K1]

​@@swifthennessy1949 You're a failed human as well so u must be able to relate

[@swifthennessy1949]

@@Xara_K1 But you don't know anything about me, so you can't make an assessment like that.

[@Carnidoom]

@@swifthennessy1949 neither do u with the elephant.

[@parkersmule]

@@swifthennessy1949 you are vile

[@DoomSprite236]

Most other mammals might have abandoned their offspring to prioritize their own survival. The fact that she stayed until the end illustrates just how heartbreakingly emotional these creatures are

[@lu59999]

most mammals wouldn’t abandon their young. only solitary animals do this and most mammals are social

[@lu59999]

@WolframSV2 kindly provide me with your source

[@judecarribbeanmapper1300]

ow much [ imagine what humans do to all animals other than mammals. How much pain they have to go through just to protect their young just for the humans to mess it up by killing them , destroying their habitat and more just for meat.

[@memenazi7078]

@@judecarribbeanmapper1300 or a trophy tusk

[@scoopbls]

@WolframSV2 survival of the fittest does blue refer to the survival machine (animal) but to the genes (replicating). Hamilton rule puts a higher value on children than yourself in many instances, and not so than parents (particularly if the parents are at an age where they can't breed). But your that care about kin get selected more in general. Maybe read the selfish gene to better understand.

[@Rainkit]

This has to be the hardest thing to film. To see this and know that, even if you could, you weren't allowed to do anything to save them. I don't think I could take it.

[@forgivingfrequency62]

yeah.. :(

[@biroileanabiro7099]

popo lion

[@wisdomandknowledgeismostim3883]

Liberal Tears i think i would take a truck full of hay and buckets full of water, anything is possible. just saying

[@lanceyyin3262]

AKArainkit, y can't they help? 😢😭

[@TuberoseKisser]

Unicorn Donuts because it's nature, you shouldn't interfere, the carcass will feed other animals

[@Intense_Friction]

Kudos to BBC for displaying nature how it really is. The circle of life.

[@alalmalal]

climate change as well.

[@manuelaguilartirado8674]

+Alex Mitra Africa have regularly these kind of droughts, is the reason of why several species developed the instinct of migration in the first place.

[@kevinrichter8678]

+Alex Mitra Of course there is climate change, it has been happening since the Earth began, does not take a rocket scientist to know this.

[@misanthrop1958]

Human induced climate change not...

[@demonhunter7895]

Intense_Friction

[@deletedaccount1990]

A mother's love is one of the most powerful feelings in the world.

[@brandilee5777]

I wish I felt a mother’s love

[@limeplayzzz6778]

@@brandilee5777 Why? Don’t you have parents?

[@stephanievillaluz7622]

This is true 😊😘

[@limeplayzzz6778]

@Dre Woke F you, it is.

[@brandilee5777]

@@limeplayzzz6778 they just don’t love me

[@Mr__Geno]

That baby died but unlike many others it wasn't left behind alone, scared and dying by itself. What an amazing mother to stay behind.

[@swifthennessy1949]

She failed

[@coffeelink943]

I hope she gets attack by hyenas later

[@FllipinoPatriot]

@@swifthennessy1949 but she tried tho

[@samindaperamuna6392]

Elephants are very intelligent and can conduct themselves in a higher level of emotional intelligence.

[@swifthennessy1949]

@@samindaperamuna6392 Not intelligent enough to keep the little bugger alive apparently.

[@thehorsesnamewasfriday8695]

At least she passed alongside her mother peacefully. ❤️

[@thehawk217]

I would't say "peacefully". My man, she literally starved to death while her mother watched helplessly! Thats definitely not how i would want to go!!!!

[@westside4life1770]

Yeah not even close to peaceful she was in pain for sure. Rip

[@zdemonalx]

Me and u have same pfp

[@thehorsesnamewasfriday8695]

Frisbee ayyy

[@noobdestroyer4758]

Not really peacefully, she looked drier than the actual desert but ok

[@LadyArty19]

God... before I had my daughter this would have been sad still, but now it rips my heart in half. The love you have for your offspring is indescribable...

[@hanalver]

I have a 10 week old, and I came to write this exact same comment.

[@lindsaykirkwood7715]

I dont know how a mother feels about her child/ren but I the love I have for my daughter is something I cannot describe. I love her so much that it actually scares me, there is nothing I wouldn't do for her

[@breshannondevereaux5712]

Elephants are particularly special because of this. Some other animals, abuse their offspring: Macaques are extremely cruel to tjeir babies!!

[@youraveragejoe2]

Welp you decided to have a kid knowing that they have to die someday. Nobody to blame but you

[@capystack8407]

@@youraveragejoe2 Dude ran to this comment's replies trying to prove how smart he is while looking like an idiot. Go somewhere else "Joe" lmao

[@HalalJoker]

Elephant mother: *dont worry, mommy is right there* This is touching and sad.

[@sharlykaroche2095]

Harvey Angel 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@user-we3pn1ok8q]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀

[@Tullevoff]

Good Krypollo animals live there own lives we humans don’t now what they think or feel

[@ferrallezz5246]

P L exactly.

[@pravinschmidley4711]

‍ ‍ shut up bitch

[@tiny99990]

Elephants are such amazing creatures, so dedicated to each other and they raise young as a herd, as you heard Ser Attenburough say the baby elephant was trying to feed from all the females who could produce milk, but they had all ran out. The fact the mother stayed behind with her baby is so amazing, and she tried to help it up to no avail... this was heartbreaking to watch for sure.

[@Helpadoggoreachsubs]

Lmao

[@Freemelon07]

I'm not crying, YOU are 😔😔

[@LiveLifeMichele]

​@@HelpadoggoreachsubsWtf is wrong with you

[@groundblock7994]

i see alot of people saying its nature, but dang it must have been really hard for the people to film this.

[@aishwaryasrivastava3998]

Shuntaro S what hard they can film this but they can't call someone or do something to protect him .... This is why they get dislikes

[@juicyczennie6064]

@@aishwaryasrivastava3998 Life isn't that simple. Have they Interfered it would have cause more problems than good. The Baby Elephant would not have survived in the first place.

[@aishwaryasrivastava3998]

@@juicyczennie6064 yaaa but atleast trying is a better option than filming .... If dying and killing of animal will continue like this ... Then we human have to suffer in the coming future .... Nature is already showing us the demo via corona and various natural disasters .... And in coming future it would be worse .... Animals are extincting and without animals there is no nature

[@juicyczennie6064]

@@aishwaryasrivastava3998 In this case the Elephan would Not have survived either way. Have they Interfered they would have Pronloged his suffering.

[@niklasvilhelm7247]

@@aishwaryasrivastava3998 if they saved it then baby predators would die

[@radian2.012]

An Elephant pregnancy lasts 2 years, such a tragedy for a mother to see one die.

[@estelleschneider9033]

Misinformed ..an elephant pregnancy is 11 months Do your research

[@tohpx171]

Estelle Schneider it literally does not matter, be it 2 years or 11 months. the fact of the matter is that it takes a long time for them to give birth, and its tragic for a calve to die off and its mom could only watch and try making the death emotionally less painful.

[@localshithead7430]

Estelle Schneider The African Bush Elephant, as depicted in this video, has a pregnancy period that lasts an average of 22 months...so OP is right.

[@ethant1372]

Грустная девочка Nice, now we can tell Estelle about our research.

[@zacharycat603]

Animals with shorter pregnancy have the edge here as when there is a drought or food shortage they might not breed.

[@mezmerized4lifejay654]

How depressing. I couldn't film these kinds of things and not want to help them

[@xN0XvRVLEZx]

the baby elephants body will provide food for other animals such as vultures who are classified as vulnerable/endangered and probably save lives for other animals.

[@froirissting66]

If you help them the mother will attack you and its also part of the nature so you just better leave them

[@ThiagoRochaBrasil]

This is part of nature, you have to leave the way it is

[@julieenslow5915]

The day may come when there are less than 100 elephants left and they will have guards with them - like the northern black rhinos did. At that point if there is enough money humans can airlift food to them. This broke my heart, and I didn't carry that baby for two years. I hope that mama has a new calf in better times - soon.

[@naokoshiuzuke1693]

Sadly there is a law that, while filming a documentary you are not allowed to interfere with Natur. If any animal will die without help, you have to let nature take its course. Sad, but it's the reality of producing documentaries Edit:there was a comment stating that everyone is heartless who films and doesn't help, and that they are cruel monster, if they aren't going to Help, then they shouldn't film them. Comment got deleted, so mine is little out of context

[@caraodoherty5940]

" If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, than animals are better off than a lot of humans."- James Herriot

[@tobsonasanya4765]

???

[@loveiskind23izamar]

I’m so sad. Elephants exhibit emotional tendencies and I’m so 😭 heartbroken

[@Anck_Su_Na_Mun]

I always cry when I see a animal dying! 😥 but this one left me heartbroken too. 😭😞

[@myronwilliams262]

Damn bitch you act like you went to prom with the thing. Foh with that empathy for a animal bs

[@Kokushibae]

@@myronwilliams262 stfu, atleast animals can posses empathy, such as elephants.

[@0MVR_0]

although most any animal possesses capacity for empathy, few cry, so thr ending scene is liquid occular residue.

[@joebutlersnr7017]

@@myronwilliams262 people like you will never get it , most people can show empathy for animals in trouble , but you just don't understand it , that Say's a lot about you and the type of person you are, and sadly you are not a good one.

[@sahilsatishpandit4083]

Those tears in her eyes says it all. Unconditional love of a mother for her child is amazing❤️. R.I.P baby elephant ☹️

[@sahilsatishpandit4083]

@Kat deejay Well we learn something new everyday. Thank u mate❤

[@Aashishkebab]

Elephants don't cry

[@josephaugustine4876]

Just mammalian instincts controlled by hormones.

[@Super-it3ij]

people should stop anthropomorphisizing animals it does no one good

[@some_dude_maybe]

@@josephaugustine4876 true, but... human emotions are no different, just more complicated

[@cathyscaysbrook4529]

This is just heart breakingly sad.....

[@independentworld7146]

Cathy Scaysbrook me too I'm feel so sorry for little calf it's sad so sad

[@Artisticmare]

Cathy Scaysbrook ahaha I'm sobbing

[@tykeiajones8792]

Jovaan McKinney why?

[@Zombieboss2002]

Jovaan McKinney your so edgy bro

[@plynwow]

to think water is all it needed... so sad.

[@atari_rx]

"She won't abandon her baby" and suddenly, the images of my mom and what she would do for me or my brother, even after 30+ years of us living on earth, has me in tears...

[@eigenaltan826]

may God bless her

[@SuperStargazer666]

This makes me weep. My own mother neglected, abused, exploited me in turns. Elephants seem to have better parental care than I did. This poor child was loved.

[@fatimaguilford8645]

Sending you some love and positivity, I sincerely hope you find people who care about you and love you for who you are. Stay strong

[@haridastaorem9895]

sorry to read that but im lucky not in my case no mother of any species can top my mom my mom is the best mom

[@DrikTrajado]

I hope you became a person better than you mom ever could and reached sucess in life, keep it cool brother

[@matthewbuckley7757]

I'm really sorry you went through that I hope you're with people who care about and love you too. Stay safe and happy, You're a good person.

[@chris7534]

Praying for you healing and joy in Jesus name amen❤️

[@sangeetharavindran87]

At least, the baby knew its mother will not abandon her until her last breath.

[@doggo4918]

Best channel on youtube, but please, the outro comes in way too abruptly, and in this case it's waaay too cheery.

[@seanchristophr]

+Mikkel Youreallydontwanttoknow I was about to cry then the outro came and it ruined everything lol

[@Mstheory]

+Mikkel Youreallydontwanttoknow right i went from :'( to -.- real quick...

[@honeylovebee5989]

worst channel ever! you see she is in distress! why don't you save her??? her call someone else to save her?? There are so many organisations that saves wild elephants why not calling to one of them??

[@icantaim717]

+Honey love Bee They aren't allowed to, most documentary film makers are legally not allowed to, it interferes with natural selection, and how elephants live. I love animals and wish they would help as well, but thats not how nature works, animals must hold there own, especially if they are wild.

[@jlozano281]

+I Can't Aim I totally agree, the scene of the baby elephant dying is very sad but it happens so many times throughout the world. It is just part of life.

[@TwoBeatsApart]

The poor little baby. It was tying it’s best to get up for it’s mum. This absolutely broke my heart. 🥺

[@coffeelink943]

Boohoo. Cry me a river

[@timathens217]

Theses people care more about an animal dying than a human.

[@mountainjews]

@@coffeelink943damn bro ur so cool and edgy

[@Lagw1020]

1:33 Mother Nature: Yeah, just add a tornado there. That'll look cool!

[@epicthefifth3084]

It’s a dust devil but it looks just like a tornado 😳

[@lillycali7287]

😂😂😂 fuck yeah said mother nature.

[@lapiscake1211]

doing the film makers a favor by giving them a cool shot to film

[@otakuhunter4817]

more like the film crew with well placed added effects

[@kugaththeplaguefather6332]

Humans*

[@spudeedoo]

I swear, this had me balling my eyes out. The look on the mothers face as her baby lies weak in the sand; the way she caresses her child with her trunk, as if to try and comfort the little one in it's last dying breath. This is unbelievably heartbreaking, but in a way, surprisingly bittersweet. It is touching to see this kind of bond in animals. Nature truly is a scary, sad, and beautiful thing, all at the same time.

[@Freemelon07]

I'm not crying, YOU are 😔😔😭😭

[@bumpysfriend]

ARE YOU BRAGGING OR COMPLAING?@@Freemelon07

[@ilicarriedoll2843]

I wonder if the cameraman or any staffs there weeping silently? This is heartbreaking :'(

[@redberry2484]

Cameraman don't care they film just to make a quick buck$$$$

[@DSkiter]

Sexy Red not true. When you're someone who films or photographs any animals from the wild, you're not supposed to help.

[@sipro8517]

Dskiter: what is wrong with the help?

[@IseDunno]

@@sipro8517 interfering with wild life , everything happened for a reason

[@PharoahsKingdom]

They're used to it, plus they are not allowed to interfere. All in the game.

[@yuringolpi4533]

To those people who doesn't believe that animals have feelings, show them this.

[@poweroftruth9258]

The Bible says in John 3:16-36 that whoever believes in the Lord Jesus Christ shall not perish but have everlasting life, the Bible also says in Romans 10:9 that those who declare with their mouth that Jesus Christ is their God, Lord, and Savior they shall be saved. Revelation 1:8 says that Jesus is the alpha and the omega. Luke and revelation is the ending times, and Jesus is returning back. So are you going to submit your life to him or no? Narrow is the path that leads to the gates of heaven, but only few people find it. The gates that is the path to destruction is where many people find it! Jesus loves you SO MUCH! That he died on the cross, and was resurrected from the dead 3 days later to give us eternal life.

[@RiceCubeTech]

@@poweroftruth9258 If your god exists, he allows this to happen. No thanks.

[@alzbetastruminska3208]

@@RiceCubeTech God alone suffered more than any person on Earth. We deserve pain and death, but He didn't. He, without sin was treated like worst criminal, yet He never sinned, He never did something wrong. And He still died on us on cross. Jesus, who is a God, died for us and rose from death, so we can live. It's not His fault there is pain in this world. It's our fault, because we broke this world with sin. We are the ones, who are quilty. Even for this. But Jesus doesn't came on Earth to judge us, but to save us. And He really loves you so much!

[@renharris6504]

@@alzbetastruminska3208 if the Bible is to be taken literally, he had a bad weekend then went to sit at the right hand of god or whatever in heaven. Pretty sure this baby elephant whose body is slowly shutting down and dying from starvation which has mostly likely lasted weeks if not months is suffering a lot more. :|

[@tylerxic3241]

@@alzbetastruminska3208 So he suffered worse than people who get raped, abused, tortured, dying of starvation or dehydration for their whole life while he was just on the cross for 6 hours?

[@Heckules]

_"With her calf's last breath, she knows her battle is lost....."_ *DO DO DO DO DO DO DO BA BAM DA DO DO DO DO DA DU DU DU DA BAM*

[@RyanNoseBest]

what is that even meant to be

[@Dilopho]

The outro

[@NYM0]

hilarious...............total mood changer -_-

[@EJ-wr8bl]

Legit just got cheered up reading this comment

[@lailaloveslolllies5172]

Wtf

[@droidgamer-tech6957]

3:46 That tear in the mothers eyes... 😢

[@jhope5681]

@Elsa 0o dont have to be such a dick about it when its not even proven yet.

[@m_-.430]

@Elsa 0o they definitely cry

[@jhope5681]

@Poppy Farrar thanks for letting me know but i hate it when people just have to barge in and ruin a moment like that weeb did.

[@neonghost7333]

Poppy Farrar It certainly hasn’t been proven. There is, however, a lot of evidence to suggest they do actually cry.

[@groundblock7994]

@@neonghost7333 they do cry but not in a emotional way

[@EderPaz]

As a father I can't ever imagine ever being in this position. I would rather die than to see my kids die of hunger or thirst. I'm sad for this mother elephant. I hope she reunites with the spirit of her calf one day in the afterlife 🙏

[@fthis8197]

no afterlife for animals you duplicity coward

[@hailey9375]

@Timothy Chung yah same im waiting to see them again oneday. ❤

[@dabanana1393]

😭😭😭

[@Acesspaded]

@Buster Smith how do you know that tho? Beyond death no one knows shit tbh. Everyone believes their own things. Like let them believe if they want to. It ain't hurtin no one

[@Raison_d-etre]

@@Acesspaded It does hurt us. People thinking everything will be righted after death won't work as hard to fix the problems of this life. People thinking children will be taken care of after death will withhold medicine from their own children--look up Adventists, Christian Scientists, and JWs. People thinking they know what'll happen after death try to impose their morality on the rest of us. It takes religion to make something beautiful out of dead children and other dead animals.

[@museebghumman]

This the love of a mother. Nothing in this world can beat the love of a mother for their children. But yet many of us misbehave with our mother.

[@isobel64]

especially western children

[@MissJackietheLakester]

Unless they’re abusive. There are plenty of abusive mothers in this world. I’ve even heard stories of parents intentionally killing their children.

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

That elephant doesn't care. The only animals that are capable of having emotions are the great apes.

[@nothoughtsjustphotosynthesis]

@@patstaysuckafreeboss8006 that's actually not true, there are several other animal species including elephants that have been shown to mourn for their dead and exhibit some type of emotions

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

@@nothoughtsjustphotosynthesis Haha I was just trolling. Don’t even remember making the comment

[@chr0min0id]

Calf: **cute baby elephant noises** Me: “Awww” Calf: **suffers a slow and painful death** Me: **mentally dies**

[@chr0min0id]

@Nica Didn't say it was funny but ok 😐

[@TheBlackMarsion]

@Nica yo you mad weird

[@Vector-ne7we]

@Nica bro it’s real funny did you see it’s face when it was in pain the best feeling of my life

[@shoota4385]

I dont get it How it died:(

[@youraveragejoe2]

@@shoota4385 dehydration

[@vblackwell3347]

Warning: This is a HEARTBREAKING Video. I lost my child. I truly understand this mother's soul-snatching suffering. Too often, ALL you have to give is not enough.This was the case here with them.😭

[@DoodleCherry]

I'm sorry to hear. This was sad to watch and I couldn't imagine experiencing it first-hand. :(

[@mamacat63]

I am so sorry for your loss. Prayers for you 💖

[@jr6200]

Yes, no matter how we try we cannot often control circumstances and get a favorable outcome

[@alexanderplatypus3664]

I'm so sorry!

[@samusaran3798]

Lmao

[@walboyfredo6025]

3:47 I dont care what people say - THOSE ARE TEARS!!!! RIP LITTLE ONE!

[@lilacdaven]

Pretty sure those are flies.

[@walboyfredo6025]

@@lilacdaven wrong. Look again at the mom's eye's not the baby at 3:47.

[@sarahalviz979]

@@lilacdaven yes, there were flies, but there was also tears.

[@iammas1683]

Humans and elephants are the only two animals who cry for emotional reasons so you are right

[@ThisNameIsNotOriginal]

@@iammas1683 Bruh how are you going to ignore dolphins, chimps and bonobos

[@jensz9360]

The way she stayed was just beyond anything. She disregarded her own needs and thought of the calf. This shows not only high intelligence, but high emotional intelligence to percieve and to care about the emotional state of another. All praise be to God for creating such creatures, they are truly majestic, so when one passes like this it is a tragedy for the world. I feel for the mother and the calf.

[@fy25song]

Saddest thing I've ever seen

[@frankkappa5726]

children dying is way sadder than parents dying, especially to the parents.

[@gabrielhebert2124]

travel the world and you'll see things that make this look like a picnic on sunday...

[@berta.9912]

@@frankkappa5726 be silence sinner

[@hannahliabenow9405]

The little squeaks the calf makes is so guy-wrenching. I don't know why I watch this videos!!!

[@megamegaO]

I'm sure most of those sounds are artificial...as in made in-house. Not actual recorded noises.

[@forna4090]

@@megamegaO what the fuck mate? Not a single fake sound here The music and Davids voice are thee only added sounds

[@keepout4075]

@@forna4090 watch the behind the scenes and you'll see they were added afterwards.

[@forna4090]

@@keepout4075 they are added in after yeah but its the sound that they record. Other wise it would be a amuture-like production and they are past that xd

[@mariorodriguezpuebla609]

Baby elephants toot!

[@russell4880]

2:55 so beautiful. The mother is trying to nudge the baby up.

[@jaekoff5050]

that's an elephant death ritual. search it up.

[@thelastpersontokeepitreal3633]

She need to eat it instead. Save herself

[@shumaatiqunnassa4123]

thelastperson tokeepitreal lol shut up elephants arent carnivores

[@thelastpersontokeepitreal3633]

@@shumaatiqunnassa4123 ya they can eat meat too. Didnt u ever hear of the elephant who ate a whole family? It was a big deal.

[@Ronin.Samurai]

thelastperson tokeepitreal that’s not how elephants work

[@juanakravitz3024]

It’s sad and painful to watch a young life slowly dying. Knowing there’s nothing more Mom elephant can do. At least the mother chose her baby 🐘 over her herd. The baby didn’t have to die alone

[@tg8392]

elephants are the gentle giants …

[@thewolfofcomedy5966]

Tell that to the thousands of people they have trampled لย๔وє๓єภt ξÐgξ

[@gabrielhebert2124]

gentle giant psycho killers i absolutly agree with ya , asom balatruseb el crabit the turd.... hahaha

[@qymeanjaishelaal1731]

The Wolf of Comedy Tell that the millions of elephants that are beeing hunted for their tusks

[@gabrielhebert2124]

eyeyegdhsb\\\\\\\ oh! thats why according to world wildlife governement organizations ELEPHANTS are by far the animal that KILLS the most men\women\children\elderly's on the face of the planet (500 per year , mostly innocent folks) world wildlife statistics...gentle giant murdering capricious temperamental brainless psychopathic humanophobic killers ! did you say something ??

[@GeorgiaKev1]

You’ve never seen a male elephant in heat, have you?

[@unlocked6352]

why do I do this to myself?

[@ijustpulledthetrigger5482]

Same

[@noobking2548]

Same

[@darklights9550]

I ask myself the same question. These videos are starting to have real depressive effects.

[@Verradonairun]

I was asking myself the very same thing.

[@ohmarmangal3693]

unlocked cause your a fuckin jack

[@kotoko71]

3:48 she was crying and I cried aswell.

[@SaitoSite]

elephants physically cant cry

[@pandaskid1075]

The Zilla then what was she doing?

[@SaitoSite]

Watching. Nothing more.

[@pandaskid1075]

The Zilla THEN WHAT IS THAT FUDGING LIQUID SUBSTANCE KNOW AS H20 DOING IN HER EYES?!

[@SaitoSite]

It's not liquid. Even if it is it could easily just be water that she using when she BLINKS TO CLEAN HER EYES. Learn basic elephant anatomy you idiot.

[@caraodoherty5940]

My heart weeps!! For the beautiful mama who has nothing less than unconditional love, loyalty, and a heart of gold for her precious beautiful "ANGEL" baby. R.I.P "ANGEL" baby🐘♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@lexn8052]

it's one of those rare few times where you actually cry after watching a video, rest in peace baby elephant

[@watchensee]

I know it's a question that can't really be answered but still; Why does life have to be so hard & painful? Rest in heavenly peace little baby, you were lucky to have such a good mother.

[@ddfstar7588]

Because if life wasn't, we would take life for granted and would have no purpose in it.

[@umertracker816]

Life is a test and those who are grateful in difficult times those people will get reward in next life.

[@monticore1626]

Pain and difficulty is relative, this calf is lucky to even have a mother that sticks around for more than 10 minutes *cough* sea turtles *cough*

[@Ally-uh3bn]

Lmao are you dumb

[@an8thdimensionalbeing142]

because inherently life is fragile and fleeting, for millions of years on this planet it has been in a constant arms race to evolve better defences and offenses while also sustaining itself. millions of years on a planet where resources are finite and everything is trying to kill everything else. pain is what prevents organisms from needlessly allowing itself to become injured and death is an inevitable end to all living things. some things are small and only live for hours, other things are large and can live for centuries, but in the end everything dies eventually, sometimes earlier than it's lifespan normally is. its just an unfortunate truth. we are all just bubbles of water trying to stay alive long enough to produce other bubbles of water. ultimately, life is just a strange and as of yet unique to earth phenomena that seemingly arose from random chemistry and very specific temperatures on a relatively average rocky planet orbiting a relatively average star.

[@w-james9277]

They couldn't rescue the calf. It was too weak and would have died from stress. The mother would also be incredibly stressed as well and could easily kill the crew and the rescuers. During these situations, we have to let nature take its course.

[@josephv4794]

+Leopard95 I don't know if it would have died of stress. It wouldn't have hurt to try.

[@w-james9277]

Hey hey Hye It would have. Its too weak and its body wouldn't be able to cope.

[@Rainkit]

+Leopard95 They also aren't allowed to. I think it's called the photographer's code. You do not interfere with nature, no matter what. It could have deadly consequences for both the animals and people.

[@frozeneternity93]

I am sure the crew were even more emotional watching this then we were

[@w-james9277]

FrozenEternity The cameraman did an interview afterwards and said it was one of the most emotional times of his life.

[@deannailer4297]

When the little baby laid there with its eyes opened unable to move omg my heart is broken 🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭😭

[@slasherxoxo]

It's sad to see the baby die but you all have to realize that this is life. The camera men can't help the baby or mother because that would be interfering with wildlife and making them dependent on them for food and water. It's sad to watch but this is the circle of life.

[@anjumshaheen750]

김민규 .

[@Tyrfingr]

They save elephants all the time in case you haven't noticed. Here, all it would take is water. Dependency isn't enforced by a single crucial interference.

[@Tyrfingr]

kebin - I have seen plenty of instances where injured elephants in the wild have been tranquilized and treated. As well as trapped animals that have been brought out from a situation they would otherwise have perished from.

[@frankgeeraerts6243]

It'would be sad to see you die but you have to realize that this is life. The camera men can't help you because that would be interfering with your life and making you dependent on them for food and water. It will be sad to watch but this is the circle of life.

[@ZhangK71]

Frank Geeraerts 1. Humans are always held to a higher standard by fellow humans. If you truly believed that it’s hypocritical to apply things to other animals and not humans, why don’t you neuter or spay yourself? After all, if you have pet, I assume you’re perfectly okay with, or at least agree to, neutering or spaying your own pets? 2. Just as humans look out for humans first, other animals will also care about their own (species’) well-being. When was the last time you saw a lion saying, “I am not going to hunt that gazelle because I realize that the leopard wants to eat it, too, so I will yield to the leopard”? No! That’s not how nature works!

[@MuhammadEgypt]

I wish I hadn't seen this.

[@scotthamp384]

Same here

[@barefootdesigns]

If you think that's sad, imagine being the mother who has to go it alone, no matter which decision she makes. It stays with you for life. That's why rapists should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and denied parental rights.

[@ariebutterfly31ariebutterf56]

Same here

[@joeschmoe5063]

People do know trying to give the baby elephant water wouldn't do anything. The mother would've most likely stomped anything near her, it wasn't lack of water but rather lack of food that killed the baby, and the filmmakers job is to film nature, not save every animal.

[@spoonages]

Yeap

[@spoonages]

I agree people feel "Bad" for and animal that is dying. But it is the way of nature

[@naz2999]

+Amarís Gloomwing the filmmakers job is to film nature? for what reason? to make money out of it? I think it was more about filming a dying calf to get a good film that they did not help instead of some made up code of conduct for them. If my livelihood depended on these animals I would make sure I gave something back and helping this calf by giving little water is the least they could of done.

[@bambi17720]

+Naz B And what would you do? Run out there and give them water? That's not enough, they need a lot of food

[@nategthepigeonlord2683]

Naz B and like the other guy said, they are aggressive

[@indiacoers2611]

Elephants are such sweet animals. For the mother to choose to stay there with her cub until the end was very special. They are such family animals and they have true emotions. It looked like she was crying and I've seen them do that before! Most amazing animals ever! I'm sorry it ended like that 😔

[@nibora4895]

This is so sad 😢 It's really sad that animals take and care better for their kids then some humans do.

[@lmao9526]

fr

[@nathan2813]

Animals don't get intoxicated.

[@nyancat8828]

@Nathan actually, some do

[@nathan2813]

@@nyancat8828 Haha, yeah, man's closest relatives - APES! :oD

[@Kimayth]

There is an animal that will throw it's babies into danger so it can live. So.. yeah..

[@kdkaht]

“She knows that her battle is lost...” The outro: *happy music*

[@icemike5587]

Lol it caught me off guard while I was sad

[@theliberalthinker3308]

Emotionally stupid!!!

[@Hoosje11]

The Liberal Thinker What?

[@_D.i.v.i.n.e_]

umm happy music do u have feelings or what this elephant died why put happy music if u die

[@aledi1430]

So annoying

[@jdawg119]

This absolutely broke my heart

[@koriethegiraffe]

It was so sad. But she did everything she could in her power. Good mama.

[@coffeelink943]

So?

[@rj20za]

Curse you grass for not growing!!!

[@Arachnyd_]

CURSE YOU FOR MAKEING ME LAUGH AT THIS SAD VIDEO

[@lillycarter8722]

Laughing and crying at the same time, wish I never watched this episode

[@theamazingandtalentedblake8296]

I mean that’s what a drought is water and food is scarce because everything is dry

[@wonhoscake1214]

rj20za that’s just nature

[@brostyle1036]

rj20za you mean curse the clouds for not raining

[@thefairyqueen369]

I am heartbroken....this is the saddest thing.....I watched this and it stayed with me for a long time. No words

[@michaelmaughan3333]

Them: its so sad, the baby died Also them: lets get a close up on the childs tears before it dies

[@ForTheLoveOfEline]

LOL EXACTLY

[@bsit-2ajohnvincentalmocera790]

Go to school kid

[@michaelmaughan3333]

@@bsit-2ajohnvincentalmocera790 i don’t need school, school needs me. Perfect punctuation.

[@IronicBee]

As much as I hate this rule, nature documentarians cannot by any means interfere so they really couldn't have done anything else.

[@bsit-2ajohnvincentalmocera790]

@@michaelmaughan3333 school needs your money, not you.

[@vlastaleistikow6934]

It really breaks my heart in 2. The mother cries . Real tears are fallen . The mine as well..

[@themanofthehour5665]

You can see the sadness in her eyes.

[@mrpirate6187]

Not really.

[@themanofthehour5665]

@@mrpirate6187 🙄

[@markknopfruit1417]

Anthropomorphism detected

[@theshockinglyeloquentdog9945]

you can

[@flowerviking3309]

@@markknopfruit1417 it's been proven that elephants do cry and have other kind of emotions most animals don't have. Elephants and dolphins are one of the few species that are closest to human like emotions. This is tested with a mirror that was put in front of them

[@tinkerbell1479]

Absolutely heartbreaking!! R.I.P little one. Go in peace and cross over the rainbow bridge.🌈🕊🐘💔 (Omg the way she moved her baby with her big foot ever so gently, she used such care to check if she was still alive, that was so moving.) It’s like she was reassuring her calf everytime she touches her gently. As if to say It’s ok I’m here with you.💔😢 It's amazing how she stayed with her baby up until her last breath. Such beautiful motherly love.🐘❤️🐘❤️ You have an amazing mamma, you will see her again one day sweetheart. You are loved, and she will miss you.❤️🐘❤️🐘

[@prehistoriccreature1800]

She didn't touch it gently, she literally kicked it. She doesn't care if her pathetic calf is alive or not

[@prehistoriccreature1800]

"as if to say it's ok I'm here with you" No dumbass. She said "Die already you pathetic piece of shit"

[@prehistoriccreature1800]

She didn't stay with the baby until her last breath, u dumbass. U know nothing idiot

[@prehistoriccreature1800]

She doesn't care about her baby dumbass

[@prehistoriccreature1800]

That Pathetic miserable baby elephant will never see its Mother again. F*cking idiot

[@SSShino]

the affection the mother elephant showed, the feels man 😢 poor little elephant. the world can seem cruel sometimes, but it is the circle of life. great clip though, really makes you appreciate being alive.

[@empire0]

Elephants are the greatest creatures on Earth, this is such a sad video, but it's also a reminder of how fragile life is

[@Verradonairun]

To hell with people who say not to interfere with nature. Feeding and watering a couple of elephants in drought-plagued regions won't upset any natural balance and is the only human thing to do.

[@raymondmadrid]

Until they get to dependent and won't be able to survive on their own you in that way will be doing more bad than good

[@4o8.sebastian]

Raymond Madrid it’s different if you do it once idiot

[@coyote360]

@@4o8.sebastian Once isnt going to make a difference.

[@4o8.sebastian]

Coyo te yeah exactly

[@rebekatokovic5033]

If they helped them they most likely would have survived all they needed was to be able to go on a little bit longer

[@flort443]

Parts of this comment section is showing what happens when you let feelings take over instead of logic and facts. To all the people saying to give them water or food its best that they didnt. 1) they are there to FILM and not to intervene unless it was caused by human meddling. 2) That would put the lives of the crew in danger. 3) the mother would protect the calf at all costs so the chances of being able to give it sustenance is small. 4) The calf would have died either way. The crew arrived too late. 5) You should not interfere with nature. We as humans do this enough already. Unlike dogs and cats, you cannot take care of these animals because they are wild. Just like how they arent allowed roaming free in cities because we are humans.

[@thewolfofcomedy5966]

Preach

[@reggiesomean3284]

The Wolf of Comedy and climate change

[@thewolfofcomedy5966]

Reggie 08 Droughts are a natural part of Sub-Subsaharan Africa, and it has been for years. Climate change has nothing to do with this.

[@kailyn2894]

Some people can’t take the brutal reality of Mother Nature.

[@TengYuan]

Nothing wrong with feelings taking over, logic isn’t superior to feelings

[@cassvii9954]

My heart I cant even express how sad this made me feel. You can see how much the mother cares for her baby she stayed with it and comforted it all the way until the end and you can see the sadness in her eyes she even cried a tear. 🥺😢 it's a mother's instinct to always protect your babies. 💔 Rest peacefully little one!

[@chrispiss2195]

This mom did a crappy job.

[@ch4z_bucks]

Elephants do not cry out of sadness I'm afraid. That tear is done to stop flies from going on her eye.

[@minaso1000]

Chris Piss The mother tried her best to provide food for her calf. But with what limited food was still around. She couldn’t produce any more milk for her baby. And in fact she did an amazing job caring for her baby. She stayed with her until her last breath. Losing her herd in the process. She sacrificed everything to make sure her baby wouldn’t die alone.

[@v-town1980]

Jesus, i usually don't get this emotional watching these, but i was tearing up watching that beautifull baby fading away.

[@shannoncane3774]

elephants mothers will procte their young until thy end ..... That's real mother Love .....

[@Scelous]

You know, humans have killed enough elephants for fun, I think it's okay if we save a few.

[@meevins]

People who film documentaries can't get involved in the lives of what they film lmao.

[@cannonmannon3971]

No, we can’t it’ll do more harm than good

[@nam812]

These people are only here to record and collect data. It's not okay for humans to interfere with wildlife that has nothing to do with them. This calf died because the mother wasn't able to collect enough nutrients through the grass. Because the calf died of nothing man made, there was no way they could have saved it. Just one days worth of food and water isn't enough. They would become dependent on getting fed and would die out even quicker.

[@allim7519]

Scelous BEST comment EVERRR

[@Shawnmyrelle]

We’ve disrupted their natural habitats and killed them for sport. The herd was far off. They could’ve saved these guys with absolutely no consequences.

[@sophie-qd7hu]

**on the edge of crying** **happy music plays at the end**

[@adamwilson9720]

*”TAKE IT BACK NOW Y’ALL-“*

[@Ahn-mu3db]

I was already crying 😭

[@anshitasingh7943]

I wish i could be there to help them out ....it would be sooo fun befriending them and helping out such sensible and smarter animal

[@babecat2000]

Then you would die if you got close to them. Quit watching disney movies.

[@VincesArtDesigns]

I couldn’t even imagine the pain this mother went through!

[@rayrevolta6198]

My heart goes out to the poor animals of the world,we sure ruined it for them....

[@rayrevolta6198]

thechugdude im sure there never was as many humans as there is now also

[@VelveteenVermilion]

Now wait just a damn minute there.

[@thechugdude]

+Luis Martinez No.. NO!! You wait! I'm tired of waiting! I'm always waiting! Always!!

[@RainWalking]

+Luis Martinez You wait while others take action

[@VelveteenVermilion]

Awakened Spirit hey at least I lived.

[@killugonzolfreecss5355]

This is what mother nature looks like...Not even the most dominant species on the planet next to humans are safe from the phrase, "It's either you Adapt or Perish"

[@justanormalinvestigator2640]

What if me perishing causes me to adapt.

[@killugonzolfreecss5355]

@@justanormalinvestigator2640, you can't adapt if you're already dead

[@davidfreeman3083]

@@TheSingingMystic87 Actually still not much. And yes, stuff like invading natural habitat, pollution, climate change, etc. caused by humans have destroyed the lives of a lot of other animals and creatures... But even in the pre-human nature, most animals still have a life that's very miserable by this 'natural selection' system. 'Social Darwinism' is considered Nazi equivalent mostly because the natural process discovered by Darwin is extremely cruel by human moral standards. We don't abandon anyone of our own like that. And we have laws to punish ppl who hurt other people. That's why with human intervention a lot of animals are saved. Like pandas for example.

[@samanthapels4497]

Thank heavens we can see the real nature on KZbin.. The weak people makes that we only see the happy parts of nature, but this is also nature.. Only the strongest survive

[@jimmy4388]

I came her to see beautiful animals, but I left with tears rolling down my eyes

[@rachaelliz9495]

1:34 sadness aside, that's a wicked cool shot

[@geniusboy2022]

That's why Mothers are very precious in all species and humans

[@AustinCDennis]

Erm many choose a baby to nurture and ignore the other. Update: Got into brutal nature rabbit hole and saw storks slowly kill one of their runt chocks. I think mother kangaroos will even drop their Joey in order to escape a predator.

[@Levi_Skardsen]

Shoebill storks usually have two chicks but they only care for the first to hatch. The 2nd chick is always left to die.

[@ImranHussain-cy8wg]

Watching the lose of a child & the pain clearly to see in the Mother's eyes was so emotional to watch. Every living creature has feelings & it's so clear & apparent to see in this short clip & we should love & show compassion for all of them ....

[@Quareque]

To have feelings you at least need to have a brain. The majority of creatures don't have it.

[@ibrooklynne]

Elephants never forget🐘😢

[@chriiiiis]

I'm crying in the club rn Edit: bitch tf y'all doing in the replies-

[@Verradonairun]

You're watching nat geo at a nightclub? ????

[@chazaq2010]

Typical of socially awkward people or introverts

[@jokkergar]

Based papa

[@JamesGunton]

@@chazaq2010 I feel this

[@thelastpersontokeepitreal3633]

Faggg lloopl

[@sofiyahBijoux]

The first time I saw this I cried so much. It's almost as though you can feel her sadness.

[@raider7829]

Elephants are very family oriented! They feel pain when losing one of their herd. I can't imagine losing their baby! There are sanctuaries where we can donate and adopt an Elephant! I haven't done it yet but in the future I will. So precious 💖

[@spudeedoo]

Wow. This had me in tears. So beautiful, and so sad. What a great mother this momma elephant is, sticking by her baby til the end.

[@jayh6227]

While this is truly sad, imagine the possibilities for a starving predator trying to feed its own family. Circle of life, people.

[@Hotbunmama05]

oh my gahd you are EVIL LMAOOO whew you have me going

[@jayh6227]

@@Hotbunmama05 Yes, nature and drought are evil, yeah. So is natural selection, all these evils conspire to hurt you and only you.

[@smartnwiseme]

Mother’s love never fail, with a child till its last breath😭😭😭

[@monticore1626]

Well it kinda did fail because the child still died in the end

[@Anna_780]

She wouldn't leave her baby ❤️🥺

[@karmaxash]

Rest.In.Peace! God Bless Them

[@planetearth3171]

Then why d hell god didn't blessed him with food & water while he was alive...

[@athanburnett6125]

@@lossantoscity3249 wow you don't have to be so rude. People have their own beliefs. Everything happens for a reason and even if you disagreed with him you don't have so be cursing and getting on foolish.

[@asranshahban4977]

@@lossantoscity3249 God Doesn't control the mind of people willing to commit these kind of sins blame the individual not the creator

[@superone472]

atleast the mother tried to save her but she was to late 😢

[@vanillagorilla3980]

Thanks for the recommendation KZbin... I was in a good mood before watching this.

[@midnightangel1575]

Mothers, (Animal, Human, Any Kind) Love their Children, Give them Life and Then Leave Them. This one made me Cry so Much.

[@danielleking262]

Man, I had no idea what I was getting myself into when clicking on this.... My face is a mess 😭😭😭

[@fdama]

The BBC crew could have thrown a snickers bar or something.

[@HB15O]

Here, Nelly, you’re not you when you’re hungry!😭

[@CharithJayasanka]

They are the cruel animals not the elephants.

[@walboyfredo6025]

It's moisture they needed not a bloody snickers bar besides they wouldn't know if it's edible.

[@spoicydeemer985]

@@walboyfredo6025 you clearly don't know how nature works then

[@summer2786]

Why must there be an ignorant and idiotic comment in every video??

[@brandonnicholls8073]

You tried your hardest to survive little one,you had the best mom in the whole wide world..♥️

[@dorrainecrump3396]

That broke my heart! Precious animals.

[@afergie76]

I could never be cameraman. I’d do everything I could to save that calf’s life.

[@Atmanyatri]

Nothing more heartbreaking than a hopeless mother

[@spidersjohnson9890]

the way she was comforting him with her foot and then gently brushing the flies off with her tail