Elephants Dig Wells To Find Water!

Nalla the elephant is leading Kadogo and the herd on a life-saving mission; they are seeking water. She takes them to the lake, but when they arrive, she finds it is fast disappearing and the water unfit to drink. Nalla must call on all her wisdom to find a solution before it’s too late.
Clip taken from episode 5 'Pressure', of our latest series Serengeti 3 narrated by Adjoa Andoh.
Episode 5 'Pressure' will air in the UK on Sunday 19th February at 4:35pm on BBC One. Watch this episode and the whole series now on BBC iPlayer:
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In this episode, Mafuta, the baby hippo, is in crisis. His pod has been taken over by a marauding male and his mother must take him far from the river. Kali, the lioness, tries to dig the warthogs out of the den, but the situation turns comical when the rest of the pride gets involved. Lions and warthogs run amok across the plains in a hunt with a surprising outcome. Will the warthogs come out on top, or is this a family Kali can finally be proud of? For everyone, the good times will soon be over as the dry season starts to take hold. The lake becomes a place of refuge not just for the thirsty herds, but also for Mafuta and his mother. Duma, the cheetah, takes the coalition to the lake to hunt. By finally working together they manage to catch a wildebeest but their efforts capture the attention of Zalika and the thieving hyenas. Things go from bad to worse, when the coalition discover a female cheetah and arguments break out on what they should do. They end up fighting among themselves as the female escapes. Duma decides he’s better off alone, but is it the right decision? As the herds move on and dust clouds fill the plains, Bakari leads his troop in search of better foraging. To reach it they must cross the shrinking river and risk a run-in with Magamba. But the far side is no safe haven, Bakari has taken them into the territory of another baboon troop, one the size of a small army. When all-out war threatens the survival of his troop, Bakari realises his last hope may lie with the elephants. On the plains Utani and his pup are foraging for delicacies when a hungry serval strikes - could he have taken Utani’s pup? Nalla is leading Kadogo and the herd on a live-saving mission; they are seeking water. She takes them to the lake, but when they arrive, she finds it is fast disappearing and the water unfit to drink. Nalla must call on all her wisdom to find a solution before it’s too late. As the warthogs wallow in the muddy pools that remain, Mafuta and his mother find sanctuary in the shrinking lake, but as more and more hippos join, their pool begins to turn into a quagmire. As the anxious hippos churn the slurry they find it harder and harder to move. They are fast becoming stuck in a trap of their own making. When it seems it can get no worse, the hippo bull that Mafuta had to flee from arrives. The hippos panic and Mafuta is caught in the muddy mayhem. Will he survive?
Narrated by Adjoa Andoh
Created & Produced by Simon Fuller
Directed & Produced by John Downer
#Nature #BBC #Elephant

[@aloragon3584]

This reminds me of Disney's Dinosaur, when the Dinosaurs came across a dry lake, but the protagonists dug a well to drink.

[@flying-magpie]

Same

[@reddykilowatt]

must be where the elephants got the idea

[@ildwju]

and Kron took possession of the water

[@Counterbalance_]

So adorable; the baby helping his mum.

[@-JustDiana-]

I love elephants so much

[@Grasshoppers_Path]

Well if that doesn't make you smile then I don't know what would! Amazing footage, just a beautiful thing to see. Thanks for sharing! 😊

[@nileslopez7385]

1:12 I’d just like to really appreciate this shot 👀 Ik it’s the equivalent of drinking from a straw but THIS IS AN ELEPHANT! Who can DIG! And is DRINKING! 2:27 also I have never seen baby elephants so LIVELY! It’s cute & whimsy & you can tell they’re having fun! Filmed elephants are usually not as active/expressive so this was really sweet to see! ❤️

[@victorm152]

Clever and innovative titans of the savanna

[@Azubjourni]

More Elephants please, one of my top 5 animals ever. I love them so much.

[@timbo7188]

Thank You Father for creating these beautiful Creatures .

[@matthewradaza9761]

I never knew tha elephants do that

[@AniFam]

Awesome~👍 Thank you for sharing this video~🤗

[@JohnDownerProd]

Thank you too for watching!

[@DhareFarmer]

@@JohnDownerProd how many cameras did you use apart from drone? To film this

[@AFloridaSon]

We could learn a lot from nature, if we didn't think we were the smart ones.

[@Noah_nyc]

Fascinating creatures!

[@Crazy2MeTv]

Reminds me of the movie Disney dinosaur

[@crazychicken8290]

1:05 "water filtered by the sand" shows muddy water

[@BarFit4Life]

Earth water pure

[@prairierider7569]

It is amazing that us homo sapien sapiens have lived around and respected mega fauna for millions of years. I couldn’t imagine being around with giant predators like the terra birds and devils pigs (sorry my Brian isn’t working to Remeber the name of the pig)

[@lesclapper37]

A happy ending😊

[@Crazy2MeTv]

2:28 is CGI

[@MasterBlek]

The whole thing could be CGI. I just don't believe that the camera was there where they were drinking water.

[@meetontheledge1380]

How did you get this awesome up close footage. Is there now ROBOT SPY💩! No matter, it is great. It does worry me that the water must be ''filtered by the sand''. One can see a rivulet of water close by. I hope it is not undrinkable because of pollution. How would these wise beings know it is polluted? In the US, we drink polluted water all day, and few seem to realize it. Perhaps it is just too silt filled?

[@beccac6451]

You can never really appreciate the size of an elephants tusk until you see them next to a human. Those things are huge!! It was so cute watching Kadogo trying to help his mama dig the sand. And seeing them playing at the end was so precious.

[@9CSPM]

Wsggg

[@-abhi]

It is scripted All things done by humans off camera

[@africa.austral]

@Abhi ummh❗

[@miketesla8550]

You lying