family of elephants is frightened by their reflection in a mirror and rushes to protect the baby

𝐑.𝐈.𝐏. 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬
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In the Gabonese forest, very close to the equator, a mother elephant and her three offspring are savouring ozougas (a round, green fruit, 4 centimeters in diameter whose sweet taste is also a favourite among primates and red river hogs / bush pigs). In the midst of this feast, the mother elephant fails to notice that she has walked right in front of a very large mirror (250cm x 122cm) set up under the fruit tree from which they are eating ("Sacoglottis gabonensis”) by Anne-Marie and Xavier HUBERT-BRIERRE along with Michel GUISS DJOMOU. Suddenly, she sees the presence of another elephant who arrived right by her without the slightest sound of branches cracking underfoot, without the slightest scent and who she had never before seen in the region (her own reflection). Danger: General alarm causes the elephants to begin trumpeting loudly. Instinctively, the larger elephants rush to the side of the smallest male surrounding him and shielding him from this intruder. Translated from French into English by Robin Alcorn.
In animals as in humans, self recognition in a mirror is not innate. It is the result of the more comfortable training in the mirror at home among young humans in the company of their parents who have done this training and who have the words to explain to their young child the properties of the mirror. Among primates, éléphants and felids, in the insecurity of the jungle learning with his parents who have not done this and who do not speak, this is much more difficult even for intelligent individuals.
To date: only Humans, Orangutans, Chimpanzees, Bonobos, Gorillas (blackback), Rhesus Macaques, Bottlenose Dolphins, Asian Elephants, Orcas, Grey parrots (African/Gabon grey Parrots) and Magpies have shown the ability to recognize their own reflections after an even long training in the mirror for some ones.
Three asian elephants in captivity at the Bronx Zoo in New York were standing in front of an huge mirror with each one two crosses just been drawn on their forehead. A white cross and a colorless cross. A only one named Happy, has touched with her trunk repeatedly the painted white cross but ignored the other colorless painted cross. The test failed with the other two. No African elephant has so far passed the self recognition test in a mirror. No cat as leopard, tiger or homecat, no dog passed this test.
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Dans la forêt gabonaise, tout près de la ligne de l’équateur, une maman éléphant en compagnie de ses trois enfants avale avec délectation des ozougas (fruits ronds verts de 4 cm de diamètre, au goût sucré, très appréciés également par les primates et les potamochères). Plongée dans son festin, elle ne s’aperçoit pas qu’elle passe devant un très grand miroir (250 cm x 122 cm) planté sous cet arbre fruitier ("Sacoglottis gabonensis") par Anne-Marie et Xavier HUBERT-BRIERRE avec Michel GUISS DJOMOU. Soudain elle constate à ses côtés la présence d’un éléphant arrivé sans le moindre bruit, sans le moindre craquement de branches au sol, sans la moindre odeur et qu’elle n’a jamais rencontré dans la région (son reflet). Danger : Alarme générale déclenchée par des barrissements. Chacun se précipite instinctivement aux côtés du tout petit mâle pour dresser un bouclier autour de ce bébé face à cet intrus.
Chez les animaux comme chez l'homme, la reconnaissance de soi dans un miroir n'est pas innée. Elle résulte d'un entraînement au miroir plus confortable à réaliser à la maison chez les jeunes humains, en compagnie de leurs parents qui ont fait cet entraînement et qui ont les mots pour expliquer à leur jeune enfant les propriétés du miroir. Chez les primates, éléphants et félins, dans l'insécurité de la jungle, apprendre avec ses parents qui n'ont pas appris et qui ne parlent pas, c'est beaucoup plus difficile même pour les individus intelligents.
À ce jour, seuls les humains, les orangs outans, les chimpanzés, les bonobos, les gorilles (à dos noir), les macaques rhésus, les grands dauphins, les éléphants d'Asie, les orques, les perroquets gris (perroquets d'Afrique/de Gabon) et les pies, ont montré la capacité de reconnaître leurs propres reflets après un entraînement au le miroir, même plus long pour certains.
Test de la croix réalisé au zoo du Bronx à New York sur trois éléphants d'Asie placés devant un énorme miroir après qu’aient été tracé sur leur front une croix blanche et une croix incolore : Un seul des trois éléphant nommé Happy, a touché avec sa trompe à plusieurs reprises la croix peinte en blanc mais a ignoré l'autre croix peinte incolore. Le test a échoué avec les deux autres. Aucun éléphant d'Afrique n'a jusqu'à présent réussi le test de reconnaissance de soi dans un miroir. Aucun félin, comme le léopard, le tigre ou le chat domestique, aucun chien n'a réussi ce test à ce jour.

[@jacobparker6460]

It's amazing how they stand in formation for the baby

[@lilylily7072]

They sure did protect that baby elephant though. All 3 stood around him ready. That was cute.

[@micheledreams4771]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the defense strategy of elephants? Did anyone else notice how they were ‘back to back’ when in defensive mode? Elephants are simply brilliant! 🐘 ❤️🐘

[@XHB06400CANNES]

*Please read my description attached to my video:* *_Instinctively, the larger elephants rush to the side of the smallest male surrounding him and shielding him from this intruder._* *For fans of bulls, cows and elephant calves, I suggest you watch the following home videos posted on my channel. Don't forget to read the description attached to each of them, you will find very interesting information.* kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHbWfYNvg8hpfbM A great tusker elephant swims 300 meters across the Ndogo Lagoon kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4G7oIaPo6l7las family of elephants is frightened by their reflection in a mirror and rushes to protect the baby kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJi7f4xorKyEZ7M An elephant trapped in a poacher's snare kzbin.info/www/bejne/foHOZqmNpLOHebM An elephant injured by a poacher’s snare recovers after self treatment kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXKufX6ApbZgq8k Soft erection by suckling in an elephant baby kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5qaqoFop9yneLM Elephants in need of mating, sexual intercourse only every 4 years due to gestation and nursing time kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZW1fWicba2ibbs Wild elephant moms and their tiny babies relax, spray, wallow and play in mud. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIiuZ6SBqMt_rNk Elephants calves playing in heavy rain in the Gabon jungle kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKHNYomcoLN9iZY first mud bath of a cute new born elephant with her mom and aunts in Nyonié (Gabon) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIquoY2kiMaYd9U baby elephant sleeps standing up glued to mom so as not to be left out when the night walk restarts? kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHmXgWCgdshpeLM For a baby elephant it is not easy to move through the jungle (Gabon) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpSzmYd7g9Z3nq8 an elephant calf learns mirror and how to use its trunk to eat bindweed (grab / skake the sand off) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZ25h5uejrunibc A calf elephant thinks its reflection in the mirror would be a young cow or a young calf: cute react Check out more of my 180 homemade videos from my channel kzbin.infovideos Good vision!

[@micheledreams4771]

@@XHB06400CANNES Thank you! I will definitely watch these videos. Elephants are so amazing! ❤️🐘

[@XHB06400CANNES]

@@micheledreams4771 🙏🙏🙏 I really appreciate it when a viewer thanks me for my reply to his/her comment. Merci beaucoup !

[@dumpstercratsforextinction3493]

They way they set an all angle of view perimeter around the baby was impressive!!

[@XHB06400CANNES]

*Please read my description attached to my video: Instinctively, the larger elephants rush to the side of the smallest male surrounding him and shielding him from this intruder.* *For fans of bulls, cows and elephant calves, I suggest you watch the following home videos posted on my channel. Don't forget to read the description attached to each of them, you will find very interesting information.* kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHbWfYNvg8hpfbM A great tusker elephant swims 300 meters across the Ndogo Lagoon kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4G7oIaPo6l7las family of elephants is frightened by their reflection in a mirror and rushes to protect the baby kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJi7f4xorKyEZ7M An elephant trapped in a poacher's snare kzbin.info/www/bejne/foHOZqmNpLOHebM An elephant injured by a poacher’s snare recovers after self treatment kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXKufX6ApbZgq8k Soft erection by suckling in an elephant baby kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5qaqoFop9yneLM Elephants in need of mating, sexual intercourse only every 4 years due to gestation and nursing time kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZW1fWicba2ibbs Wild elephant moms and their tiny babies relax, spray, wallow and play in mud. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIiuZ6SBqMt_rNk Elephants calves playing in heavy rain in the Gabon jungle kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKHNYomcoLN9iZY first mud bath of a cute new born elephant with her mom and aunts in Nyonié (Gabon) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIquoY2kiMaYd9U baby elephant sleeps standing up glued to mom so as not to be left out when the night walk restarts? kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHmXgWCgdshpeLM For a baby elephant it is not easy to move through the jungle (Gabon) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpSzmYd7g9Z3nq8 an elephant calf learns mirror and how to use its trunk to eat bindweed (grab / skake the sand off) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZ25h5uejrunibc A calf elephant thinks its reflection in the mirror would be a young cow or a young calf: cute react Check out more of my 180 homemade videos from my channel kzbin.infovideos Good vision!

[@jimmyfortrue3741]

Twenty years from now they'll be telling stories around the waterhole about that family of ghost elephants they ran into in Gabon.

[@ThaBotmon]

The baby elephant is so cute !

[@michaelalmasian4710]

How they immediately formed a pre-determined phalanx….and then moved in formation….reminds me very much of infantry training. Makes sense. They’ve had many millions of years of evolutionary pressure to optimize that situation.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

*For leopard fanatics, I publish many videos of these felines:* kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4rOd2tqYsaXhdE a 19 minutes video containing all the shots (assembled end to end) in front of this feline's mirror from 1:00 pm, time of his arrival before his encounter with the elephants, during the face to face and afterwards, until his departure from the mirror at 11:00 kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4ukgJJmbKyXidU and kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpLSe3eOj7ara9U two short versions taken by camera traps of a different brand and from a slightly different angle of view. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJWnYqKkaa1sqdU a night face to face leopard/elephants kzbin.info/www/bejne/iH3YpGeYibytnK8 a video showing how, this solitary feline calls the oestrus females of his domain when he wants to copulate and kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIK3aaKBpseBeKc a video of one of his matings. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3-rXmOadrSSodk A young leopard plays with its mirror reflection under the control of its mother in the jungle. kzbin.info/www/bejne/el6kkqVvh5qdmLs Leopards VS mirror - 3 years later the same mother with her new cub (identification demonstrated in clip) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZCYYWqGYqmYn8k leopard: mirror learning does not progress kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHaTgoWcZ9Wdp8k What a great seducer! and so on. Please read the description attached to each of my videos published on my KZbin channel you will know very interesting informations about animals reactions front of my mirrors in the jungle kzbin.infovideos

[@abseiduk]

Truth be told, I'd be scared if I saw my reflection in the middle of the forest.

[@aprilholton1150]

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this!! WOW, they sure got scared! But the protecting the baby was adorable!!! Thanks for sharing

[@CarolynDenison]

Wow. Faithfully taking guard over the baby that way. All points are covered, in all directions. Nothings going to get that baby tonight. Of that I'm sure.

[@akashrana6456]

She was standing like a wall a solid defence to her baby

[@XHB06400CANNES]

not only the mother because the whole family protecting the smallest male from this irruption of reflections. visit my channel kzbin.infovideos

[@Kutties001]

Wow... It's really amazing to watch how the grownups protected the baby covering it from all sides like swat team protecting a person from being attacked. No wonder humans learnt many from animals.

[@thedave7760]

Humans are animals.

[@jacobsmith4284]

The guard formation was on point.

[@lizzyyork]

It seemed like all hell broke loose at exactly 00:04 when the baby got scared.

[@poncie4444]

Wow, amazing video! I love how animals react to themselves in front of a mirror. You could see the whole family trying to protect the youngest in the family from the non-existent danger. I think they are intelligent enough to understand how mirrors work. But, considering this is the first time encountering a mirror, their reaction is reasonable.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝟭𝟲𝟬 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿. Description up dated to day for you kzbin.infovideos you will know very interesting informations about animals reactions front of my mirrors in the jungle.

[@jburnett8152]

" Where the hell did they go?" 😂🐘🐘

[@RedGallardo]

What dark sorcery is this?!

[@carolguzman408]

It was the baby that got spooked!

[@barbarabutterfield2679]

So protective!! When they were standing guard, it was like:. Nodody move, nobody gets hurt!

[@arnoldfernbladst3875]

That's just awesome! Look how big they make themselves look with their ears! You can see them tensely listening, sniffing and looking around for the intruders before a heavy sigh of relief

[@mdutchy2582]

"Damn that was close, they were right on top of us!"........

[@ss-nc2dy]

This is so relatable. There've been a few times in my life I didn't know I was about to pass by a mirror and I freak out when I suddenly see a person there. When that happens it takes half a second to register the person as you.

[@BostonIce37]

I get scared everyday when I wake up and look in the mirror! Who the hell is that old lady??!! 😳🥴🤪

[@mosgel]

beautiful animals ❤

[@mamamiabenjamia]

that's amazing how they get into formation like that. got to be one of the strongest families in the natural world.

[@nofilterdesignz]

I shouldn't be laughing but the reaction 😂

[@Rob76kim]

Now that was funnnnnnny. They were looking like " what in the hell are we yelling at".🐘🐘🐘

[@alventuradelacruz522]

"Do I look that fat?"

[@plus_sign]

i love how it looks like 1 catches a glimpse of the mirror and their eyes widen like "omg what the f-" & then the baby just screams

[@culdwun9002]

It sounds like roars from a Godzilla movie from 1937

[@pravindrakaur301]

The first godzilla movie was released in 1954

[@michaelbrownlee9497]

The elephants house is united and organised.

[@alvin3832]

Elephants: Am I hallucinating?

[@orionharmon6017]

So much growling and trumpeting that's coming from the elephants. 😱🐘🐘🐘

[@exploringfloridatrails1834]

They're contemplating the universe now cause they just walked by a portal to another world, clearly confused 😲✌

[@brandonhill1751]

Can everyone PLEASE stop saying this is cruel, it's just a study of self recognition in animals. And just because some of them don't recognise themselves in the mirror and scared of it doesn't mean it's animal cruelty and the ones who are saying it is cruel are really dumb

[@XHB06400CANNES]

*After reading many comments calling for the dismantling of these cruel mirrors, I appreciate your support. Thank you very much.* Keep watching my 180 other homemade videos on the channel and don't forget to read the attached description each time. You will learn very important information: kzbin.infovideos

[@vkvk7113]

Who the hell are you calling people dumb ??? Who the hell asked this fool to do a self recognition study ???? This mirror is obtrusive and interferes with elephants' natural daily lives. You know nothing about elephants or animal ethics at all. Neither does this fool that runs this channel that's exploiting these animals for his own gain. Just stop the with ignorant comments as it's clear you know nothing

[@JonHop1]

@@vkvk7113 The mirrors are there to document primates bud, not elephants. Elephants just happen to go past this area on rare occasion. The reason the mirrors are ideal here is because it intersects between a large population of chimps and Gorillas, as well as monkey species(all of which can recognize themselves in the mirror)..

[@aikonka]

До чего же умное существо 👍🏻🐘 малыш под защитой сразу с трёх сторон 🤩

[@joeterp5615]

“Hey, where’d that other elephant go!” This is a neat reaction of a mother protecting her baby.

[@harry9238]

That calf reaction was 😂😂😂☠️☠️☠️

[@outlawjbc545]

Don’t worry elephants, I do the same thing when I get high also.💨💨

[@maximusxm]

awww family love ❤

[@fuckyouyoutube7921]

Seeing them like this in the wild, does strike a sense of fear in me. But I'm marveling at how well their defensestance is. Amazing.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

A comment like yours is comforting; - after reading numerous comments calling for the dismantling of these sadistic mirrors, - after my wife and I have spent days alone in the Gabonese forest to maintain our mirrors and many photographic traps, change memory cards, batteries, clean lenses, remove fallen branches in their field of vision, walk up the creek beds to find areas where the animals cross to install new traps etc... Soaked by tornadoes, the body is covered with insect bites of all kinds (horse flies, gorilla flies, tsetse flies, black ants, magnan ants etc.) and unfortunately the number of cameras refusing to work is increasing due to the 95% humidity level. Then, back in the camp, we do the editing with for each video a description in English which is not our native language and then put them online to show the beauty of Gabonese fauna, talk about poachers, show how elephants who have managed to get away from a wire snare trap, treat the deep cut made by this trap, show how elephants pick mangos, self recognition in mirrors that is not innate both among humans than among primates and other mammals and so on... It's a choice. Thank you. Keep watching the other videos on my channel and don't forget to read the attached description each time. You will learn very important information. kzbin.infovideos

[@mesofius]

I agree, my first thought was something primeval, like an instinct to be afraid of them that was passed down to me from tens of thousands of years ago.

[@fuckyouyoutube7921]

@@XHB06400CANNES I have read the descriptions nearly everytime and all the work you and your wife put in this, is just marvelous. All the time, energy and resources. I imagine getting those mirrors made and (safely!) transported there is a task of its own but you did it. Thanks to all that. I really enjoy watching every clip, it's so amazing to see how the animals react and behave. I also read the comments on some videos, sometimes shaking my head at the mindlessness of some ppl... They have such an advanced brain yet do not use it. Keep up the great work, you and your wife are great people.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

@@fuckyouyoutube7921 Thank you for such a comment that encourages us to continue this time-consuming and somewhat dangerous passion to share with you the beauty of Gabonese wildlife. We will continue to publish new videos on my channel. May I invite you to watch especially my videos which, unfortunately, have a very small number of views and are very informative like: First mud bath of an cute new born elephant with her mom and aunts: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKHNYomcoLN9iZY Fresh Water from Creeks triggers the urge to urinate in wild mammals: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ep3YenSvbNBjopo Eaters of waterlilies: Buffalo, Elephant, Sitatunga: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXqraGmjfq6imJY Can an elephant survive without half of its trunk lost in a poacher's wire snare? kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6CcmIqfbdWNp6c Before buying ivory jewellery or carved ivory objects: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJPYhZ1tpbOpfq8 and unfortunately there are many others in this case! Good vision! Thank you again.

[@kw2616]

Those ears! So cute! Round ears of Asian elephants.

[@MichaelDavis-cv6rr]

K W not Asian elephants..they are African forest elephants

[@justintaylor9315]

That must have been horrifying 😂 these strangers appear out of nowhere and disappear just as quickly

[@kkrule6423]

Rip head phone users

[@XHB06400CANNES]

The warning 𝐑.𝐈.𝐏. 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 is well mentioned under its thumbnail image but unfortunately it is not possible to increase the size of the font. Keep watching my videos (160 pieces) that I put online on my channel and read the description attached to each one of them. You will know very interesting explanations about animals reactions front of my mirrors in the jungle : kzbin.infovideos

[@kkrule6423]

@@XHB06400CANNES oh ok

[@Bflo23]

So smart! Great teamwork.

[@VendErre]

i love that look at fifteen seconds, like wtf

[@user-kr1gi6ch9d]

Imagine seeing elephants on another planet.

[@JamezOwnU101]

I don't get it

[@josephastier7421]

With their ears out they look like giant mice.

[@YoYo-it7ti]

No one: Babies in 8 hour flights: 0:05

[@Seattleletsgo]

Mommy elephant: “ ohh Myy..Are those my Hips” 🤣

[@AwesomeXavy]

These are so fascinating

[@unlshtb4524]

I just cracked out laughing at this at the first seconds

[@soaringskys2682]

Hey mom aren't those the same elephants we saw when we were drinking water from the lake?

[@alias3549]

They are so smart

[@thejohnlocke]

Y'all are messin' with those animals heads, lol.

[@ARDG89]

hahahahhaha there was literally no harm done. no elephants were injured in this video yet people are commenting to take the mirrors down. society is heading towards a dark direction if they're offended by this.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

*_A comment like yours is a great moral booster after reading comments calling for the dismantling of these" cruel mirrors"!_* Keep watching the numerous videos that I put online on my channel and read the description attached to each one of them. You will know very interesting informations about animals reactions front of my mirrors in the jungle : kzbin.infovideos May I invite you to watch especially my videos which, unfortunately, have a very small number of views and are very informative like: Baby elephant sleeps standing up glued to mom so as not to be left out when the night walk restarts? kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIquoY2kiMaYd9U Amazing Antelope - The Water chevrotain dive and swim beneath the water surface kzbin.info/www/bejne/a53YeImtd5loack First mud bath of an cute new born elephant with her mom and aunts: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKHNYomcoLN9iZY How do elephants pick mangoes if the branches of the mango trees are too high? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3LIlWawappnn9U Fresh Water from Creeks triggers the urge to urinate in wild mammals: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ep3YenSvbNBjopo In Gabon front of trap cameras, elephants crossing Ndouni River kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5zQgXWiabODrJo Eaters of waterlilies: Buffalo, Elephant, Sitatunga: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXqraGmjfq6imJY Can an elephant survive without half of its trunk lost in a poacher's wire snare? kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6CcmIqfbdWNp6c Before buying ivory jewellery or carved ivory objects: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJPYhZ1tpbOpfq8 and unfortunately there are many others in this case! Good vision!

[@ARDG89]

@@XHB06400CANNES no problem! you're doing absolutely nothing wrong with the mirrors because there is no evidence they're being injured or harmed. if anything it will only help them, to stay on their toes!

[@marianolazaro3758]

Nobody: Elephants in front a mirror: AAAAAAAEEEAAAEAAAHHHEEHAAAAAAHAAAAEEEH

[@johnraina4828]

Somebody:

[@lennarthagen3638]

Very intersting

[@XHB06400CANNES]

*After reading numerous comments calling for the dismantling of these sadistic mirrors, your feedback on my videos encourages us to pursue our overwhelming and somewhat dangerous passion.* It is a great reward for my wife Anne-Marie, my friend Michel and me. We are not comfortably sitting in our armchairs, to publish without any description, pieces of videos copied from the Internet and put end to end. But we maintain our mirrors and numerous cameras traps, to change the SD, batteries, to clean the objectives, to remove the fallen branches in their field of vision, to go up on foot the bed of the marigots to find zones of crossing of animals to install new traps there etc... Drenched by tornadoes, the body covered with insect bites of all kinds (horseflies, gorilla flies, tsetse, black ants, magnan ants etc.) and unfortunately the number of cameras refusing to work increases because of the humidity rate of 95%. Then we do the editing of the videos and write a long description in English which is not our native language and then put them online to show the beauty of Gabonese fauna, talk about poachers, show how elephants who have managed to get away from a wire snare trap, treat the deep cut made by this trap, show how elephants pick mangos, self recognition in mirrors that is not innate both among humans than among primates and other mammals and so on... It's a choice.. May I suggest you some of my 160 home-made videos from my channel which have never been recommended by KZbin and which unfortunately have a very small number of views even though they are very instructive such as: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHqTYWyOga-lasU Elephants enthusiastically enjoying a healthy mud bath kzbin.info/www/bejne/boXFpKWdjsesf5Y an elephant crossing a river splashes camera trap kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6WZc5eDm9eLrqc A male elephant walks in the night, thinking of his next girlfriend. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpiwiJineMt0sLs Elephant VS camera trap in Gabon. kzbin.info/www/bejne/naLNkJWPZcxjeZI Elephant VS camera trap in Gabon. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHKye62EabWre6c a one-eyed elephant mows tall grass in front of the mirror for better camera trap field of view kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXqraGmjfq6imJY Eaters of waterlilies: Buffalo, Elephant, Sitatunga kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6bEfWZjid2Ij5I African Jacana a swamp dwelling antelope-pecker: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoLdZneNaZtmaLc Shot in Gabon on the evening of the first major storm after the dry season. What is that? and unfortunately there are many others in this case! Watch more of my 160 homemade videos published on my channel kzbin.infovideos and read the description attached to each of them. You will find very interesting information about the reactions of the animals in front of my mirrors in the jungle: Good vision!

[@thedoodes7055]

Me: watching a comedy movie That one guy in the back of the movie theater:

[@johnraina4828]

Nobody:

[@cherylallen9776]

That was funny, at the same time they're do innocent and they were soo scared. They could have had a heart attack or something. God Bless the Elephants. Bless their hearts❤🐘❤🐘❤🐘❤🐘 ❤

[@remyd.s2286]

This footage is fascinating, and the information you provide with it is always a great supplement. Awesome work, keep it up!

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Thank you for your compliments on my footage and especially about the quality of the information added to my videos. This reassures me because I thought that few KZbinrs read the information joined to all my clips. They are often very useful to understand the clip well. Thank you for your encouragements to continue my work.

[@remyd.s2286]

It might be a good idea to just add a simple annotation at the start of the videos saying something like 'Explanation and interesting facts in the Read More!', because that space is most often left empty or used for advertising. People also leave a video right before the end, so they may miss the final screen. Anyway, just a suggestion. Thanks again for the insight into reflection behaviours :).

[@XHB06400CANNES]

This is a good idea and I will add this annotation at the start of my next video. If it is no longer possible to modify an already published video, it is possible to change the comment at any time. On Smartphone screens the presence of a comment does not appear under KZbin videos. When watching with a computer the beginning of the comment is visible. For this reason I begin my comments with the following sentence: ### INFORMATIONS on this video TO READ ABSOLUTELY ###Would you have a advice for a more incentive sentence to read the attached comment?

[@remyd.s2286]

Well, absolutely implicates a sort of forceful order, so I may recommend just a change of wording. The sentence itself is a very good idea, as it catches the eye. Also, information is actually a plural without the s, so maybe something like "****Interesting facts about the video in Show More! I highly recommend reading them!****". Or something of a similar sort. Honestly, it's a service you're doing for the people who are interested in the context of the video, so don't feel any pressure. I do know quite a few content creators will post something like that as a comment, then pin it to the top. Not only does it make sure nearly everyone sees it, but it also helps with KZbin's user engagement algorithms, which raises your videos in the search order. I sent your channel a private message as well, but basically I really appreciate what you guys are doing and would be happy to help with questions about English/KZbin tricks.

[@ghetto_cupcake]

I would have to agree with Darth! I hope you upload more footage soon.

[@MissMolly3377]

Hahahaha. That's funny when that little one comes up. Then, they all back up looking around like "did anyone see that?" They can recognize themselves in a mirror. I don't know who the genius was that did this but, it is comedy gold.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

They cannot recognize themselves : An Asian elephant named Happy passed in 2006 the mirror test after staring into a really big mirror, and examining a mark on her head with her trunk-but two other elephants failed. No African elephant has passed the mirror test (Gallup mark test, mirror self-recognition test MSR).

[@nihardebnath5081]

Awww 0:04 that small baby got too much frightened 😄😄

[@silverbullet4055]

“What the Hell just Happened?”. “I don’t know, but let’s move on.”.

[@avindraramnarine9532]

The elephants surround the baby elephant to protect it from being taken by another elephant. This happens frequently in the wild.

[@yseson_]

Dear God is that our souls!? Run children flee this evil

[@josephastier7421]

I wonder how an elephant would react in a hall of mirrors

[@BostonIce37]

Scared the hell out of me!

[@ZLanup]

The noises I make when I’m taking the fattest dump of my life

[@romonawolf4285]

Bruh 😂

[@Hard31337]

Elephants, Assemble.

[@renees1021]

They'll always remember the time they all seen the disappearing elephant herd. Elephants well tell of this day for all time.

[@Thatsmallgirl263]

They got scared!! Poor animals

[@l.lawliet7756]

Elephants exacly reacted like girls when they see pimples on their face..

[@biancamuggli]

😂😂😂😂

[@SD-fk8bt]

🤭🤭🤭🤭

[@eldricke]

rip headphone users

[@XHB06400CANNES]

The warning 𝐑.𝐈.𝐏. 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 is well mentioned under its thumbnail image but unfortunately it is not possible to increase the size of the font. Keep watching my videos (160 pieces) that I put online on my channel and read the description attached to each one of them. You will know very interesting explanations about animals reactions front of my mirrors in the jungle : kzbin.infovideos

[@vinyad8402]

Wow amazing

[@TarotSaharaSaharian]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣 the baby elephant get scard😍😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@alexiagabriel1724]

The way they positioned themselves around the baby is very impressive and leaves one to wonder if they've rehearsed the whole thing. I got worried, though, when they panicked after seeing their reflection in the mirror. There was a possibility that they could have hurt themselves.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

*The very impressive way they position themselves around the baby is innate. Their bodies are very resistant to impacts with tree trunks or branches, which they can hit in their flight, which is often only a few dozen metres long.* *May I invite you to watch some of my other cute videos of elephant cubs?* kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZW1fWicba2ibbs Wild elephant moms and their tiny babies relax, spray, wallow and play in mud. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIiuZ6SBqMt_rNk Elephants calves playing in heavy rain in the Gabon jungle kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKHNYomcoLN9iZY first mud bath of a cute new born elephant with her mom and aunts in Nyonié (Gabon) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIquoY2kiMaYd9U baby elephant sleeps standing up glued to mom so as not to be left out when the night walk restarts? kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHmXgWCgdshpeLM For a baby elephant it is not easy to move through the jungle (Gabon) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpSzmYd7g9Z3nq8 an elephant calf learns mirror and how to use its trunk to eat bindweed (grab / skake the sand off) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZ25h5uejrunibc A calf elephant thinks its reflection in the mirror would be a young cow or a young calf: cute react Check out more of my 170 homemade videos from my channel and don't forget to read the description attached to each of them, you will find very interesting information. kzbin.infovideos Good vision!

[@theaansel8738]

Where this other herd we ready, babies on lock, we ready. So cute best angry ears ever

[@ivanelugo]

It makes me laugh that it seems that the mother literally makes gestures with her trunk so that the son hides under her

[@crosstiph9950]

Bruh the sound of those Elephants sound like some run down car revving it's engine.

[@alvinelpasha8682]

BBBBUAAAHAAA HA HA HA THE FUNNIEST EVER ....CUTE ELEPHANT.

[@WhyAnyMurloc]

Toutes ces expériences sont très enrichissantes. Je vous ai découvert grâce à un partage de Frédéric Delavier. Merci beaucoup

[@lesquidytm3539]

Yeah,i do that when looking in the mirror too buddy

[@velvetdev282]

That was an elephant-commando deployment

[@VarsshaC]

Poor baby :(

[@backpackpepelon3867]

Battle formation- turtle guard. Atck - 50 Def - 200

[@barecanvasbro]

That elephant will stomp on you

[@Creativity06]

The mirror is a social media post and the elephants are offended people

[@greatplainsman3662]

Acted like they saw a mouse. Lol.

[@chihuahua8419]

"Elephants never forget" :(

[@nucflashevent]

Stopping with their ears out, reminds me of a submarine movie when two subs both go silent, each trying to hear the other even as they drift within feet of each other lol.

[@CJBenjamin3000]

Where did they go?!?! This is bizonkers!

[@catherineblack2970]

Aaaaaaa!!! OMGOSH!!!! What is that momma!!! Argh!!! I don't know Johnny. RUN BACK HERE EVERYONE!!! Do you still see it?? I don't hear anything. Come on... let's go. Watch our backs.

[@anthonytucker183]

Great reaction

[@MrSharkSaver50]

It’s hard to believe the sounds those elephants are making/ 100th like

[@watchtv5754]

Part of that screaming sounded like a person screaming in an old horror movie flick. LOL

[@PueMonTen]

fascinating

[@donnaestrada5586]

so Scary and Confusing for them!!!!!!!

[@larrymodels]

Wow!!!

[@FactThat]

Awww...

[@mr.combat4754]

Little nightmares earrape be lik 0:05

[@XHB06400CANNES]

The warning 𝐑.𝐈.𝐏. 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 is well mentioned under its thumbnail image but unfortunately it is not possible to increase the size of the font. Keep watching my videos (160 pieces) that I put online on my channel and read the description attached to each one of them. You will know very interesting explanations about animals reactions front of my mirrors in the jungle : kzbin.infovideos

[@kw2616]

Oh noooo! Awwww.

[@sweetyzadalo1330]

The elephant ,tell themselves ohh...it is an elephant on the mirror😂😂😂😂😂.