Tembo the elephant saves his baby brother's life | Serengeti - Narrated by John Boyega

Serengeti - Lions Vs Elephants
The Serengeti is a dangerous place for a newborn baby elephant. His brother Tembo fights off the lions as his mother, with the help of the herd, forms a barricade around the baby.
Watch new dramatised natural history spectacular 'Serengeti', narrated by John Boyega. Coming July 4th on BBC One: bbc.in/2RMDqeA
Serengeti follows the interconnected stories of a cast of savannah animals over one year, in a bold new dramatised natural history format for BBC One. Narrated by award-winning British actor John Boyega, the series captures the high drama of the area’s distinctive wildlife up close. There’s love and loss, jealousy and rivalry, tragedy and triumph, as their lives entwine and dramatically unfold in the heart of this legendary land.
It's the time of plenty in the Serengeti, with food in abundance, but a series of unexpected events turns families against each other and stretches relationships to breaking point. Kali a brave lioness and devoted mother of four cubs, has broken the golden rules of family life, by having cubs with an outsider. When she tries to bring the cubs home, her betrayal is exposed and she is forced into exile.
Bakari, a passionate male baboon, starts a deep and jealous rivalry after the female he was devoted to is stolen away by the new, more aggressive, leader of the troop. Zalika, a young hyena, loses her mother in a terrifying attack by some rogue male lions and has to assume the leadership of her family. Somehow, she must prove herself ready for such a huge responsibility.
Tembo, a teenage elephant, questions his place in the family when his mother Nalla, the matriarch of the family, gives birth to a new baby and he is sidelined. Bakari attempts to win back his lost love until tragedy strikes and Kali finds salvation from an unexpected place. Emotions run high as each of the characters struggles to cope with their worlds being turned upside down.
Storyteller John Boyega.
Directed & Produced by John Downer.
Created & Produced by Simon Fuller.
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[@Zokobazooka]

Wow! the older brother who is a teenager, defended his self from a pride of lions what a brave teen elephent!

[@elfaraon83]

with that size is not that hard to do

[@stevem4342]

He’s too strong already 💪

[@Freemelon07]

Baby elephants are adorable! I love how the adults protect him as a group.

[@deechakraborty2374]

They are protective, they are wise. Unity is strength.

[@joeterp5615]

And, weighing 10,000 pounds and being able to stomp you to death is a strength too! 😉

[@CatDaddy0327]

The same would work for humans but apparently we still have more learned this

[@Moonlight-u8u]

​@@CatDaddy0327 most bbc is fake tho

[@nkristianschmidt]

eeehh ... they just stood there watching ...

[@austin2842]

The herd: Tembo, henceforth you shall be known to all as Fighter of Lions.

[@kailainathangopathy236]

That baby elephant to the lions: "Not so tough when my brother's around. Are ya?" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Moonlight-u8u]

Bbc docs are fake tho

[@mainmotto]

I'ma 41 year old man and almost cried watching this 😂

[@volkerkalhoefer3973]

I almost cried because of the bad cutting

[@jeanettegehl-harrison7628]

love the ‘trunk hugs’ the others give the little one and the trunk ‘high 5’s’ at the end

[@alwaysasolution5519]

❤❤ Love how elephants protect each other and the entire herd protects the young!

[@mikewoodson6930]

Damn! Timbo threw a left rear snap kick to the first lion! Really amazing how the herd protects their babies. One BIG family. (No pun intended.)

[@danperry6217]

A snap kick to the lips 🤠

[@hameratahir]

Who agrees that Tembo deserves a gold medal for bravery!

[@montudesai6150]

Tembo is great

[@hazelanglin5907]

I agree

[@user-up3dd1vw6b]

How to make fake edited KZbin video with fake story 1. Film a video of elephant herd with a calf in a grassy area 2. Film a video of lions in a grassy area 3. Get a footage of a random elephant facing off against a lion (neither individuals associated with videos 1 and 2) Oook... Edit all those together and you get this fictional bs "tembo saves his baby brothers life" Fake bs like this video should be reported

[@veramae4098]

Dam. He deprived those lions of a good meal. Circle of Life, y'know. I've always hated that song; so cheerful.

[@crimsonchin9632]

​@@veramae4098 I've always hated your face

[@kiwi007]

Better parents than many humans.

[@NannupTiger]

There are 8 BILLION humans...99.99% of us do the right thing

[@sherryelder9511]

Are you kidding humans deserve extinction.

[@Zaf2010]

@@NannupTiger really? I’d guess a lot less than that

[@michellea9857]

We abort / murder our babies

[@chriskelly9476]

​@tas tiger I seriously doubt that. I work in social services and previously worked in a prison so perhaps my perspective is skewed, but there's a LOT of people out there who should not have had children.

[@sheilamillar6592]

Beautiful intelligent creatures with strong family ties, Love this

[@angelshyam]

If we understand these animals we will definitely love them. They too are like us. Protective, caring and full of love. They deserve love from us. This Tembo is a hero. Alone he fought for his brother. Admirable.

[@Moonlight-u8u]

Its fake

[@tweetysworld52]

​@@Moonlight-u8u Tiktoks are real and a doc is fake for you right?

[@kkk-gf6sj]

Humans are animals

[@tweetysworld52]

@@Moonlight-u8u How?

[@Moonlight-u8u]

@@tweetysworld52 i meant the doc

[@zsong9600]

Baby elephants are so adorable, but then again, almost all baby animals are.

[@kometa281]

Как же я вас люблю , слоны ! Сколько я про слонов не смотрю , то всегда удивляюсь их уму и заботе друг о друге , и особенно маленьких и смешных слонят !

[@cwatson42785]

I completely agree! Cheers!

[@Lbarrow22]

Omg, what wonderfully beautiful creatures elephants are. Thanks for sharing this video, brought tears to my eyes.

[@flavioforte887]

vgfddjyy, gfdghthe they and ??

[@naassomsaboia776]

Likewise.

[@rahimaunissa5308]

Vgxgtrmg

[@edwardlatamin7138]

What I am talking is. Wealth or power size is not important. What important is ....and this video is inspiring cos it can creat some ideas in our heart and mind.

[@edwardlatamin7138]

The terrible lions are targeting for the baby elephants they are not scared of the size of the elephants not the noise of the elephants maka the lions run.

[@nicolette12764]

This video makes me want to cry, just beautiful!!🐘🐘

[@nicolette12764]

@747Fan joebloggs Reported

[@randomepursenteehhe8104]

@747Fan joebloggs reported what a mean thing to say "pity its basicly rubish" like eho says that

[@KTH311]

747Fan joebloggs shut the fuck up

[@mtsa1856]

လ

[@markjones336]

You stupid!BBC fake shit!,!😂👏

[@govindagovindaji4662]

omg. If that lion had just taken one bite, it may have been all over. I can't help but watch these but they make me so sad. I love elephants the most.

[@gailcirac4485]

Love these wonderful creatures.

[@edgardotorres8106]

The elephant is the new king of the jungle 👍🤝💪

[@roseblue6100]

This proves that the Elephant the real king of the jungle

[@KingofgraceSARA]

The emperors!

[@phillipayoung10]

Talk about standin you ground. Tembo did his thing to protect his brother.

[@markjones336]

Another snow flake!,😂😂🥴

[@claudiaalexander3194]

God bless Tembo. I just love how they form a protective shield around the darling baby ellie

[@vb6817]

Elephants forming a barricade around the cutie and the brave young elephant fending off the lions are very well captured and to the point. Artificially enhanced drone-based dramatization is totally unnecessary

[@baileyt2249]

many bbc series are also faked. The programmers that leaved viewers enthralled by the wonders of nature. Many wildlife scenes are faked a veteran cameraman admitted. They also use captive animals instead of wildlife animals in most wildlife films as long as the producers make it clear which shots are not gathered in the wild. In planet earth 2 they manipulate using our emotions like how filmmakers frame the action, often using multiple shots from different ways of shooting to create one cohesive scene. Like the wolf scene where the wolf was the "enemy" invested of the deers fate. Film nature docs also used anthropromorphizing of animals like one animal saving another animal. They also admitted that if these where just facts about animals, most of us wouldn't watch instead they carved out storytelling stories in editing. Storytelling engages us, not scientific facts. I got this from an aticle from IndieWire, the title is (" how planet earth 2 and other nature docs manipulate footage to mess with our emotions")

[@tramarherrera6685]

Elephants are truly special animals, so smart.❤

[@lukmanibrahim2993]

Tembo is awesome big brother!😍😍😍😍😍

[@afraid9314]

just a little clarification: to make a video like this one, you need camera rushes from several days of filming. More than half of those images were took another day than when this actually happened.

[@lapiscake1211]

@Mr.Mighty McWhitey how could this be CGI?

[@vps1014]

This may as well be science fiction.... no cgi though. Different locations, different situations, different times to create a "dramatic" sequence that is actually morally bankrupt in terms of presenting fiction as "reality"

[@shaggydogj]

That’s what I thought too. They just film a bunch of clips to fit a narrative.

[@frankcabanski9409]

In other words, it's BS.

[@ghfjhloudz7607]

aka a total contrived, fake BS video. Everyone should thumbs down it and go watch other real videos on TY that showcase Elephants.

[@ssgtrom9739]

elephants are the best animal on earth

[@jennie2921]

Wow, scary but amazing at the same time. Elephants are so amazing. Wonderful family community.

[@3PercentNeanderhal]

Im not surprised considering that elephants are self aware and experience a full range of emotions in ways similar to humans.

[@mondy710]

"He ain't heavy! He's my brother!"

[@MurphyTheOldMan]

John Boyega's narration is so soothing

[@amberfaizan696]

This video should be awarded as best video on KZbin..... ❤❤❤

[@supriyapaul3612]

The great Tembo.

[@HarleyBreakoutGuy]

i could watch these videos forever

[@nicolesabatinicangianti7509]

it is terrible that many elephants are being born without tusks because they are genetically mutating to defend themselves from poachers. Fangs are part of their being of their power and magnificence. I hope this is not final and the elephants can continue to live with their beautiful tusks, and I hope that all poachers can disappear from the face of Earth

[@briankleinschmidt3664]

They let the young bull show his kung fu skills. You have learned well, Grasshopper.

[@conniehubbell7383]

Amazing footage! Thanks

[@mauroantonio4320]

Amazing elephants video. The vision move camera is interesting.

[@vivianaiacomelli3080]

Complimenti al giovane bull! Ha allontanato un bel gruppo di leoni e complimenti al gruppo di elephants ,hanno creato una barriera circolare per proteggere i più piccini!!!! GRANDIHHH! INTELLIGENTIIII! BRAVIHHH!

[@someoneyouknow525]

Damn that's some surreal filming...

[@HarleyBreakoutGuy]

it's fake but it's fun to watch

[@BulgarianBicep]

It's real

[@someoneyouknow525]

@@BulgarianBicep I couldn't tell if it was real or fake or both. If it's all real, that's AMAZING!

[@sdrfz]

@@BulgarianBicep It's fake

[@kinachahue]

Fake is another term.

[@mareksteinke9538]

Siła w rodzinie i jedności jej

[@the_ele_fan9255]

This vdo made me cry... glad to see tempo's bravery and how the entire herd protects the little boy!! Overwhelmed with the end!

[@the_ele_fan9255]

@747Fan joebloggs I'm not joking...this vdo really made me emotional

[@MrDrbld]

Cry laughing?

[@GandalfTheTsaagan]

Tembo is very brave He might not know it, but lions have managed to kill elephants of his size, yet he fended them off

[@binslick1000]

No lions have managed to kill a healthy adult Elephant. I've yet to witness such a scenario in the wild.

[@arnoldotiu8598]

@@binslick1000 yes they have. Almost Everytime. We witness it almost Everytime we take a road trip in Kenya. The male lions can drop an elephant in less than 5 minutes.

[@binslick1000]

@@arnoldotiu8598 Not a healthy adult elephant.

[@ParvatiParameswaram]

Most documentaries are not actual occurences, they are usually a developed stories.. like fictional stories.. zoo-fiction. They clip n patch various videos into a good story..

[@binslick1000]

@@ParvatiParameswaram I understand that. But to bring down a healthy adult bull is nearly unthinkable.

[@KatherineUribe-1]

Yea Tembo! So brave & strong! Yea herd! So big & protective! Everybody loves & protects the baby! I love elephants!💕🐘💕

[@themoth1360]

“Because that’s what heroes do”

[@EffieG-ez9tf]

Maybe I was watching a different video, but it looked to me like the mother and aunties gathered around the little baby, as they always do, and saved him. Tembo wasn’t within that group, but standing alone against the female lions, a brave act in itself.

[@babaib3513]

They r amazing ly beautiful beings .pls pls protect them.

[@DavidChrisCastillo-im1wg]

Those lions look delicious. They have a hamburger face. Anyway, excellent job on saving his juvenile brothers vitality, but the mature elephant brother has got a funny name.

[@jerril1392]

Good boy, Tembo! :)

[@nrock9761]

That back kick was epic! 👍🏽

[@adrianamara6063]

I saw it! Didn't know elephants did that.

[@iamrips2132]

I wonder what would have happened if there was a contact with the lions jaws.

[@peterclarke7240]

Mum: "where's your little brother? Tembo: "he's playing with the kitties." Mum: "but we don't own any kitties..." Tembo: "..."

[@PAVANZYL]

This is mish mash of footage that has nothing to do with each other. Look at the size of the "baby" in the beginning of the footage and at the end...

[@bobrussell3602]

Yes, I guessed the beginning was 'Stitched Together', you could call it poetic licence !

[@davokelly7876]

I doesn't matter its painstakingly long days to get all that footage and even if it is all spliced together its wonderful story and filming

[@rosenia5409]

Saw this once and already concluded that, those that fall for this hopefully are kids lol but I kinda doubt that

[@MrMessyb]

@Roger Dodger 🤣🤣🤣

[@dunruden9720]

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story!

[@Kerorofan1990]

They really left my man Tembo to fight alone.

[@CGH250]

They have such a tight family bond and dedication. ❤️

[@user-ge7xq4oj5q]

❤🎉🎉🎉😊 Tembo is great. He will surely become a brave warrior.

[@rsuriyop]

Disney should do a revisioning of The Lion King but starring elephants. I think Tembo the Elephant King 👑 sounds quite fitting.

[@user-cc8pe9pe4e]

Family love is great!!

[@MogulMonk1]

Well, great job writing the storyline, and then finding/putting together the footage to “prove” it

[@fluffywuffykinsies]

Thank you! No one else notices the weird editing and footage but us.

[@parasjoshi4526]

Hats off two pride for there courage

[@erikcaminos1529]

beautiful. elephants. are. very. smart.

[@liezbethmagalilunaquispe890]

Maravilloso video 👌😃 Gracias por compartir 😊🎉❤

[@tafadzwazanamwe9345]

That baby Elephant is soo cute😻😻😻

[@billramsey2337]

Mean lions! They'll probably be back tonight! Stay close to big brother, OK!

[@godsloveasall.4984]

Now that's what it called kick boxing!

[@user-yq8jh8pv7h]

What a cameraman super

[@waynestout8636]

Ahhh the POWER of elephants ! 🐘

[@D.Antony]

The production value of this piece is beyond amazing. It's absolutely brilliant. Genius level.

[@cew9837]

That's cos it's fake!

[@Moonlight-u8u]

almost all docs are aswell are fake

[@joedennehy386]

It's fake as bro

[@D.Antony]

​@@joedennehy386 I'm referring specifically to its production value, not its authenticity, or lack thereof.

[@user-up3dd1vw6b]

How to make fake edited KZbin video with fake story 1. Film a video of elephant herd with a calf in a grassy area 2. Film a video of lions in a grassy area 3. Get a footage of a random elephant facing off against a lion (neither individuals associated with videos 1 and 2) Oook... Edit all those together and you get this fictional bs "tembo saves his baby brothers life" Fake bs like this video should be reported

[@ShubhamR4295]

1:50 That kick

[@kdm313]

CGI. But great story. Love how the lions weren’t camera shy. They nailed it.

[@AS-nz2lt]

Anybody else notice tembo’s legendary jumbo sausage and cheesy chips dangling

[@DonQ94]

I would rather watch some real amateur footage than a visually stunning video that is clearly made by connecting unrelated scenes. I recommend people to watch channels like kruger sightings for the real thing.

[@npage.]

Came here to say the same thing. In todays Netflix centric world everything is over edited and made for 12 year olds

[@rooost9856]

@@creatorlight4346 thats why you are a clash royale player

[@TheKomentor]

Hope the uploader sees these comments and stops uploading edited-for-drama stuff like this.

[@Moonlight-u8u]

@@TheKomentor almost all of BBC docs are like this

[@waqarahmed5680]

Unity is strength

[@SenthilKumar-gz1ll]

What a narrative ? Simply superb

[@ramzidaou1585]

They are FANTASTIC

[@TomColontonio]

Tembo fights! ( for 17 seconds) then walks away Lions - “screw this let’s go swim “

[@randomepursenteehhe8104]

lol😂😂😂

[@conanthedestroyer7123]

Tembo will be one amazing adult Male elephant. Let the lands and seas return to their natural state.

[@AaronSaysSKOL]

We gonna just overlook how good John Boyega is as the narrator here?

[@bachtran5533]

I love animals.. 🐘🐘🐘❤❤🙏🙏🙏

[@Braveheart.22]

Then don't eat them🌷

[@sandanamselva4614]

This is prove as union is strength 💪

[@ideal6544]

Tembo is real hero

[@imranullah1319]

Yeah brother animals should protect their little brothers

[@davokelly7876]

It's a wonderful story and filming well filmed...elephants are beautiful creatures such social and herd animals but they show the love a bit more....the lions are amazing aswel...marauding comes to mind..

[@AntonioM8]

What a brave soul

[@gingerking1866]

I just love elephants.

[@fenyoaeemckinney2144]

BRAVO! Tembo!👍🏽😁👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@loknathtiwari6084]

Jai shree Ram Krishna Krishna Krishna Krishna Krishna Krishna Krishna 🙏🙏🙏

[@NachiV]

This looks suspiciously choreographed

[@MyCristinaM]

Definitely!

[@anseralim62]

agree

[@gd7681]

A made-up narrative for five-year-olds.

[@rosarioakino1516]

a lot of paid actors....kkkk

[@MrPereiraAdriano]

Suspiciously???

[@Topg1]

Go Timbo. He’s an excellent older brother.

[@Catsss1017]

Awwwww the love and affection they show eachother

[@comandante9312]

long live elephants. God keep them safe till to end.

[@subburajarao]

Good Job Tembo.

[@fifjason9235]

1% actual footage 99% editing

[@flukeman022]

If this was doco about humans the parents be like "stupid boy, don't run off like that. You scared half to death."

[@vikassingh-zn7yu]

Breather is best gift of god

[@paulwilson3434]

I love ❤️ the baby elephants so much and all elephants 🐘. Dear Lord. Protect them to the end. Amen 🙏

[@gulamsafi3966]

Tembo is beast the power 💪

[@carolynthornton8017]

IN MY VIEW The lions are brave going after a baby elephant with so many adult elephants around. I hope the baby got scared enough to stay closer to its mother next time.

[@sachiperez]

“Hung like a horse? LOL!” - Elephant

[@dc7370]

Excellent editing. Thank you

[@MrDrbld]

Thanks for editing reality?

[@Austin.Kilgore]

It’s terrible, wdym???