🐘 Tribute to ISILO last of the Great Tuskers 🐘

[@VickieTiner]

He was a magnificent Elephant. R.I.P. ISILO

[@cgage_01]

It is gratifying that he died of old age instead of being killed for his tusks as so many of the big tuskers have been. I hope that with the DSWT and KWT that more of these magnificent elephants will grow to also this great age.

[@busterzigler7530]

Affirmative

[@curious5887]

There are still many young tusker bull elephant, so they might have enough gene pool for future super tusker to be born

[@lucamihaicobzacu2623]

@@curious5887 this year had been discovered 33 future Super Tuskers. So we might gonna have 33 Big Tuskers in the future.

[@curious5887]

@@lucamihaicobzacu2623 hope those 33 Future tusker able to spread their gene to their offspring and also be protected

[@lucamihaicobzacu2623]

@@curious5887 if all of them managed to reach the same as Big Tim, Craig, Duke, Isilo, Satao, Satao ll we would have 33 more of them. From what I heard in Amboseli Craig managed to breed with a lot of cows and spread his great genetics for his calves. Is so sad that we have almost 25 of these giants who are like the Mammoths of our modern times.

[@annettelane659]

A truly magnificent elephant. A gentle and majestic giant. This is a beautiful tribute. RIP Isilo.

[@ramseyharding5386]

We can remember to always thank the Chinese for their insatiable desire for ivory no matter the cost

[@brandonrothsman2665]

Lol there are a lot of people to thank for a lot of the terrible things in this world. Don’t forget the Germans for their love of ovens and cooking

[@Asiansxsymbol]

​@@brandonrothsman2665 I see what you did there. 😂 Cooking with gas.

[@njebony1956]

Humans who still hunt dolphins, whales and poach elephant tusk or testicles of an animal - are bad humans. They know it is wrong!

[@joshhartwell285]

He could of died cause of old age he lived 1956-2014.

[@1oldlay]

58 is not old for an elephant especially a wild elephant.

[@joeabdi1626]

For a bull thats normal. Cows live longer

[@puirYorick]

Josh Hartwell the video claims he was not killed but I am always suspicious of unproven negatives. Perhaps the poachers lured him deep into the bush away from rangers to kill him and take the ivory. It would've represented such an ongoing temptation to try for those massive tusks and his regular location was well known. If by chance or by design the fatal wound was made just where the tusks were later hacked away it may simply appear like there was no killing shot and, given his age and size, it's easy to say "natural causes" and move on.

[@grevengriff8609]

1oldlay but having enormous tusks can be tiring

[@glenniearulnesan5145]

@@joeabdi1626 ijk

[@olivervale3614]

I love ❤️ u ISILO, I saw him 3 yrs ago

[@vintagesavoiur]

Oliver Vale wow that's awesome!

[@chelseyolsen6363]

That must have been such a beautiful experience. such a big beautiful boy he was.

[@antoine6760]

That's so awesome i wish i could have met him too. Must have been a one of a kind experience.

[@ryandujumbomamutuseelephan6648]

Oliver Vale I missed That Great Gray Gentle Giant 😞😞😞😢😢😢😢😢

[@harrisraj3355]

Oliver Vale blood of Jesus

[@maheshengineer]

They deserve to live much, much longer.

[@Cody-zd2ye]

When I saw the title it said the last. I would hope he has fartherd many. I noticed his ears were small for an African. Magnificent creatures protect them at all costs

[@chelseyolsen6363]

Imagine a world with no more elephants what a sad day that would be for sure they must live and prosper God Bless the elephant!!

[@chuck1997norris]

The most beautiful and majestic tusker I've ever seen ❤!!!

[@guybrooks3480]

magnificent , it"s like he knew he was a king .

[@JayB2]

That's amazing! His tusks are almost as long as his trunk!

[@leo99991]

the first thing I did after watching this video was to like the page ISILO THE ELEPHANT

[@1sava]

It absolutely breaks my heart how many of these magnificent creatures we humans have massacred and stole from. Mother Earth, forgive us for the evil we have done onto your precious other children. Teach us how to expiate our life-destructing sins and help you heal and restore your bountiful dominion!

[@vikasjadhav9573]

Awareness..... is not there. We can't understand importance of wildlife. Just money matter

[@idiotology5568]

We humans are the greatest and most powerful animals ever to evolve. Nature is not your friend, try being thrust into a jungle and you will be eaten or starve to death and then be eaten. Try to survive in arctic conditions and nature will reward you with a slow and painful death. The sins of man are lessons that you surely have not learned from, while you preach from your nature raping electronic device.

[@Lizarthur63]

Beautiful video! I loved my safari and had the great privilege to see these extraordinary animals. God bless this gentle giant.

[@franky4318]

Magnificent Isilo, elephants are precious and wise animals. I love them and respect them.

[@dhammikekw7981]

Today the tuskers do not have rights to life even inside a wildlife sanctuary so sad. Please protect at least to them be witnessed by our own children one day.

[@just-fh4rx]

His tusks were magnificent. So grateful that he was able to avoid poachers and died of old age.

[@jairusmarak3439]

Qq

[@darneyoung537]

he was absolutely beautiful all Elephants are

[@iedanus]

WOW what a beauty he was.

[@abdullahinur8284]

a wonderful, hypnotic and most importantly arresting voice narration that captures you for a short and agonizing 3:02 long only. Oh if only he could do more of these.

[@jkryanspark]

He was born the same year as I, but my 'tusks' are only a fraction of an inch long.

[@LionMountainTV]

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[@chelseyolsen6363]

This made me cry such a beautiful animal glad he was not killed, but dying alone so sad. May he run free in the gardens of heaven.

[@chrisellis1089]

Elephants tend to know when they are dying so they tend to wander off on their own to do this . .it is only when they have died that the others come and visit them, and sometimes even remove and smash the tusks if they still have them . .so they choose to die alone if its old age . .

[@ilovekokothegorillakusasit3471]

Chris Ellis, I think your right, I read that somewhere, I forgot about that until I just read your post.

[@jameschristophercirujano6650]

Bull elepahants tend to wander alone.

[@Laserbeak316]

chelsey olsen Bull Elephants tend to live solitary lives. The only other time they socialize is when they go and mate with females.

[@kayeruss7313]

Sometime between 2012 and 2014, I was watching Tembe's cam and saw Isilo, Mkdebona and Induna have a friendly munching session, with the two younger tuskers respectfully (or so it seemed) a little further away from the king than from each other. It was tremendous to see. They'd all visit and sometimes 2 would show up. This was the first and last time I saw all 3 together.

[@mariaortegaelejalde3689]

Qué belleza de paraíso y estos SERES MAJESTUOSOS !!! MARAVILLOSOS!!! Tubo una vida larga 😊

[@anteroapina1853]

I salute this majestic creature! Let his memory live forever!

[@joevasquez3434]

The punishment for poachers in my opinion would be considered too cruel to state on KZbin".

[@jacobstanly1070]

Those..who saw him in REAL LYF..wl nvr frgt..sure SIR..its tru..evn thru this short video..itslf..thru uo words..v cn feel his wondrfull muscular..appearnce..A BIG SALUTE TO U..ISILO..REST IN PEACE..😚

[@aarondevine8520]

He is massive very impressive looks as big as a mammoth

[@Kratos7686]

Actually mammoth are smaller than elephant, only its tusk was big

[@justthinking650]

@@Kratos7686 nope, mammoths were bigger than elephants, ur talking about mastodon (another elephant similar to mammoth) which was smaller

[@anilkumarmohanty2081]

It was a legend goodbye isilo😢

[@ellywinterquist8086]

A very touching video, made me sad at his passing. Shame on the poachers for taking history away from Isilo, and the people that buy Ivory. Just remember one day we all have to answer for the wrong's we've done in our lives... Rest In Peace Gentle Giant Isilo... Beautiful story.

[@MattGodzilla2000]

Wow, His tusks are so large, you could compare ehim to the mighty Mammoths that roamed the American grasslands, over 30 thousand years ago. Ow my heart! The voice made it so perfect

[@pabloalcazar7620]

Sin duda alguna, un elefante Hermoso

[@Beastslayer-m8x]

In sri lanka have another big tusker called nadungamuwa raja so he must be another big tusker 😃❤️🤗

[@jesserios6791]

And why am I crying my god... I don't cry !

[@durgamadhabpanda8866]

Jesse Rios lier

[@raneelpawar7959]

The speaker last words melted my heart

[@drewsg3]

Wait. If you aren't sure how he died, and by the time you found his tusks were already taken by poachers, how do you know he wasn't killed by poachers?

[@ilovekokothegorillakusasit3471]

I'm sure that they did an Autopsy/Necropsy on him otherwise they probably wouldn't have revealed the COD as being unk. If he had been poached then they would have been able to tell. He was like 58 years old. Asian elephants live apx 48 years but apparently there is record of an 86 years old Asian, African Forest elephants 60 years and African Bush apx 60 so he lived just about his entire life expectancy. I am surprised that he lived that long with all the big game hunting going on, it is so disgusting and beyond sad, especially people like Kendall Jones, and the dentist Palmer that killed Cecil the lion after luring/coaxing him out of the compounds of the sanctuary he was living on, that ass should have been thrown in jail because it was intentional. And then there is Rebecca Francis posing with a Giraffe that she murdered, and a 12 year old girl named Aryanna Gourdin that posed by a Zebra and a Giraffe that she murdered. What the hell is wrong with these people? My GOD their grandchildren will only be able to see these big beautiful animals in books and on the internet because all of these big game hunters are being given licenses to kill, can you believe that?? It is legal and I for the life of me cannot figure out why. Shame on them!!

[@lawrencekedz]

Drew G Most people aren't very bright and surely, quite naive!

[@gratefulbadger7103]

i dont think any South African wildlife park would ever let any of their animals be hunted , let alone a iconic animal as ISILO!

[@tiktokexposed898]

How is it legal? I thought poaching was illegal?

[@marcoandriani3051]

10 years ago😢😢

[@creepy6208]

Wow, so beautiful.... And his long tusks make him look like an extinct elephant species, palaeloxodon, just smaller.

[@davidfilipovic163]

He looks like Paleolaxodon antiqus, beautiful specimen!

[@readynow12345]

This guys voice is very soothing.

[@qizhong88888]

judging by the fact he lived to be 58, he probably died of old age. The vast majority of elephants in the wild don't make it to 60. He had a good life.

[@ramukaka5530]

So beautiful.

[@DEVASTATOR478]

damn humans .

[@Mickr4]

Hey.. How are we supposed to make pianos? ^^

[@ffi1001]

MarlonMax Don't joke with this please

[@gabriellopez4111]

Mammoths 🐘 everywhere with those tusks

[@aarondevine8520]

Certainly, did u know on average African elephants are larger than woolly mammoths

[@jinxbottleflip1942]

You know those poachers had something to do with it

[@worldtecgamerz]

Respect for the giant! ISILO !we have a one in srilanka come and see nadumgamuve raja its a asian elephent one of biggest in the world now

[@sukhwantsingh1188]

That's the largest Asian elephant alive... Not world's largest bro

[@FlowingDepths]

I'm so glad to hear that it sounds like this big boy died peacefully. Really infuriating what these poachers do. I understand most people will do horrible things for money, but it doesn't keep the disappointment away.

[@KatherineUribe-1]

He lived the life of a wild bull elephant, and died a natural death. We mourn his loss but celebrate his life. May his kind roam the savannas for eternity.

[@jimnjoroge]

Magnificent Giant! who's the narrator?

[@FlowingDepths]

The narrator was amazing, I'm also wondering this.

[@miguelordonez3323]

Such a beutiful animal

[@ronaldgiroux3307]

It’s so tragic that poachers still got their filthy paws on this magnificent tusks. I guess the consolation is he wasn’t slaughtered.

[@just-fh4rx]

I agree!!

[@lucamihaicobzacu2623]

@@just-fh4rx the same mate. Those tusks belong only and only to Isilo, who was one of the True Kings of the African Bush. A true living modern times African Mammoth. Is so sad that from hundreds of these Tuskers like 300yrs ago and now are almost 25 of them. I have good news about Tuskers. Wanna to hear it?

[@cobyveron]

Craig is still alive and king of tuskers as of 2020 April

[@kristieingram2039]

Because I have been such a huge animal lover all my life I just can never understand how people could be so cold hearted to slaughter any animal for profit.... I accidentally ran over a cat and I cried for days because I killed it ..... So I cannot justify anyone being so cold hearted to murder these magnificent beast and not give a damn about doing it . RIP MY BEAUTIFUL GENTLE GIANT

[@evh4611]

What a KING

[@elizabethhd7430]

God Rest his soul

[@marpro765]

These magnificent elephants know more about life than 99.999% of humankind. They must be protected and live to thrive. There is much to learn from them.

thought he would be collared, sad those tusks were stolen

[@aarondevine8520]

African elephant very like the columbian mammoth !

[@LionMountainTV]

A documentary film about the largest elephants on earth and what is being done to ensure their survival needs your help! #LastoftheBigTuskers www.kickstarter.com/projects/tuskersmovie/last-of-the-big-tuskers

[@reconx86]

The guy who narrates this clip is really captivating... the clip as a whole is almost Hollywood quality and this all for a elephant most people never even heard of... Props to your team... Who is the narrator of this clip?

[@1oldlay]

cut the music, it's so loud it takes away from the worded message.

[@TheWatchmaan]

0:43 even the dear was amazed.

[@Someoneorother123]

Deer*

[@justthinking650]

Deer: omg i've always wanted to see him in person... um sir can I get an autograph

[@samanthav8728]

I come to watch this over and over. And He was magnificent! RIP Isilo! I wouldn't do this of course but I would say that poachers should be poached from this earth! I am grateful he didn't die from the hands of poachers!

[@bestotom4068]

Lord God bless Isilo.✡✡✝✝🎇🎇🎆🎆💥💥🙏🙏

[@neesargon3497]

What a pity. I couldn't hear the narrator very well. The loud music didn't help. RIP Isilio.

[@aarondevine8520]

Isilo looks as big as a Colombian mammoth

[@algredomontoya342]

Espectacular ese ser viviente

[@kishenkumarsharma5236]

"Thankfully he was not killed" "His tusks were stolen by poachers" 🤔

[@GangBanger3000]

He died of natural causes, but poachers located him and sole his tusks. Pretty simple.

[@stnicholas54]

@TEMPEST :-[ I'm guessing they didn't know of his death but came across the carcass. You can imagine the feeding frenzy. That would be difficult to miss.

[@JnixMarshel]

what an amazing animal.

[@billybimbo985]

They look like mastodons

[@aarondevine8520]

billy bimbo more closely related to mammoths

[@aarondevine8520]

They look like columbian mammoths

[@sterkar99]

Looks prehistoric

[@lucaazeri1700]

RIP DEAR :(((( RIP , GOOD BYE KING !

[@jaydensanchez9528]

This is not goodbye, it’s I’ll see you soon. Not sure I believe the “we don’t know how he died but we know he wasn’t killed” version of the story. If he died all alone deep in the African bush and his tusks were gone, how can you be sure he wasn’t killed? Also, how did they identify him given his tusks were gone? I know some parks and reserves microchip or place gps collars on the elephants they come across and sometimes take DNA, just curious if that was ever done

[@jadezee6316]

i think this animal was identifiable by more than just his tusks....and it is simple to tell if he was shot.....the question i have is..how did poachers know where to find him.....clearly, he was being followed for years....someone waiting for the day....that he would die.....but..he lived nearly 60 years...king of all he surveyed.....inspired love....not a bad life....

[@patriciaruizdeesparza7343]

Amo ver tan lindas historias de vida, de tan hermosos e imponentes elefantes. Bendecidos quienes ven por su supervivencia.

[@amarasiriekanayake3018]

RIP..GENTLE GIANT..

[@gigachad4300]

I accidentally read it as GENITAL GIANT

[@sethunyatembo2031]

R.I.P.

[@anilkumarmohanty2081]

I know this elephant

[@johnmarkcalope4104]

Rest in peace king...

[@manishabains5686]

Magnificent. There is peace in my heart to know that he was not killed for ivory.

[@MarceloAraujo-vo6cw]

Rest in Peace Isilo

[@ghostywun8844]

such an magnificent creature.

[@SameerPrehistorica]

Awesome bull elephant with big tusks...

[@DPIII1]

wow, so sad!!!

[@richardjohnson5529]

Its Animals that have souls and its the inhumans that took Isilo tusks and showed no respect and contempt for a Beautiful Elephants body that are souless and cruel.

[@ERRbandit]

Isilo is like a modern mammoth.

[@brendandevine391]

we'll the mammoth belonged to the elephant family

[@brendandevine391]

african elephant was larger than most mammoth species

[@mikecaleta9757]

I lived in Africa for several years and had the honour to see wild elephant and to stroke yes stroke a white rhino. I am not a hippy or a veggie but I do believe that poachers shoud have their toes and fingers chopped off and then taken out into the bush and left... see how they survive. Poaching is the scourge of Africa and those behind should not be allowed diplomatic status or be immune to punishment... as they are the instigators remove their toes and fingers the same but maybe removea few other bits as well before being take and left in the bush... I wonder how many people you would have to do this to before poaching reduced dramatically? Not many I suspect.

[@hackgal8982]

He was 😥😥

[@kylemcglothen7809]

Beautiful

[@beantmahi4581]

777 to get

[@darneyoung537]

R.I.P. ISILO. ❤️❤️❤️

[@amuthi1]

When your tusks grow larger than your trunk you run into some problems.

[@chuckmorton8823]

incredible

[@tomblack4470]

Doug Morgan j

[@mg201]

RIP Isilo

[@lisaetinger2248]

He was magnificent, the sad thing about him being one of kind.... Is that literally he may be. Death to all poachers, trophy hunters and snair trapper's. And please make it long and torturous 😁

[@julmijangyo]

Waiting for video....tribute to mikey...last of the humans

[@Yung_Hefty]

We need to breed more of the big tuskers to keep them around. They survive for a reason, they have an exception form of self defense

[@Jarod-sm5rf]

It was his time, better this the. Poachers. Rest In Peace you Gental giant.

[@nicholas8390]

Been to Tembe Elephant Park. Such a beautiful place

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

He must have been the King; just listen to the dramatic music.

[@jadezee6316]

how did poachers know where to find him.....clearly, he was being followed for years....someone waiting for the day....that he would die.....but..he lived nearly 60 years...king of all he surveyed.....inspired love....not a bad life....

[@vidarberg2050]

He was shot, and his tusks are in China now ;)

[@suryasurya-mo1wq]

@@vidarberg2050 source please

[@vidarberg2050]

@@suryasurya-mo1wq Brain please. And stop consuming soy.

[@suryasurya-mo1wq]

@@vidarberg2050 so you solved the case with your elephant size brain or what? And what do you consume elephant shit? 🙄

[@a.m11558]

@@suryasurya-mo1wq Vidar is right. China is the hub for poaching of osteopathic elements.

[@siriusblack7714]

I never understood why the poachers just dont tranq the tuskers then use a buzz saw. Not only are they not killing these titans but would be keeping them around to go again when they grow back. Obviously I would want this I'm just wondering why they dont do that.

[@mmkr0000]

Maybe the forest rangers should do it to discourage poaching

[@cameronhowe1110]

Tusks are long teeth.

[@ntsakomukansi4997]

Give that narrator a Bells 🥃