Hyena Clan Attacks Baby Elephant | Savanna Queens | National Geographic

[@NatGeo]

Queens, narrated by Angela Basset, is now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu

[@mcemtpockets1775]

Beautiful voice

[@tesfanegash1292]

❤

[@freddyjosereginomontalvo4667]

OMG that is so awesome!!!!!!!!

[@tsaffran]

well, at least she narrates better than she acts

[@Speed.Racer.5]

Terrible narrator.

[@alienOG-zh2xs]

Love the teamwork. They never left the calf behind.

[@brassicaolaraceaolaracea1115]

lmfao watch the video before commenting

[@Forest-b6k]

​@@brassicaolaraceaolaracea1115yes the calf is save so?

[@jennifer3551]

I've always had such high admiration for elephants

[@avs6372]

Elephants are supreme

[@alyasVictorio]

And not like what the heck is the buffalo parents doing

[@Koyoshinkai]

That was a very close call, a very lucky baby elephant.

[@matthanneman7511]

yep.

[@matthanneman7511]

Yep.

[@HighJoeLang]

yep.

[@HighJoeLang]

Yep.

[@Louiebull242]

Thank God the baby was saved!🙏🏼

[@socialismsucks1]

And the newborn baby hyenas starve!? I hope your baby never starves!

[@hugoclarke3284]

Newborn hyena do not eat meat.

[@cynharman6866]

I agree with you I love elephants the hyenas won’t starve they pinch most of their meals and can eat rotting meat and bones

[@cquilty1]

@@cynharman6866 Wrong. Hyenas are extremely effective hunters and have an extremely high success rate when hunting. Sounds like you've been watching The Lion King a little too much.

[@bigpants6121]

just stop it.@@socialismsucks1

[@hunna5849]

I ❤ elephants I'll always have a soft spot for them they're so cute

[@cquilty1]

@hunna5849 When bull elephants go on a rampage, they're anything but "cute."

[@sydney13ism]

But​@@cquilty1

[@avs6372]

​@cquilty1 it's called musth. a condition of heightened aggression and unpredictable behavior occurring annually in certain male animals, especially elephants and camels, in association with a surge in testosterone level, equivalent to the rutting season of deer and some other mammals.

[@avs6372]

Elephants are brilliant

[@cquilty1]

@@avs6372 Yup. Fully aware of that, Cliff Clavin. Thank you anyway.

[@Primitive_Code]

3:45 amazing the oldest member of the heard senses that whispering squeal from the baby.

[@marcielong6978]

Hyenas are relentless. Great elephant family

[@Niilo2.2]

bruh what? It's nature, some animals kill others for food. Stop using human adjectives to analyze animal behaviour🤦‍♂

[@LandMary]

The resounding cries of the elephants, the ferocious cries of the hyenas and taking place in the dim darkness created a dramatic battle.

[@joymoore7517]

God bless baby elephants and the mama and the herd are safe!!!🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘

[@dhowto3005]

Thank you momma and grand momma elephants. Poor baby elephant. I hope the baby elephant survives!

[@Primitive_Code]

The grandmother for sure.

[@oneshotme]

They sure had a lot of babies in the herd!

[@joymoore7517]

I love elephants and wish them all are safe and being healthy and being protected.

[@MarcoSuperNova2784]

The bonds among elephant members in the family are really strong and united for life.

[@b1mfua33]

That was scary 😮

[@ES-ku3oe]

Finally an African wildlife video that doesn’t result in the horrific death of some poor creature. I know many creatures have to hunt to eat, but I personally don’t want to watch an animal get ripped to pieces and eaten while still alive.

[@federerpra329]

That's nature for you. If reality is so hard to digest, you may watch soap operas instead

[@mintaka8942]

I agree with you baby 😘🌹

[@SameerPrehistorica]

👍

[@jackieblue1267]

@@federerpra329 I know this happens but don't want to see it.

[@TheSakufighter]

@@jackieblue1267We love burgers but don’t want to kill the cow. 🐄

[@MarcoSuperNova2784]

Personally, the adult sized healthy african elephant is the real king and queen of the african savannahas that doesn't have no natural enemy to rival with and never shows no fear like a champ! ❤🐘

[@ehsansabaghian5617]

What an epic and intense encounter. Beautiful wildlife moment.

[@SH__69]

Never saw something like this before. Hyenas are really persistent.

[@harshitawasthi8742]

I have seen a lone tigress attacking a grown elephant

[@SH__69]

@@harshitawasthi8742 Awesome, suppose the elephant won?

[@harshitawasthi8742]

@@SH__69 If the tigress is the queen, elephants are the gods

[@SH__69]

@@harshitawasthi8742 🙂😊

[@harshitawasthi8742]

@@SH__69 that's what the commentry guys said 😂 Both tigers and elephants are equally majestic to me 😂

[@LoulouM8]

Union ❤ can defeat danger

[@SuprememeCeratosaurus]

I know they didn’t secure the kill, but this really goes to show that hyenas are far from the cowardly and weak scavengers that most people make them out to be but powerful and calculated apex predators

[@bioniccambo4023]

Just like wild dogs, they’re nothing without numbers and need at least 10-20 of them to 1 prey to succeed. 2-3 lions can take on 20 wild dogs and Hyenas. It’s like 10-20 gang members attacking 1 person, you think gang members are tough and top apex also?

[@prakashpanchal5400]

Mom..always best❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jeeither]

those hyenas are brave because the sounds the elephants are making alone are terrifying.

[@sherintv478]

Very beautiful video sharing 👍💙💕👍💗🦋

[@PtolomeoBlanc]

Respect the balance; every animal has a role in nature.

[@MsLilac88]

Hello, I always love your documentaries, the elephant herd is always protective of their baby elephant. 😊

[@JLR-z8u]

Hyenas are extremely underrated. Lions get all the attention and praise but hyenas are no joke.

[@Scho-penhauer]

They're always a joke in front of lions.

[@mrphatmunkeyspew6969]

I have several hyena jokes would you care to hear one?

[@kbprojekty]

@@Scho-penhauer Not always.

[@octipuscrime]

​@@mrphatmunkeyspew6969 sure 😂

[@mrphatmunkeyspew6969]

@@octipuscrime Why did the hyena lose when he was playing tennis ? He was playing against a cheater.

[@JooceGooce]

Big channels like lNational Geographic never show the rare times when predators are successful despite their huge production budget, so when safari videos are posted of a successful kill people lose their minds and get mad like its the cameraman's fault

[@haarlemcity3755]

Glad the little one is safe

[@DoctorJoanieTool]

Queens is a BEAUTIFUL series - I couldn’t tell. Did the baby make it???

[@Skedawg88]

Yes.

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Strengths of unity, we should realise our togetherness. June 22nd 2024 world global gathering, for earth 🌎 for us 🤝, for life ❤

[@thunderwolf4237]

Nature is so incredible.

[@Mesmerizingbetta]

This shows that hyenas are excellent hunters. Its never a nice sight when a babie animal is under attacks, but to attack a calf with 10+adult demants respect.

[@ml3141]

This most amazing clip made my day! Awesome!!! 👍👍👍👍 🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@fu1602]

이런 영상 마음 아파... 살아서 다행이다 아가야ㅠㅠ

[@joaquimreisneto1872]

Isso é bonito de se ver. Ninguém é deixado para trás.

[@jimmyjackson8058]

Truly amazing, thank you cameraman!!!

[@DaveVargas90012]

Elephants are such majestic creatures. Hyenas on the otherhand can be misunderstood. Hopefully this ended well for the baby elephant.

[@trustiyoha1858]

Hyena almost took the small elephant and eat it 😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@juansalvatierra609]

Excelente la solidaridad de la manada ❤

[@elitestar963]

Fortunately the young elegant has very thick skin, so the hyenas didn’t have time to inflict real damage

[@michaelak1719]

Ich Liebe Elefanten 🐘💕💕Sie sind so Super 👍 Sozial ❤ Tanten Schwestern Cousinen Mutter alle beschützen das Baby 🥰😘✨✊😊💫

[@leonradumilo7901]

Why did I almost start crying .

[@leonradumilo7901]

ok I'm crying now

[@socialismsucks1]

Crying for who? The baby elephant that was attacked and got away? Or the baby newborns hyenas that will go hungry!? Just curious!

[@socialismsucks1]

@@leonradumilo7901 Crying for who? The baby elephant that was attacked and got away? Or the baby newborns hyenas that will go hungry!? Just curious!

[@Mario543212]

@@socialismsucks1for the baby ellie :(

[@leonradumilo7901]

@@socialismsucks1 for the baby elephant only when I saw half of the vid I thought they wouldn't make it and then when the baby to caught I started crying idk why

[@nu._.n00]

Teamwork ❤

[@tylergilson4749]

Teamwork for Elephants

[@fabbrice]

Elephants are like Buffaloes if they stay calm and act like a wall, fortress ... the predators can't penetrate

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

Imagine how it was with Dire Wolves and Mammoths in North America and Northern Asia during the Pliestocene?

[@tommoore9735]

Luckily for the baby Elephants are smarter than most animals.

[@christiansantiago7067]

A group of Lionesses would probably have succeeded

[@hassanzamani4531]

You are the best ❤❤

[@nylanelson8660]

That made me cry just watching that as I love baby elephants & Hate hyenas

[@nojorooney]

The hyenas have to eat to survive too

[@janette6660]

Aww NG like always , a wonderful video

[@VANRICHENG0727]

scary😢 touching

[@mcemtpockets1775]

Thr voice sets the tone. The majic of camera

[@ДенисКоломин-щ2ь]

Слоны какие-то недалёкие..Рвут их детёныша-они не видят..😢

[@Damainyata]

Puji syukur berkat tuhan bayi gajah selamat

[@simoneantunes1626]

Poor baby

[@sevenfoldrestoration4790]

This made me cry…

[@alishademmery3581]

Gorgeous

[@marieclaudeb.2366]

My heart can’t take this

[@MarcoSuperNova2784]

Both elephants and hyenas do share many similarities and things in common: 1. Both are really smart mammals. 2. Both share the same hierarchy society. 3. Both are social animals living in large social groups. 4. Both animals are have the higher ranking dominant female as the leader of the group. 5. Both males from the respective species are kicked out of the groups when they reach the age of puberty by seeking out in bachelor groups with other outcast males. 6. The dominant alfa queens of both species take charge and higher ranks in everything. 7. There can also be a strong sisterhood dynamic among female elephants and hyenas as they stick together in groups forever by developing a strong bonds like powerhouse womans and queens.

[@diegoquezada3193]

Point 5 is where they differ from Elephants, most males actually exile themselves for better mating opportunities, they aren't forced out most by their mother most of the times, there also have been cases of males actually remaining in their clan into adulthood. Not to mention that Spotted Hyena societal structure is more based on rank, males actually can become the leaders of their clans if they are the youngest offspring at the time of a matriarch's death, however once they become adults they generally exile themselves.

[@MarcoSuperNova2784]

​@@diegoquezada3193 But the males from both species are dominated by the highest ranking female leader from their respective groups in terms of position in the hierarchy.

[@nojorooney]

Hyena society is matrilineal and matrilocal, not matriarchal, meaning that usually females stay within the clan and the rank of a hyena is determined by the rank of their mother regardless of their gender. A male hyena that chooses to stay in the clan will automatically outrank any female that his mother outranked with the exception of his siblings. But they will usually leave to have better access to mating opportunities with non related females, where they are immediately bottom rank in the new clan as they have no family members for them to inherit a rank. And even then, if brothers or cousins leave together, they will often support each other and will team up to harass and bully high ranking hyenas in the new clan, including females. Male dominant clans have actually been recorded a few times before.

[@Gmalife]

It’s a Grandma Thing😍

[@pango-y8j]

Wow intense 🌍

[@dopplesoddner2899]

This video made me realise how intelligent humans are and how important language is , if it was a bunch of humans instead of elephants we would have done a better job of securing the young ones.

[@brettfine3444]

OMG, too scary!

[@tartaruga2747]

👏👏👏👏🥳

[@mwilamwiza]

That was intense

[@Mammothsaber-4457]

It says a lot about hyenas that they will target elephants

[@sofia7374]

Taji came our swingin’!! This was so stressful to watch 😣

[@shaquilleburton1611]

I like hyenas but I was rooting for the elephants this time.

[@MarcoSuperNova2784]

Top 10 Africa's Best Wild Animal Queens As Good Parental Care As Moms: #10. Giraffe #9. Cheetah #8. Ringed tail lemur #7. Black backed jackal #6. Meerkat #5. Ostrich #4. Nile crocodile #3. Spotted hyena #2. Lion #1. African elephant Honorable mentions: cape buffalo chimpanzee african wild dog rhino wildebeest zebra thomson gazelle leopard and hippo.

[@vijayjoseph8164]

Size does not matter but unity.

[@reyvillegasjr166]

Dam poor Heyenas 😢

[@bigpants6121]

they got nothing. hard luck!

[@tuanxex]

If this was zebra or buffalos family, its already dinner for the hyenas

[@chateaupig826]

Been going on forever . Both want to live ❤

[@Durka-Durka]

I had a feeling the hyenas wouldn't be able to get the baby. Too many adults.

[@tmrevenge]

Amazing to see them panic against a hyena clan. Never saw anything like this

[@lastoutlaw3882]

Elephants are emotional animals. When they have little ones like this they never take chances of any predators. That's doesn't mean they are cowards. Mostly they charge every animal who messes with them without fear.

[@tmrevenge]

@@lastoutlaw3882 I wasn't thinking they are cowards what amazed me was that no matter how big you are when attacked by a determined foe you would get scared

[@lastoutlaw3882]

@@tmrevenge When they have no young ones they don't get scared. Even lionesses take their young ones away and run when they are surrounded by hyenas

[@tmrevenge]

@@lastoutlaw3882 they left the calf behind at one point, like running for their lives and not protecting the young one. And that's a very bad comparison pal, A few hyenas can actually kill a lioness, but almost nothing can kill a full grown elephant

[@SirakulChai]

❤❤

[@italianlifestyle7911]

Such a pity the video is so dark even though I'm watching in 4k it's so dark..

[@Vikface1978]

It’s nighttime, you can see the stars in the sky.

[@MarcoSuperNova2784]

And that's the main reason why hyenas typically hunts elephant at undercover of darkness the most.

[@TetherBGone]

Filmed at dusk.

[@joysca2476]

Please can the mama elephant put the baby on her back?

[@cquilty1]

@joysca2476 *mother and *calf.

[@MoonmoonBella-eu8nj]

Gratis job mama.

[@SameerPrehistorica]

It would have been interesting to see a full grown bull elephant there.

[@Coki-tfw]

What's the name of this documentary? Would love to watch it full

[@MarcoSuperNova2784]

Queens.

[@dreamali]

Just watched 2 episodes savanah queens and rainforest queens

[@FavBestActionScenes]

Much respect to both species’ survival instincts

[@MarcoSuperNova2784]

Those spotted hyenas are really afraid of elephants large size in general.

[@pjoshi7758]

Little baby 😢

[@ThịmaiThịmai]

❤❤❤❤❤😮😮😮 Lý thị mai

[@2022irons]

Savage Kingdom brought me here

[@Scho-penhauer]

Hyenas, wild dogs and crocodiles are the meanest of all predators

[@ashdog236]

Ah no that’s Lions who run around killing everyone’s cubs including their own 😂

[@guillaumeb6698]

Is that CGI ? This has a weird synthetic feel. The lighting (sure it's midnight but still feels weird), the shots with a narrow depth of field (that can help blend a background and foreground with the action in the middle)

[@hendysetiawan5508]

CGI couldn't create such detailed dust movement and appearance. At least not yet. Maybe in the coming decade, but absolutely not this year. Even more, this video is of the past. So no, it's not CGI.

[@lorad.722]

Did they cut 3:50 the baby's tail ? 😢

[@Abstractsvision]

I replayed it a couple times I didn’t see it lose its tail

[@Lifewithjustin609]

i came here from tik tok to check on my niece and make sure she made it 😂😂😂

[@Trenchant463]

Took awhile for the other elephants to jump in and help.

[@gismail2496]

What amazing and intense moment great video

[@EdemilsonGeraldo-dt9ll]

Esse vídeo é muito legal adoro vídeos selvagem

[@xavierjones9777]

Size isn't everything when u don't have speed

[@성준박-d9g]

와 하이에나 주제에 코끼리를 ㄷㄷ 진짜 스치기만 해도 뒤진다 깡쩌네 사자 30 마리 덤벼도 어려운데

It took the other elephant's long enough help.

[@RobSmith-ye3rk]

Is this AI 🤖

[@deoncuba2305]

👀👉THIS IS AWESOME TO SEE..BUT I GOTTA SAY THEY SHOULD HAVE NEVER RAN FROM THOSE HYENAS TO BEGAIN WITH🤷THEY COULD HAVE EASILY SQUASHED THEM..I GUESS SINCE ELEPHANT'S HAVE POOR EYESIGHT AT NIGHT WHICH IS WHY THEY STARTED TO PANIC..EITHER WAY THANK GOD GRANNY RAN OVER TO SAVE HER DAUGHTER AND HER GRANDBABY.. GRANDMA'S ARE AWESOME 👈🌹🤎🐘🙂