Noisy Angry Elephant at Memphis Zoo June 26, 2010

[@audreywilliams386]

this made me cry animals should never be treated badly or toutured

[@johntate4638]

Elephant is Musth dumb ass. This is normal behavior for a male elephant when they are in musth. Gland on the neck starts to leak and they become super aggressive. If he were free in the wild, he would be doing the same thing.

[@nathanaelsingh]

It is sad to see. Elephant don't like to be alone or in captivation. We have done so much injustice to other species on this planet.

[@fashionstreet1]

Absolutely

[@seancrowley241]

No proof

[@cherryrotella3714]

Nathanael FREEDOM!!!!!! CAPTIVITY 😣😣😣😣😣😣

[@blessboo1500]

Just go in there

[@ceoatianaamber2265]

@@seancrowley241 You're not zoologist.So you don't know anything about animal

[@sonicbaseballzoodreams]

The reason why the elephant is angry is that there's another elephant inside that cage. That's why she was angry. If people understand animals' feelings some more, they'll know animals have feelings. These elephants are very emotional animals.

[@LadysLucky]

Boo hoo these are mainly instinct driven wild animals they have a very basic spectrum of emotions. Personally I despise these stupid creatures I think they are nasty god awful creatures. I think it's tantrums are hilarious 😂😂

[@bambijenner7381]

Yes he’s right

[@Valley_view]

People can barely handle quarantine, just imagine how a elephant feels living in a prison like that for years

[@subeshkumar9006]

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[@Jesus.loves.you.123]

That is the door going to another confinement where 2 elephants are. Obviously, he wants to be with them.

[@kennypatterson8472]

Elephants are social animals, and can actually die from loneliness

[@janetcope4652]

ELEPHANTS HATE THESE JAILS OF A PLACE AT THE ZOO. THEY ARE LIKE PRISONS. GET THE POOR THING OUT AND TO A SANCTUARY FOR ELEPHANT.

[@bhuvaneswaribadrinarayanan9828]

kc XT. good r j b

[@fashionstreet1]

Absolutely right 💯

[@beedear9792]

yes, the enclosure is too small

[@phylliselliott4130]

Janet Cope I so agree !

[@seancrowley241]

i see nothing wrong u dipshits

[@katrinajones8788]

I'd like to know how this elephant is doing today. Clearly, he is in distress and needs to be in a sanctuary instead of a zoo. If they keep him enclosed like that I fear another Tyke incident will happen, and we all know how that one turned out.

[@Elysekeeuh]

well Tyke was a different story and these are different circumstances

[@katrinajones8788]

@@Elysekeeuh Regardless, the end results could end up being the same.

[@edwardtyler1456]

I definitely agree this elephant should be with his friends and family not separated from his kind in a small enclosure let him be with his kind before the Tyke incidents happens

[@laketownriots]

Tyke was a heartbreaking story. I released a single to try and spread awareness about this sort of thing. Hopefully something like that never happens again.

[@Sassafras30]

I think the elephant is very upset with the keeper who you see vaguely behind the bars.

[@saveovertonpark6787]

This is so cruel. These 🐘🐘🐘's don't have enough space.

[@veeralgandhi400]

It has become angry due to heat and there is no water pond around to cool his body temperature.

[@BlessAllKC]

+Veeral Gandhi Thank you for your suggested possible reason. Why doesn't the zoo keep a watering spray on the ground? And let the elephant roam in much bigger pasture? Watching this, I'm very upset! It should be reported to the Animal Control Department as animal neglect or abuse!!

[@nepadron]

no, they are kept separate while they introduce new elephants to the enclosure -- so they can smell and hear each other first with no danger of being able to attack. they are all females.

[@johntate4638]

Elephant is Musth dumb ass. This is normal behavior for a male elephant when they are in musth. Gland on the neck starts to leak and they become super aggressive. If he were free in the wild, he would be doing the same thing.

[@chriskallis8004]

That person in the cage is deliberately annoying the elephant,going in and out.He has clearly mistreated the elephant at some time and the poor thing simply wants to kill him.

[@marianbonanno4635]

What person?

[@Stacey505]

@@marianbonanno4635 I didn't see anyone either

[@wanderlust...H]

There is a person coming out

[@justachannel5803]

3:13 OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Did he just flip the trunk?!

[@monarchhayes6648]

I grew up with an African elephant this is a bush African elephant which is doing his dance. They sometimes do this and like to show who is boss. They are the most dangerous to be around.

[@colabama]

Thank you for this information Sir.

[@B00Jay]

Dancing? I don't think he's merely waltzing around? I think it's obvious he wants freedom and is angry with his environment .

[@nagadurai7855]

Elephants live in herds. They have strong relationships and feelings. This elephant is kept alone. Poor elephant. Very horrible to torture a live being emotionally. Very sad

[@mgtowp.l.7756]

A Excellent Video.. Highly Recommended.. Thank You Very Much For Sharing..

[@GPOPKOG]

Where are the vets. The trainers and zoo officials?

[@annehaight9963]

Seems very distressed at being separated from the other elephants, but there must be a reason why the zoo is keeping them apart. Elephants are highly social herd animals, and zoos know this full well. Maybe this elephant doesn't get along with one of the others for some reason, or is in the middle of treatment for a medical condition and this is temporary isolation.

[@Olivescat]

also could be a short separation time for foot care or vet check ups. Zoo's with herds need to sometimes separate pairings for a short time to give care, it is dangerous enough to give foot care with an elephant alone, and bringing a whole other elephant into the process can make it very complicated and dangerous. It is best to separate them for a short amount of time.

[@xxitz.jadexx6233]

It’s mad because ITS IN A FREAKING CAGE AND WANTS TO BE FREE also I don’t care how long ago this was 🙄

[@lastoutlaw3882]

Sad to see the frustration at such a Nobel beast

[@chargraveline2308]

feel sorry for him

[@sageeshedappalsageeshedapp3807]

Char Graveline Hai

[@julianbaidakraptorknightii7990]

Char Graveline I think it’s a female African elephant because of the pointed forehead

[@nepadron]

they are introducing her to other elephants and must be kept seperated for safety

[@mr.ivoryiniguez4675]

Her that is a female named Gina.

[@halewich]

I love watching elephants at the zoo. Their antics always make me laugh. I don't know what this elephant is so mad about but it is certainly pretty funny.

[@LadysLucky]

I despise these god awful creatures I think it's tantrums are hilarious 😂😂

[@Toonking1985]

Do you guys think this elephant was going through musth and that's why it's behaving this way or like what do you all think?

[@geomedina6412]

I would be mad too

[@syrren]

The elephant can see somebody it doesn't like in that cage......

[@wayneadelberg5939]

Why is it seperated tbey are used to being in herds not alone

[@seancrowley241]

CAGE? THAT AINT NO CAGE

[@jopan1363]

@@seancrowley241 please she would of got what was in the green little cage..

[@mark39ful]

Of course you’re going to go mad all your life in the same bloody place .... so cruel shame on the people who go to the zoos

[@brianheppell4506]

Well said !! better is open prisons to the public to view different criminal types , and not falsely imprisoned nature

[@fashionstreet1]

Absolutely these people are disgusting inhumane to other countries specifies!

[@beedear9792]

yeah, the enclosures at the Memphis zoo are small

[@Stacey505]

The Zoo was created to save animals that were going extinct, now it's about money

[@seancrowley241]

AZA Accredited. So shut your fuckin mouth

[@christianpoole6046]

thank you for clearing that up. some of these people on here are rude and don't understand. I am a Memphian and whenever i've been to the zoo, the people that take care of these animals seem to love them with all their heart and they also respect them. my husband and I went a couple years ago and the elephant actually "waved" at us with her trunk. My husband kept waving back at her. She continued to do this for about 5 minutes then she tucked her trunk into her mouth and "smiled." It was sweet.

[@jackiedorman2188]

Is he in musk?

[@martinhyem7273]

Also my thought ...

[@delmasjones7856]

I hope this elephant went to a sanctuary so he could finally be happy.

[@LadysLucky]

I hope this miserable creatures suffers here until death. Elephants are dark hostile creatures especially to humans make no mistake, this vile , disgusting animal would stomp you to death in a heart beat

[@ulanicharles2526]

Not angry. In distress.

[@johntate4638]

Musth is normal. Look it up.

[@clitoralrosary9474]

Same thing.

[@premawijesundara357]

Let it free.

[@bradleymonroe6443]

This elephant may also notice a service dog. Elephants are not fans of service dogs.

[@bachtran5533]

Animals are the innocent of this CRUEL WORLD..

[@BiggDogg25100]

"why's he so mad?" why don't you get in there and find out.

[@Murdermagictricks]

i work at this zoo, i know these elephants and they are treated very well, she's upset because the baby elephant died.Thats Gina. one of them miscarried again this year so shut your trap

[@manolodlospavos]

U IS THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOW THE right ANSWER - AND NOWBODY GIVES U A LIKE or a poz. comment. LOL. keep on the good job.

[@PryncessNubiiaa]

Murdermagictricks thanks for the truthful info. Now it all makes sense. Heartbreaking! 😥

[@gracegonzales9208]

Murdermagictricks looks mistreated to me

[@markr6358]

People don't understand if you turn these elephants lose in the wild they would never survive because they were never in the wild .Poachers, diseases and starvation would kill them so the elephants in the zoos are the lucky ones .

[@queenmonalisanefeurtiite2514]

They are not supposed to be in captivity you demonic sack of parasitic shit. Fuck off VAMPIRE.

[@diana.copsingrodriguez1863]

Enclosure too small. What's wrong with you guys

[@rogernamvet]

He might be a male in Musth, which happens at least once a year, when the testicles double in size, and the testosterone can be 50 times more than usual. When in musth, the urine smells terrible and constantly dribbles down the back legs, and often the glands near the ears seep a fluid down the face of the elephant. With so much testosterone (50 to 60 times more than usual), the male acts very rowdy, is aggressive, wants to be in charge, drive other males away, and follow the females in case one is in estrus. But, mainly, males in musth act this way in the wild. If you check the many videos of wild African elephants in musth, and read/listen to the experts talk about this condition, which may last two weeks, I think, you will understand more about it. But, I am just blowing smoke here, as I live in Maine, USA, where there are no elephants at all, but have been casually studying them via YOU TUBE and other sources. SO I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS A MALE IN MUSTH, but it sure looks like it (and notice he is being kept in a separate cage, which would indicate MUSTH. Maybe somebody that actually knows could tell us? Roger, an elephant lover in Maine.

[@breambitch]

Rogernamvet ask him how he gets his gear to double in size I want to know

[@elephantlover9687]

Rogernamvet Actually, this is Asali. She’s a female. All of the elephants here are.

[@denellelloyd1280]

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[@5280teddy]

I hear ya I known that in 2013 when I was 9 on KZbin I'm 14 now and I still know very much about it I mean I couldn't gives a sh*t about the males in musth at denver name groucho bodhi Billy chuck and Jake they were never this rowdy

[@afriendtoo6971]

One problem....no penis.

[@wilfridg2894]

all that separates these elephants from onlooking visitors is a tiny electrical fence...?!?

[@annehaight9963]

I expect there is a deep, steep pit-moat around the enclosure. Elephants can't get out of steep holes so they won't go in them either.

[@barbaravick5634]

Is the poor thing in musth? I didn't see anything about it in the info, but he's SO angry.

[@TheGreenbutsad]

I am assuming he is in musth, hence separated fron rest of herd as he can injure them.

[@2022irons]

There are two possibilities scenarios for keeping these African elephants separated: 1: Bulls are harder to manage than females and are used exclusively as breeding machines 2: Zoos are oblivious to the importance of companionship between male elephants

[@darreth0104]

He/she is not PISSED OFF... they are SOCIAL ANIMALS and the FACT that we are all ALONE and everyone ELSE is inside SUCKS!!! And we want to be WITH THEM! I'm SURE the zoo has a REASON for isolating this one... but it's sad to watch!

[@margaretjulian5214]

I think they should get everybody away from the enclosure and let him have some peace and quiet. Think of the animal please.

[@yasinmusse5723]

0:38 he only has one bone😂😂

[@TheScreamers9]

GIVE HIM SOME WATER, PEOPLE PAY ENOUGH TO COME SEE HIM. WHAT THE HECK.

[@shifttube1283]

he is mad cuz the zoo kiddnapped him and all to make money he just wants to go home

[@womanofsubstance8735]

This is not a bull. It is a female (cow), and they are very territorial. All three appear to be cows. And these are African elephants, which tend to be more aggressive than the Asians.

[@paulinamunoz218]

Why arent togheter at least?.

[@shirleyprestage5402]

May be feeding time, love those sounds.....maybe need to meet friends.

[@jennifersavoy7139]

As big as those elephants are they are forced to live in such a small area. Let them go where there is a lot of land !!!

[@colinmccauley3301]

no one can take an animal that has a range of 100's of miles of open space and place them in a four walled enclosure, it is still a four walled cell no matter how it is devised - and - some of the comments by the humans are absolutely appalling. close down all zoo's and other prisons that incarcerate wild, majestic animals like the elephant, because it is incarceration and nothing else.

[@brendabrenda1939]

We call them animal when we are worse than them, just because they don't have a voice we use them as slaves to entertain us

[@JackWilliamsMom]

what state is memphis

[@sherylhutton138]

Boy, you need a history lesson and go back to school. Kids learn this at elementary school. The state is TENNESSEE.

[@kimberleymedina4974]

How can a elephant be a elephant in a confinement like a zoo! There horrible don't support them and let elephants either be free or go into a sanctuary! I don't really know the answer but i do know zoo's suck for them because of not enough room!

[@phylliselliott4130]

Kimberley Medina So true , Elephants are migratory and to keep them in Zoos or chained up is cruel ! Elephants remember everything so if a worker abused this one and came back on scene it could piss them off. Could also be a Bull male in musth

[@MauriatOttolink]

Kimberly Medina It's about time you acquired just a smattering of education before you start sounding off. I was going to suggest that you go back to school but then I thought "Huh..No point.It didn't work last time..not likely to work a second time!

[@maryhuff2648]

Where the elephant has room, the poacher are waitung

[@jackiedorman2188]

Thats me when i dont get to see my husband enough.

[@deepthroat3627]

What was his crime ? Is he jailed for life ?

[@Transprecious]

asaw1994 1 year ago "He wants to get out" - Child The only intelligent thing said. Agreed! The one girl says: "He only has one bone "thing..." Sigh

[@vasudhanaware7317]

Elephant was feeling lonely. He was calling someone, may be the keeper or other elephant.

[@carolinepaquier8156]

Doncha just LOVE that everyone and their auntie becomes captain OBVIOUS at the zoo. Oh lookie he's mad. No chit cherlock. And I'm sure crowds of jabbering visitors were ever so helpful. They're trying to get the two elephants to accept each other. A crowd of refugees from open mic night at the Onion really isn't helpful.

[@mienamie4448]

This is sooooo sad..!!! Sad...sad very sad to see this!!Shame on Humans!!The Sadest thing i ever saw..😣😣😣Heart-breaking!!.

[@sandralee8855]

It want's in out of the sun...where's her greens and water at?? I'd be mad too ....burn it down girl!!!!

[@thivijeyananthan9022]

Imagine doing the same thing again and again that would be boring

[@bamokhail]

Thank you , very much for this video but it would be very kind to also mention the reason for all this extra ordinary behaviour. This sounds a type of incomplete picture.

[@girijavallabhanmb1095]

Farooq khan Hmarimayam

[@AR-uz6kq]

Psychological trauma. 2019 I am hoping he is in the sanctuary in Tennessee

[@ericpogorzelski904]

he is one mad african elephant at the memphis zoo and he,s like runnig around and making sounds

[@abedbush]

This male elephant is likely in musth, which is when their hormones run wild and is when they breed with female elephants. This happens to all male elephants once they grow to adulthood, and normally docile and mild mannered male elephants often times become very violent and 'angry'. In the wild, male elephants in musth will often do battle with each other -- sometimes to death -- in order to establish dominance, and which of the males wins the right to breed with the females. It's possible in this case the male is deep into musth, and is very upset that he can't go be with (breed) the females.

[@gregjohnson298]

I guess being a prisoner doesn't agree with this elephant.

[@tlam8126]

So sad, animals have feeling too.

[@shirleyprestage5402]

I watch this he is angry he alone. .... he wants his friend..

[@blessboo1500]

Y’all go in there see what he want 😂

[@nitrogenjutsu5178]

Me: walks in Also me: *instant death*

[@justinneill5003]

He might be in “Musth.” It’s a periodic condition in bull elephants where testosterone averages 60 times its normal level and results in very aggressive behaviour.

[@TheBigandSkinny]

from what i get these elephants are meeting each other for either the first time, or this has been another try at getting them close to try to socialize. introductions like this have to be taken seriously and this behavior is normal. this is how it would be in the wild as well.

[@JamieM470]

This is nothing like behavior in the wild. This is elephant prison. Please read about elephants. They are fascinating animals and people are finally becoming more educated and aware of the abuse we heap on them. These elephants have been on public display in a prison for so long it's a miracle they don't commit suicide by killing a keeper or two. There is a wonderful sanctuary for abused elephants right there in Tennessee. They need to be released into that sanctuary so they can be elephants. It is 2021 now. We have the internet to watch elephants. We don't need to keep them in a prison on public display so the zoo can make more money and defend their greed as "conservation".

[@CowboyCrossfire]

This elephant is housed alone because it is a bull. In the wild, bulls are usually solitary and can be territorial. This bull appears agitated because he is coming into season (musth), and is experiencing a drastic increase in testosterone.

[@dilipj8131]

this is his mating season.. he needs a partner..

[@zzyzx1947]

Are you volunteering???

[@swizzleproxi4810]

Elephants cover miles each day foraging etc and for them to be stuck here plus separated from the others could drive them over the edge.

[@honeydate]

this is why i hate the human species - we have no moral compass! some of us are complete bell ends to treat these perfect creatures like this!

[@irenelawsonlawson8274]

Well he is really mad now that he has seen the other elephants.

[@bradleymonroe6443]

It could be possible that there were service dogs and elephants are not a fond of service dogs.

[@geraldinedaly1698]

This elephant is suffering. Heartbreaking to watch. The people working at this zoo making money of this poor elephant's pain, frustration and distress. It's down right horrendous cruelty. Close this zoo and all zoos

[@gracegonzales9208]

Hey what date was this filmed on? LMAO!!!

[@kathywesson498]

What a sad thing to see this elephant. She's going crazy, regardless of why. She needs more space and freedom. How very disheartening to see the conditions and tiny, empty enclosure here.

[@godzillalover3445]

Me if Jurassic World Dominion is delayed again.

[@judithiorio6403]

Can the caretakers of these elephants give the viewers a straight answer as to why this particular elephant appears so stressed / agitated ???

[@Olivescat]

keepers dont typically give info on the care of their animals because even if they do explain what is happening people will take it the wrong way.

[@YahawahsChild-sw6vc]

This is very disturbing to watch..poor animal so beautiful

[@Kk-tv9th]

Not anger they are crying for their family..

[@histerp51]

I feel sooo badly for them. ...I wish they could at least get a tranquilizer gun and give her some medicine and then get her to a sanctuary...soooo sad

[@ignezmaciel2102]

this is supposed to entertain the viewer. ...???? what a crime

[@johntate4638]

Elephant is Musth dumb ass. This is normal behavior for a male elephant when they are in musth. Gland on the neck starts to leak and they become super aggressive. If he were free in the wild, he would be doing the same thing.

[@hilarylock3285]

@@johntate4638 The point is, he should be in the wild. Not in some cooped up little space in a zoo.

[@phylliselliott4130]

He wants its friend , Momma or girlfriend with him . It almost sounds like when the babies are scared and trumpet like that . They can smell their own clan too

[@kristieingram2039]

Is there another elephant in that big cage that this elephant keeps aggressively attacking ? When people show these videos they really need to explain to the viewers what is ( really ) going on !

[@donnacouch7430]

yes it wants to go home where GOD put him ,you go ,let your voice be heard !!!!!!!!

[@OrchidJayne]

He's in severe distress and frustration and he is not an african elephant he is an Asian elephant

[@youdontknowmyname1475]

He's African. Asian elephants have small ears.

[@youdontknowmyname1475]

And are smaller in size.

[@OrchidJayne]

You are correct asian elephants are smaller in size

[@redrumceballos4520]

How would they like it if the elephant was watching you locked up in there.Sad we are evil.

[@jamainibolda8315]

I think there is another Elephant in that Steel Cage, thats why this Elephant is hyper. This Elephant wants his company.

[@lorrieshearer3810]

Look what man has done. Take him back home

[@lochrine-8432]

That is one angry lephant

[@camara714]

Huh....why is he so angry? Seriously?

[@Taray81]

***** lets put you in a zoo for the rest of your life and see what happens...

[@bethwolford3652]

Sad to say, but someday this may be the only way to see our elephants, lions, tigers, Rinos, Hippos and the list goes on and on! So sad

[@JamieM470]

We don't need to see them up close and personal. We have television and internet. We don't need to cage them so zoo owners can be wealthy and idiot crowds can stare at them and taunt them all day every day, then they sleep in a jail cell at night. There are sanctuaries for these abused elephants. There is one right there in Tennessee that is wonderful. There are more. Elephant prison is not necessary, and it is not humane.

[@JamieM470]

There is a zoo in Australia that actually tries very hard to make their animals feel like they have a bit of freedom. They don't even have to be on public display if they don't want to, because their habitats are huge, and they have lots of areas to hide if they want to. The Memphis zoo is a nightmare for animals, and should be shut down.

[@2dasimmons]

WHY are these normally calm animals SO ANGRY? Are they being MISTREATED BY HUMANS AGAIN???

[@shirleyprestage5402]

I wish for bigger place..

[@cherylgaston479]

He mad for being in captivity

[@pjtippett5510]

This is sad. If elephant separated for a reason Zoo should inform the public. Bad publicity, the elephant stressed, the people stressed, ridiculous.