Wild Elephants salutes the men who rescued their baby elephant from a ditch

[@LifeDIYJosie]

Amazing! The elephants waited and showed gratitude!

[@Mic_Glow]

@Young Lion Of JUDAH I guess every other species with lower IQ is just unfortunate ps. we are on the brink of discovering how life emerged from inorganic matter

[@mish375]

@Young Lion Of JUDAH I think some animals are given gifts that we may take for granted. Elephants, as well as most intelligent animals, may have a sense about people and situations. The fact that the elephants waited seems to show they knew the humans were trying to help.

[@AntiChrxzt]

@Young Lion Of JUDAH evolution and nature gave them and us sentience... the only difference is, our species (humans; homo sapiens) has the higher intellect and intelligence capable of comprehending on a higher level than other animals/animal species

[@ladytrucker5116]

@troy stevens Your an idiot

[@ladytrucker5116]

@Young Lion Of JUDAH Don't my dear listen to these jerks. It is God that gives understanding. These kinds of comments are why this world is so hateful. God Bless you. Beautiful comment.

[@KyoukixOokami]

Their trumpeting when they saw the baby was priceless!

[@thomasfortier1370]

Unions suck

[@tess303]

Was sooo cute!!

[@zulekhamunir6637]

Ikr it was crazy

[@millennialaviation]

I nearly cried 😭

[@MeJustAimy]

@@nneoma6106 Memories of elephants consist of mainly woman actually. Grandmother, mothers, and children. The males leave the pod at "teenager" age around 10-14 years. So what you saw was probably his mother/aunt/grandmother :)

[@Alteori]

This made me cry. She was telling them thank you. Elephants are VERY VERY intelligent as are chimps, dolphins, dogs, and most social animals.

[@hori5643]

Alteori! I watched some of your godzilla videos. Didn't expect to see you here

[@kradoste6268]

dogs are dumb as fuck

[@donberry6079]

PLEASE do not buy or support ivory products. You are killing more elephants when you do.

[@Zemog23]

Holy carp this is actually you! I thought it was a faker until I clicked to your channel lol. I’m surprised you’re not verified yet, anyways, Hi!!

[@ramertv6321]

Not to smart of they stuck in hole lol. Just a joke don't get mad

[@scottwallace1]

Oh man, this got me. And the more you think about it, the more it gets you. That elephant TWICE raised its trunk to make CERTAIN that the humans understood she was saying ‘thank you’. Marvelous beings. Bless the people that helped. And yes, the care the heavy machinery operator showed was amazing.

[@qmsarge]

I am from the state in India where this incident happened (Kerala). The men can be heard advise the JCB/Buck Hoe operator to be careful. The baby elephant's trunk may have got hit by the steel bucket. From his position the operator will not be able to see the elephant's trunk.

[@beastmuncher527]

I was thinking the same haha. The elephant didn’t leave until it’s thank you was acknowledged

[@vmm5163]

I don't think it was saying Thankyou. I just looked up elephant behaviour and widening their ears and raising their trunk at the same time is an act of aggression that says stay away ☹️☹️

[@Man_fay_the_Bru]

Amazing animals.

[@-i6313]

It was reaching for the branch

[@vanwong6768]

To the person who was working behind that machine - just Brilliant.

[@user-rc9jf8ng2k]

Almost tore the babys trunk off about 5 times... He's not that good of an operator, just a good dude.

[@dixb.floppin798]

Right? He was pushing the dirt down for the baby elephant to stand on, catching rocks that were falling, pulling the dirt out of the way. The whole time I was thinking "this dude knows what he's doing."

[@vanwong6768]

@@dixb.floppin798 I agree. The guy operated that machine like it was part of his hand. If you watch towards the end of the video, the operator was in an elevated position; he would not seen all that was below him. So given the confined space, his line of sight and the elevated position - I say, the operator of that machine was just magnificent. IMHO, he should have received an award from the government in recognition of that effort.

[@alfonsomoreno3748]

To the grateful elephant...just Brilliant.

[@ganjaganja3811]

Is it that hard to operate the crane? Just asking

[@pjay450]

They didn't salute the men, they saluted the mecha cyborg elephant.

[@notsohandytim5090]

Jayaswal: Ha Ha...maybe so.

[@TheHuggableEmpire]

Ancient Psychic Tandem War Elephant!!

[@christianlamar1295]

Lmao

[@Hisashi_Hyuga]

Lmao you win

[@durantheexplorer7982]

Mecha Cyborg elephant lol this guy

[@AnitaD28]

The momma elephant has more manners than most people I know.

[@lovejoy7065]

Very true. Most ppl do not say thank you these days.

[@KJHall-ts2xy]

So, you use the opportunity to use this video, to talk about how terrible people are?

[@igorfilipovic6531]

@@KJHall-ts2xy you are just one of them

[@KJHall-ts2xy]

@@igorfilipovic6531 i am not an elephant!

[@michaelnaisbitt1639]

I can’t remember the last time a young person said thanks to me. Manners are a thing of the past. Except in elephants

[@peterc3143]

I saw a documentary where this guy spent his life rescuing elephants. When he finally died, it’s like every elephant knew for miles around & came to pay their respects. Incredible

[@katesebastian431]

Yes! Probably because they consider him as his family. It is observed that when elephants dies other elephants even hold something similar to ritual

[@alwaysyouramanda]

They make sounds we can't hear. they can hear and feel the sounds with their feet. they travel for miles, their calls. i believe it!!

[@Anonymous99816]

What documentary?

[@XandeRToXic]

What was it called?

[@peterc3143]

This is years ago, I saw the documentary on TV. Even though the person died inside the house, the elephants knew for miles around that he had passed away. This man had devoted his life to saving elephants. How they knew, is amazing.

[@adamf.4823]

She says thank you, waits for a response. Nothing. She says it again. Still nothing. She turns to walk away but then decides, no, I want these people to know how grateful I am. Turns back around and with purpose and ceremony raises her trunk high into the air toward the rescuers. At which point they finally understand and call out to her, acknowledging the gesture so she can walk away edified. It's all as clear as day. Just mind-blowing.

[@eternalbutterfly8888]

Yes I noticed that as well. Animals especially elephants are extremely intelligent!

[@maoama]

Read the animal like you would your own family. You'll see the expressions and emotions in the eyes and face.

[@castoni2]

Well written!

[@Sirdiggar]

Mind blowing indeed, beautiful, I am at loss for words.

[@patriciahuffman6327]

Prefer to believe this version of what the elephant did. Thankful for those who respect and save our animals!

[@20alphabet]

Can we all just take a minute to appreciate the heavy equipment operators talent?

[@michaelboris2500]

Honestly, that's some of the worst operating I've ever seen. I think he was going too quick for a quick recovery.

[@WayPastCrazy2525]

@@michaelboris2500 agreed.

[@dabbbles]

@Dusty Miller Of course! I'm amazed anyone could think otherwise.

[@zakkellen7221]

Are you joking? Awful excavator operator.

[@-DEATHSTROKE]

100% mvp

[@supernova11711]

They are SO intelligent!!! She raised her trunk once and they never yelled back so she waited a bit and did it again. She very deliberately wanted to make sure that they saw her thanking them. As soon as they cheered she turned around and they started leaving. Such an incredibly beautiful moment.

[@vivians9392]

I agree. I noticed her waiting when she didn't get a response the first time! The second time she saluted and the people responded, she then quickly turned and ran to her family... it was clearly as you stated. What a polite lady to show such appreciation to the human rescuers!

[@thoruinmagni3644]

Or because people began to scream she got scared and decided to leave but it is less cool.

[@jasonwade9160]

Absolutely right.

[@supernova11711]

@@thoruinmagni3644 She doesn’t look startled or scared in any way nor do they run off. They very leisurely turn to leave...

[@notsohandytim5090]

@@thoruinmagni3644: Oh maan. I would hate to admit that she was scared off after the beautiful story we just painted.

[@RK-X]

That indeed was sign of acknowledgment and gratitude❤

[@pranavrayan9405]

Noticed she raised her trunk thrice. Each time she raised, she raised higher so that people do see her gratitude. Such an intelligent animal.

[@seltaeb9691]

They raise an their trunks to scent the air for any danger. That's all. Stick to Tweeting or read some books.

[@alegria1813]

It looked like she understood the humans didn't see her so she waved again and when the humans woohood she understood they saw her. Gosh I love elephants

[@johnnied6630]

Can you do this thought reading at humans also?

[@aseelaadossery3378]

For showing gratitude and also for removing the dirt down from it's eyes and face ........ what a wonderful baby

[@rmh_223]

@@aseelaadossery3378 it wasn't the baby it was the leader of the tribe it looked like. Waited for the family to go and followed them out as if protecting them. Pretty fascinating animals.

[@youngins362]

I love that she waved twice! Like “Oh, I don’t think they saw me, lemme try again.”

[@maimclean7493]

UR so right I was thinking the samething😊

[@fart63]

I think she waved twice before that too. Such an intelligent creature

[@Janellabelle]

I know right. They're angels on this earth to teach us how to be.

[@Janellabelle]

That's exactly what she thought because the first time she did it no one cheered, she wait a sec does it again and gets the cheers and runs off with her pack. 🥰

[@godsbeautifulcreations6502]

@@fart63 it is not her intelligence but it is animals real behaviour towards who save them

[@tremaynechetty8900]

True story, When I was young, an elephant once stole my hat.....he returned it to me about 40 minutes later even though I was in a school group of 25+ children. These animals are smarter then we think.

[@vardaan_agarwal]

OMG lol thats so cute

[@carieevans3787]

Thats hilarious!! At a zoo? Or were there just elephants roaming your schoolyard? lol.

[@tremaynechetty8900]

@@carieevans3787 Well, I wish it was my schoolyard. however, it was the Addo Elephant Park in South Africa. Not sure if they still exist but they rehabilitated circus/rescued elephants at the time.

[@carieevans3787]

@@tremaynechetty8900 lol okay got it. Hopefully they still exist. You're so lucky to live around such beauty and such amazing animals (assuming you live in Africa). I live in boring ugly Ohio. lol.

[@tremaynechetty8900]

@@carieevans3787 OH MY WORD! I was born in South Africa but now (you will never believe) I'm your neighbor HAHA....I live in Indiana now.

[@raidenacer]

Im from Kerala - when the elephant raises its trunk at 3:15 the words that you hear in the background can be roughly translated to "Alright then, see you later". And it's very heartwarming because it's common local usage when you are bidding farewell to a good acquaintance as you part ways for the day :)

[@theZCAllen]

Aww, I like to think that the elephants know that too They have such good memory, I wouldn't be surprised if that elephant is still telling its grandkids about these people

[@brentdollar2857]

@@theZCAllen 😄😄😄😛😛

[@davidbloughsr8165]

Awsome-ness !

[@jamiek1714]

Thank you!

[@akankshasharma2207]

IT ACTUALLY MADE SURE TO THANK TWICE BY RAISING TRUNK 👍❤️

[@pranoypaul7]

Mankind looks really like a heaven if people are helping rather than destroying or fighting !!!

[@omegablack7135]

It costs as much to have peace as it does war...

[@mrnerd5675]

@johny odisho well if you want all humand to dissapear maybe you should lead by example.

[@philc5499]

Matthew 6:10

[@dhump132]

@johny odisho Uh you do realize animals eat and kill each other all the time not just humans right? Hell cats and chimps have been shown to kill for pleasure not necessarily food and dolphins rape things all the time.

[@christinemeyer7163]

I totally agree! I appreciate how careful they throw the ground in there. And the clever baby used it to help him/herself!

[@RosesofWillows]

The "woooooo!!" from the crowd has the same sentiment as when the elephants reunited with the baby. And I think the elephant family picked up on that.

[@louisasmiles]

I thought so too. The right pitch

[@MOON-zo3ik]

RosesofWillows I kinda want to cry because we all could be in this together. Even though animal nature is different like lions hunt other animals but also animals are smart. It’s just their nature and appetite.

[@joannafreedom7914]

Absolutely. Elephants are very intelligent and sensative. They'll always remember that.

[@yardleyj9391]

They understood! That's how we were intended to live with animals: in perfect harmony.

[@vishnumohan4071]

This happened in Kerala ,Part of India,the language they spoken is malayalam.

[@WClark-lp9vc]

Elephants have good memory, they’ll remember that forever.

[@ilkagorz9032]

They're very intelligent 🐘❤️

[@MS-xk7rd]

Exactly

[@faustus5481]

Sorry, but the elephants weren't saluting the men.....the truth is that they were giving the men the trunks. (instead of the middle fingers)😎

[@ilkagorz9032]

@@faustus5481 you mean fuck you? 🤣🤣🐘🖕

[@faustus5481]

@@ilkagorz9032 - 👌😎👍

[@K-dis_Boher]

It's impressive to see how intelligent they are, not only did they understand the people were trying to help their baby and thus not being defensive and attacking them, but they also clearly wanted to express their gratitude and made sure it was acknowledged before leaving

[@nappssnapps2891]

Omg I thought I was the only one who noticed that. She made sure her thank you was acknowledged before leaving. She even waved twice to make sure they saw it and when they all did, she then leaves. What an amazingly intelligent being elephants are ❤❤❤❤

[@SupernalOne]

the mother (?) waved her trunk once and got no response - a step or two later and she turned and tried again - then the men shouted all together, and she knew they understood, that's pretty clear.

[@ladyguenevere3501]

Supernal One...just Wow! Amazing.

[@activechaos128]

Yeah, it is pretty clear that she was waving and giving thanks. Amazing creatures they are, far more intelligent than people give them credit.

[@indiopatadediablobarbosa5337]

ok doctor dolittle

[@Shozb0t]

@nils4545 I think the elephants would disagree with you.

[@nickkorkodylas5005]

@@activechaos128 " far more intelligent than people give them credit" We actually give them credit of being the smartest animals after dolphins, great apes and maybe corvids. Being viewed as #5 in the intelligence hierarchy is pretty good acknowledgement.

[@CrImSoN1708]

Hats off to everyone that helped out but especially the operator of that excavator. Probably the most delicate situation to use heavy machinery like that, and he did it like a champ.

[@djdm2603]

CrImSoN1708 Never underestimate what a skilled operator can do in a machine like that.

[@shonemumy]

that wasn't hard at all. for example, look at this dude, he paints with excavator - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWbFi2xqZblgrZI

[@pandoratonks4429]

@@shonemumy One wrong move and the baby could have been buried alive.

[@shonemumy]

@@pandoratonks4429 agreed. but my point is; nothing delicate about it, these guys are capable of much more precise stuff.

[@thunderbuffalo7093]

well said crimSon respect u dont see things like eveyday nice 1

[@MegaPeeteer]

As someone who speaks the language heard- they were shouting-"move along,go home", when the elephant saluted them the second time,one man shouted "we see you, we hear you". bought tears to my eyes. such magnificent creatures and humanity of it all...

[@OathOfRevenge]

Thanks for sharing the translation!

[@sixstringedthing]

Thank you.

[@beingmarilyngail8470]

MegaPeeteer ...this is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[@fancysfolly554]

MegaPeeteer beautiful

[@homelypear]

Which language is this?

[@NvdVeen]

The way the family ran to the baby made me want to cry. I love elephants

[@Simple_Jackass]

Yeah my eyes got a bit misty I guess I'll admit it lol.... :)

[@philipchesley9615]

I've been operating backhoes for 40 years and it's a pleasure to see this kind of absolute expert operation on that machine! One large rock could've hurt the little fella but the operator was very careful and absolutely expert in his control by sliding small amounts of safe clean dirt to bring him up safely. Great video! Thank you!

[@robertpillowjr.1672]

I don't know how operate it but it looked like he was doing one hell of a good job to me. Glad to hear it from someone else who know his stuff.

[@eldermillennial8330]

Robert Pillow Jr. the help from the crowd was great, too. He came VERY close to accidentally slicing off the tip of the poor baby’s nose, but the crowd worked together nicely to stop him. Very quick thinking.

[@bradgrady7497]

Clean dirt?

[@hardcoregammer1964]

Elder Millennial yeah, cause I’m sure his intent wasn’t to rescue the animal from a slow death from dehydration and starving. It was to slice him up. He wasn’t trying to create a path out. He was trying to bury him, but those bystanders stopped the evil machine operator. 😕😕😕😕

[@jammerules80]

99% of these Indian operators and uneducated and get very minimal training on how to operate complex machines like these. But, most of them are truly skilled. In this case, this fell was exceptional.

[@AnotherPlanetsHell]

2:58 - She gives a small thank-you wave; the crowd barely responds. 3:02 - She gives a medium thank-you wave; the crowd quietly responds. 3:15 - She gives a big thank-you wave; the crowd resoundingly responds, and only then, when she's satisfied they've undoubtedly seen and acknowledged her thank you, does she move on. ASTONISHING! Most humans aren't this profoundly considerate.

[@bandeirarv]

She's like "I can't hear you!".

[@moinuddinkhan593]

𝙐𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩

[@peeenguinne3858]

No. She's like "Fuxk you!" 😂

[@jennyromeo439]

So heartwarming.🤗 Elephants are magnificent beings & have many of the kind, human-like qualities many people possess.

[@sunnyjoy229]

So clearly you have expressed 👍

[@ToiYeuYAHWEH]

As a Vietnamese, I have always respected and love our India brothers and sisters. Now this video makes us LOVE YOU MORE!!! JAI HIND!! -- With love from Vietnam

[@melodicnostalgic3823]

Love Vietnam, I believe Vietnamese can relate to how Indians feel about Elephants :) I saw this movie once about a Vietnamese Elephant avenging the death of his owner, Really nice movie !!!

[@ak5258]

thank you! hugs back, our countries have a lot in common I am sure :)

[@karthikkari1932]

Same here bro...lots of love to Vietnam..

[@bigboy6191]

Love and hugs from India bro

[@praveenvasistha247]

Love you too bro ❤

[@carlhungus2521]

I get chills when they come blasting up to reunite with their lil guy...the power you can feel as they are happily...trumpeting....just incredible

[@yawg333]

that wassnt happy trumpeting. its a threatening roar. the spread ears and raised trunk is a threat display. believe what you want. wild animals have no sense of gratitude towards another species for assistance.

[@Gem-Ex]

@@yawg333🔫

[@sHooIT]

​@@yawg333bro does NOT understand that we humans were wild animals

[@yawg333]

@@sHooIT yeah but what does that have to do with you peoples insane optimistic assumptions?

[@puppergump4117]

@@yawg333 The timing is too good. You could also hear the other elephants waiting in the background. Obviously they moved aside to stay out of the way of the people trying to help. They seem to have quite a bit of intellect, and for a creature that big you can expect their aggression to be worse than waving at something.

[@dannycrockett9878]

One of the few creatures intelligent enough to know absolutely that those people were there to help.

[@sputnik466]

Even the baby understood what was happening and wasn`t panicked by that huge shovel, such intelligence they have! The icing on the cake and proof was the mother actually thanking the men for saving her baby.

[@kazimierzgarshin3924]

Loads of animals are far more intelligent than humans think. A lot of them we designate to be food, but they deserve so much better.

[@annemarsella5149]

Kazimierz Garshin Has Zx

[@graczmisiek4131]

because they were not hungry that day lol

[@THETOYFROMTHESCHANNEL]

I think a lot of animals recognize when humans are helping them in a life or death situation

[@notlazy69]

The way mother turned back and wave, just wow!

[@tiarnan76]

I know a guy who's worked with elephants for over 30 years and he says she was actually saying something very similar to "thanks 'y'all muthhhhafuckaaas!!"

[@shamkarim8473]

She say thank you 😍

[@BL3SSed-Bliss]

tiarnan 😂🤣

[@loumason6120]

@@tiarnan76 Damn strait She was or She would have been charging after those people..

[@lovejoy7065]

And she did it twice bc the ppl only ackowledged at 2nd time.

[@bizness-as-usual-58]

AWESOME! When mama waved her trunk and everyone responded, that was so heartwarming.

[@hamhockbeans]

Even more the fact that elephants never forget.

[@extrm161]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoXGYoyIpthkbJI This explains how

[@indradevabhakt6244]

although we can feel warm and ASSUME that it was waving and saying thanks,.. actually the senior most guardian mother of the herd was staying guard as a firewall for the herd and was sniffing the air (couple of times at regular intervals) with her powerful trunk just to see if the herd was at a safe distance from the group of people.

[@robpelletier9417]

How can anyone not feel love and respect for these magnificent creatures? Every time I see a vid like this I get all weepy at their obvious connection with humans.

[@jimgrill]

Faith in humanity temporarily restored.

[@RatsburyRaven74]

right there with you my friend...

[@binaykumar139]

Temporarily. I know what u mean lol

[@francesoutlaw7021]

Then we wake to reality that Americans are too disgusted with human beings who are homeless in California.

[@jonjoyce4379]

Humanity is selfish and heartless alot . Even politicians are bad an there suppose to be the most honerable among us . Nothing can restore what was imaginary in the 1st place

[@myview5840]

Feels hit hard

[@margueritedegnan9195]

This is an animal expressing gratitude. Makes me respect animals even more.

[@tonidewonderful4187]

It's an animal sniffing the air for scent, it's only interest was to identify what danger may be around.

[@GilbertSyndrome]

Toni De Wonderful You truly don't know one way or another, Debbie Downer.

[@manfrommaine]

@@tonidewonderful4187 The only way you couldn't recognize gratitude when you see it, is if you yourself are incapable of feeling gratitude.

[@tonidewonderful4187]

@@manfrommaine 30 years of animal husbandry experience gave me a heads up, you lot make me laugh

[@user-rl4rc8tc2y]

@@tonidewonderful4187 Take off your cynicism and watch again. The mother elephant actually salutes twice. The people don't notice the first time (3.03). Then she turns around and salutes again (3.17). The second salute is longer and the people see it and they cheer.

[@missyrahrah6991]

The trumpeting & waving of trunk as they turned to depart was a "THANK YOU". The baby clearly understood the rescuers were using the machine to attempt to get the earth into position where he/she could climb out, showed no fear as the mechanical bucket came SO close. Such intelligence, & such gratitude from the elephant family. What magnificent creatures. Thank you to the rescuers from a lover of elephants!

[@flyinpolack6633]

I think she was yelling at them. she told Jr. to dig that hole and the 2 leggers screwed it all up

[@richardgray8939]

For sure they truly have amazing intelligence

[@GentlemanBystander]

That's also a territorial threat display.

[@williammckenna3903]

Beautiful comment! ❤️❤️❤️

[@jasonvoorhees3666]

They weren't saying thank you. They lift their trunks when they detect smells and become vocal when they are excited, upset or lost. They were excited to see their baby and they were smelling the humans in the area.

[@austinblair1463]

No idea why KZbin recommended this to me, but this is the most powerful animal to human connection I have ever seen! Very, very clearly the mama elephant is giving a “wave, thank you very much friends” gesture to the rescuers. Absolutely incredible

[@edithbannerman4]

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

[@lh1673]

I believe she was waving, showing her happiness her child was saved. What a wonderful scene!

[@oskarswiderski1777]

I believe the elephant was saying leave us alone and f*** off

[@diddybopper2052]

@@oskarswiderski1777 haha, you’re probably right 😆

[@theDgrader]

100%

[@lh1673]

@@oskarswiderski1777 ya, maybe if you train your elephant he will feel the same way as you said

[@haruruben]

That trumpeting sound they made seemed very triumphant hehe but I don’t speak elephant 🐘

[@ceebeh8164]

"That robot elephant saved our baby!" - the elephants

[@swiftgod2457]

Mom threw up the elephant power fist. Right on!

[@kathyholmes3182]

😆

[@nishith7631]

This comment is as good as the content.!😊

[@goku445]

Funny comment but I wonder if that very hole wasn't made by the truck in the first place.

[@thomaspayne6866]

LMAO. Little baby elephant grows up to be a master digger like his hero

[@mattclark5861]

Truly amazing. The elephants were smart enough to realize the people were trying to help the little guy. If they thought the people were there to harm him, they would not have been so calm about it and this video would have ended much differently. The raising of her trunk was definitely a show of respect and gratitude for helping the little one. The animal kingdom never ceases to amaze me.

[@kunjupulla]

Yep. My great grandfather had an elephant 🐘. And the tales that my grandmother has told me about it is endless. Such a nice "pet" if you take care of it as if it were a diamond.

[@kristineill2378]

Looks like mom grabbed a switch from the tree...oooo he's gonna get it! Lol!

[@MuscleboundKage]

Plot twist: We are also animals, you are an animal marveling in awe at other creatures that walk the same plane of existence as us. If you take some time for self reflection you would come to realize that YOU are just as amazing. (mind blowing)

[@mattclark5861]

@Wyn S why would the elephant be upset that the humans saved the baby? The way they rush over and welcome the baby back and check him over and trumpet, they are ecstatic.

[@terryanddominic]

@@MuscleboundKage The only mind mind blowing thing about humans is our stupidity in destroying the place where we live with other animals

[@geneivemary4234]

Every time I watch this video it brings tears to my eyes. Wild elephants. Showing gratitude. But not wanting to leave until their gesture of thanks was seen and responded to. Humans have a lot to learn from these majestic creatures. We're losing our humanity at a rapid rate.

[@trustmebrah]

There's tears to my eyes because this video shows there's hope to humanity.

[@amaramachupa6422]

Why are most animal lovers today human haters 🤔

[@ibisiii3526]

Losing our humanity while watching a video where a bunch of humans are saving an elephant.. yup.. poor us

[@thevoxdeus]

Humans took the time to rescue a baby elephant...

[@somerandomguy2073]

You're literally complaining about how terrible humans are in the comments of a video where an ENTIRE CROWD OF HUMANS were gathered to help and/or appreciate watching a baby elephant being rescued for no personal gain whatsoever. Most people are fundamentally good! I will never understand how some people can't see that.

[@dr.knuckles4075]

Unbelievable skills by the Operator on getting the dirt into the hole, without hurting the Elephant.. 🏆

[@bradsmack1]

Yes! Deft working of that large, heavy shovel!

[@droboogie8465]

I think the same thing! Talk about a MAESTRO of the Crane! Beautiful work.

[@negativeindustrial]

I’m glad he did the work but trust me it’s not difficult. I’ve done it

[@ronaldinhogaucho6072]

@@negativeindustrial ye you might filled a hole with no stress or presure, this was something else u know! ;)

[@Yankeeprepperasshat]

It was the least he could do, after digging dozens of elephant sized holes all over India. I’m baffled.

[@Rubbernecker]

That elephant is more intelligent and respectful than a lot of humans.

[@HenryTheBoilermaker3rdYear]

So it was smart enough to get trapped ha? More humen are smarter than any animals mate.

[@anemoonet]

They are far above hu-mans

[@supralevamentum223]

​@@HenryTheBoilermaker3rdYear You are the case and point.

[@kevinburrow852]

@@anemoonet No, they're not. Only a fucking idiot would think so.

[@caballeronegro3253]

100% 😎👍

[@maduramarine]

Whoever was operating that excavator seriously knew their business. That shovel could have easily killed that baby elephant by accident, but that operator used a very light touch and such precision, he pulled off a job that would have been beyond many. Outstanding skill.

[@alexcable875]

Lol no. But he did do a good job

[@feliciaf8]

@KoivuTheHab well it's in kerala, and it's waaay different from other india's states

[@xCarbonBlack]

@@elsaj212 shut up, I'm from kerala, there's bad parts in kerala and other states, stop claiming Kerala is perfect.

[@mshuhan1330]

KoivuTheHab if you mean they got help from England from being one of the richest country in the world to become one of poorest then you are right.

[@pursuitofhappiness4257]

@@xCarbonBlack you're from kerala and have chinese name ?, something is not adding up here

[@PN_Neril]

Standing calmly at distance, running forward when the call got out,, and greeting the rescuers before lraving .. how beautiful

[@quinnfletcher3906]

They say Elephants never forget! This act of kindness will live on forever!

[@sheameade1013]

Just hope the elephant doesn't think the next human they meet with a rifle is also trying to 'help' them,!!!

[@tony4534]

Cap

[@Milkyshake117]

The screams the elephants let out when reuniting were so like, genuine. You could feel the emotion they felt

[@Legominder]

True. We are all mammals and share similar social signs (e.g. stress).

[@sheevirwin8399]

Lul what?

[@truman4853]

@@sheevirwin8399 2:36 my son

[@sheevirwin8399]

@@truman4853 i saw the vid. But i dont see how the elephant’s shriek (yell?) warranted such an emotional reaction. All i heard was noise (i dont speak elephant)

[@JPG23]

@@sheevirwin8399 for all we know, the elephants were calling the baby a moron, and flipping the bird to the humans with their big metal elephant for saving its dumbass 😁 jkjk

[@rulerofgods215]

Did I see that elephant wave at them twice to make sure they understood amazing

[@nobodyjustme7481]

ruler of gods yes, elephant is one of the most highly intelegence animals. She ensured that her message was delivered.

[@Isleofskye]

Yes, my friend as they did not react, sufficiently, the first time so The Elephant wanted to be sure they got the message..lol

[@mariaavendano3706]

@@Isleofskye , lovely!!!

[@MrCAHRLIE22]

@Vic Roby shut it

[@MrCAHRLIE22]

@Vic Roby SHUT IT!!!!!!!!!

[@DV-zv4ox]

The thing that amazes me the most about this is that the head elephant isn't just blindly waving their trunk and leaving. They actually wait for some sort of acknowledgement before you leaving. You can see the first "wave" at 2:53, 2:59, and 3:03 before he clearly holds his trunk up and doesn't put it down until they receive acknowledgement at 3:16. To be acutely aware of the actions (or lack thereof) of other species around them is not only intelligent but incredibly perceptive.

[@lindakautzman7388]

Thank you for the time stamps

[@hopefaith5478]

I love how India sees these beautiful creatures as something to respect and protect. And to see the elephants show gratitude I mean wow how much more unconditional love does that show!?

[@satyajitindramohan9532]

We have our history in civilisation. Nature itself is considered god to us Andre everything which comes with it. As an Indian I’m proud of the way we have taken care of our wildlife. It’s extremely tough to control man animal conflicts and At the same time keep the forests buzzing. Elephants, tigers, birds , snakes are all sacred as per our traditions and we see love and gratitude in all these creatures. Yes, bad people exist in huge numbers as well, angry poachers , villagers sometimes try killing the animals but on a whole, people here try their best in ensuring that animals are safe and happy like this.

[@awesomemanu2601]

@@satyajitindramohan9532 true words.

[@orangetaxservices2065]

Buddy, are you trying to say that the china would eat them?

[@ok4405]

@@orangetaxservices2065 😂

[@arturocastro2302]

It's their heritage animal

[@abnayr8440]

This happened in Kerala, India. Elephants have been a part of our history and spirituality for practically ever. Glad to see we still value them and nature in 2019

[@1282louise]

Hmm yes they are also shot, their territory endagered and get taken from the wild and ridden. Dony pretend India is that holy while why certainly abuse animals too.

[@ashishpatel350]

@@1282louise kerala is filled with a bunch of commies. what did you expect. islam loves animal sacrifices.

[@thepr1ntgnome430]

@@ashishpatel350 You are really, really dumb, don't put your hindoe practices on islam. Eating elephants is not allowed in islam, in islam you would go to hell even if you imprison a cat let alone endangering large animals. Building Trees and nature is one of the highest values one can do in his life (in Islam). Protecting god's creature's may be your salvation, if you look at how beautifull islam really is. Don't compare these rapists and fanatics with Islam, they are confused savages. Heck bro I also hate that criminal government of Pakistan! They are the worst! Don't compare these criminals of pak govt with Islam please!

[@entertainmentmagicmediazon978]

@@ashishpatel350 yeah that's why its a sangi free land.. People of any religion can live peacefully here, and we eat beef...!

[@entertainmentmagicmediazon978]

@@1282louise yeah? But not in Kerala, here no one allows it and its punishable by law

[@evulmievl]

This is one of those moments where I absolutely believe the adult elephant understood the humans were helping and was actually saying thanks.

[@jcklazur8095]

on a l'impression d'un salut à deux occasions à la fin avant de partir.

[@evulmievl]

@@jcklazur8095 I have no idea what you said.

[@AnubisDark]

@@evulmievl he thinks he wave 2 times at the end

[@noguruespanol]

@@jcklazur8095 yes. After second salute the humans screamed reciprocatively & they got the msg and left

[@MrJamberee]

I agree. The elephants somehow understood what had happened. That was a “thank you.”

[@ajp4860]

I’ve been watching this video every now and again for a few years now. I love it. So much. And btw, the comment below about ‘they didn’t salute the men’… ? First of all, it wasn’t they. It was she. The matriarch. And she absolutely was saluting the men.

[@berylackermann8240]

Thank you to those who saved this baby elephant. People who still have compassion for Gods creatures.

[@anveshsameer]

That was from God's own state : kerala

[@dHolbach77]

I have compassion and respect for all sentient beings (I even support measures being taken to grant personhood to the higher non-human animals), but I don't believe any deity created any of them; purely natural forces, without any nonexistent supranatural assistance, did.

[@danvez5656]

@@freshlycannedwater just like we dont care about all your made up bollocks 😂

[@richardandrews5972]

Amen Beryl So Lovely your words

[@danvez5656]

@@freshlycannedwater I appreciate your reasonable response, I think it just gets annoying to hear gods creatures all the time if youre not a believer. But In all fairness I have no problem with people for believing in a god, it's simply if you insist on bringing up your faith I don't see why anyone can take offence of people stating their lack if faith. I wish you well and in a way I hope you're right about your faith and I hope it brings you peace, it just doesn't wash for me until I can see some good reason to believe.

[@beth7437]

This was very deliberate... you could tell. She did it once, turned and turned back to do it again. Amazing.

[@DJSkandalous]

Nicely the other seemed to do it too

[@jasonlong2145]

Considering all the crap going on in the world right now, nice to see some good news, lifts your spirits, not all mankind are doomed, let's hope the elephants are not doomed either...

[@pithikoulis]

Maybe she turned back to warn them after they started screaming lol. No one has any idea if raising trunk was for a warning or something else

[@beth7437]

Manos Seferidis you have a point but most of us see there seemed nothing aggressive in her body language. It would be interesting to hear what an animal expert might say though.

[@nothingwronginhinduism5923]

Manos Seferidis , that is Thanksgiving gesture of elephants, see it closely.

[@englishlanguagewithnina5965]

Wow. Amazing. The baby understood he was being helped and the Adults wouldn't leave until they knew their gesture had been understood. What an incredible world we live in.

[@janemoore4395]

Well said! That is why we need to save these beautiful creatures, and many species of wildlife!!

[@nickuk911]

@@janemoore4395 I agree this is a great piece of footage but sadly there are many things humans do do animals which are just too disturbing to watch..rhino poaching for example and leaving the babies to watch their parents bleed to death. But nt get me wrong its refreshing to witness some good in the world

[@armyofkittenszyzzbruh62]

oh how grate is our creater our father!

[@MIIB7773]

CREATER OF THIS AMAZING UNIVERSE IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!! ALLAHU AKBAR

[@issacgurung950]

The world would be more beautiful if there were no 1.3k dislikers.

[@kristindickerson3077]

Fabulous! The large elephant raised his/her trunk at least three times, seemingly to "acknowledge" or "thank" the rescuers. Once the crowd of humans gave its biggest and loudest cheer, the elephant moved on with the herd. His/her salute had been received and the human response was what the elephant was seeking. A beautiful exchange!

[@svenlundergard1]

You men deserve the most respect and praise for this kind deed. May kindness, peace and joy follow all of you for all of your days. I wish all men were like you.

[@peterzang]

Hear Hear!

[@CyrusCageSCWS]

There's more of us than you think.

[@kimyoung3484]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹

[@toneenorman2135]

Christian D'Amico That’s good to hear💚

[@papaidoceuteamamuito5975]

I mean... not everyone has a tractor lying around

[@rons479]

How can you not see that animals have feelings and can experience joy and pain...

[@politicsequalsgarbag]

Man is an animal.

[@colinjava8447]

I can see that

[@colinjava8447]

@@kraljslovan5003 cub? lol, try calf

[@Xyearo]

Hugh Janus well, you go back to your elementary school where you literally learn what a calf and cub are. I didn’t know elephants are cubs

[@Andrew-yl7lm]

@Ffossip Elgoog блин

[@josegarza7719]

This is what being a human being is about. Beautiful.

[@gnutscha]

*starts to play his piano furiously*

[@tlc6756]

@George Reynolds He's saying that acts like this are what truly make us "human". The ones who spew filth are not so human.

[@lastmanstanding5423]

@George Reynolds damn dude... you need to look for some kind of help if all you can see is 10,000/1... seriously bro...

[@viktoriyaserebryakov2755]

@@lastmanstanding5423 If he's seeing one kind act for every ten thousand then he's not being very kind very often is he.

[@asktheetruscans9857]

@@viktoriyaserebryakov2755 Seeing the ugly isn't the same as doing ugly.

[@oliviagarza7882]

I loved it. Glad the baby elephant was rescued and the momma acknowledged the people that help it out.

[@jarimikkola2997]

I do believe the adult elephants were in fact cheering to the baby elephant's rescuers...Awesome video. Thank you for posting it!

[@darrellclark9596]

Amen!

[@waitwhat6882]

I love men who love animals. Thank you ♥️

[@Metalpazallteway]

Pretty evident

[@acrimon3404]

@brian hayter true, but the raising if the trunk at the end looks pretty deliberate. the salute.

[@HugeInsect]

Then I do believe that you are pretty dumb.

[@VivaPalestine_]

Someone give that man a raise! what incredible skills to make sure he didn’t hurt the elephant!

[@tinycuisine6544]

Not everything is paid for with money

[@leonardoalvarenga7572]

@@tinycuisine6544 It should.

[@_sowhat_]

@@leonardoalvarenga7572 He means there are greater rewards than money.

[@VivaPalestine_]

I was referring to the skills of him knowing exactly how to operate a machine inch by inch in a safely Manor Way and also not hurting the baby elephant

[@karppuparameswarankarppupa1482]

@@_sowhat_ 8

[@supermotorcat]

Not only was the salute amazing, the baby knew they were trying to help as well. Beautiful video.

[@sreejas8452]

It's usually happens in Kerala, India... Elephants are our State Animal.. They are our pet

[@MrSoccerball100]

Baby elephants are always getting themselves in trouble. But they are the cutest. Love elephants .

[@convolutedmind]

The elephant started throwing dirt in the pit as well.

[@linda6987]

Thank you for saving this little one! Whoever was manning the backhoe did a great job! ♥️🐘♥️

[@KateTries.]

Baby elephant reaching out his trunk for help almost broke my heart. 🐘 great rescue!!

[@ChrisMontgomery-xtrmagamr]

Was like just grab my trunk like mommy does.

[@empathycompassion6157]

I love all voiceless living beings...

[@northpappyflappy]

Something primal inside of me loves seeing the connection between species.

[@MortVaderDK]

It's something spiritual. That's what I got.

[@javicoca]

It's actually your higher self, your neocortex. Your not primal self is the only part of you that can care about such a thing

[@mrmikeh-nv7cq]

Love that.

[@tchakeemn]

Sometimes us humans get it right

[@zippyrodriguez9632]

I run an excavator as part of my job. It's pretty easy to operate but it's unbelievably hard to operate it that well. That is a very skilled dude.

[@serenityrahn5656]

that caught my attention too. The operator moves dirt with surgical precision.

[@sueannthandy6909]

He’s Blessed & a Connisuer Unmatched

[@sam-ut9wx]

Tats malayali

[@brandonaldaymachuse6669]

I was impressed. He was so careful and went to the exact spots he needed to.

[@gouthamrao552]

@@brandonaldaymachuse6669 I bet he's pretty good on bed...if you know what I mean😅😅😉😉

[@abeonthehill166]

There are some wonderful people on this World ! Thanks to all those who cared enough to rescue this baby Elephant , the joy expressed by this elephant family was amazing to see !

[@lotlot]

The joy expressed by the rescuers was as amazing!

[@absbabs6153]

I noticed it's the third world countries that really interact well with nature, and their impact on nature can be directly seen. Unlike in the 1 st world where we are so separated from animals other than pet dogs and cats we really don't understand as a population how much our combined daily choices have an impact on animals' lives all across the world

[@huascar66]

My sentiments, too. Blessings for those beautiful people who rescued that precious baby. The kindness of strangers for the least among us. Beautiful and inspiring. My eyes filled with tears when the elephant turned to acknowledge the humans.

[@_koschwarz]

Faith in humanity increased from 10% to 15%. Need more of like this to increase higher.

[@bravo3000pirate]

Why wait for others? You can make a change!

[@brokenray6525]

Faith went from 5%to 8%

[@ananyaaloke2433]

@Craig Adams Faith reduced to minus infinite

[@kylet6612]

the ditch was the trap humans made.

[@TheZombiesoul]

I saw this along time ago, so I am still at 1 percent faith.

[@pilot4807]

Those guys did an awesome job saving that baby elephant. Love Indian people from Germany. 🇩🇪 ❤️

[@YA-hm5zy]

It was Sri Lanka

[@zerealtwoloshka1408]

@@YA-hm5zy it's still like an Indian country though.

[@Greybacco]

No its indonesian!

[@arjunrajan9374]

Its kerala,india. I can understand the language.

[@pranavschandran9037]

Yo Afinio are u serious itz from India a state called kerala my fucking hometown so stop saying it srilanka

[@hansiesma16]

Wonderful footage. I love seeing all the effort Indians go to to rescue their elephants. Beautiful, intelligent creatures.

[@hansiesma16]

@Super Otter Indians have been educated in the benefits to saving their elephants and been taught that they are more valuable alive than dead. Africa's elephants roam over larger spaces and cross countries. African tusks are bigger and command more money and are killed at the behest of the Orient. Don't tag your ignorant bullshit to my comment, stupid little prick.

[@hansiesma16]

@Super Otter The truth is that Oriental countries want the ivory and the poachers pay exorbitant amounts of money to anyone who will get it for them. They're armed with machine guns and kill anyone on sight. You don't want to know about the truth of the matter, you just want to add your two cents of African-biased bullshit.

[@stevelamarine9601]

For me, personally, one of the greatest values of the WWW is to broaden my understanding of the "ordinary" people in other countries, especially through videos of their love and respect for animals. In so many cases, including this one, they prove to be anything but ordinary … more like "extraordinary."

[@Bhavishya_Mishra]

Hi I just at cereal but I spilled milk

[@aksmex2576]

@Super Otter it was white people that wiped out 90% Africa's wild life. And millions of African people so stfu.. dude

[@DATONEGAMER25]

Wow this made me cry a bit. A connection like that between humans and animals is amazing.

[@sunfishdana]

Unbelievable the intelligence of the elephant. I adore that animal.

[@datunes]

Intelligent enough to get stuck in a hole

[@jepzieeeee]

@@datunes it's still a baby

[@dannyg9816]

It being a baby means it has about a 50/50 chance of getting killed by its own family. Somewhat depending on the amount of siblings born at the same time

[@sonicstep]

@@datunes Hopefully it will not be a landmine next time..

[@Undecided_Username]

Dolphins, humans and elephants I believe are the only self aware animals on earth so yeah they're smart

[@cdid8]

The way the operator was so gentle with such a heavy piece of machinery is real heartwarming.

[@mikehawk9156]

@@carterloveland6688 Not that hard to see that was no mini digger.

[@tommern84]

@@mikehawk9156 HahaHaHAha 🤣 I'm a excavator operator and I thought the exact same thing. That's the bucket of a 10-14t machine right there

[@howardlovecraft750]

Imagine if all mankind could work together like that in everything.

[@deniswilson8152]

You might say im a dreamer but i see im not the only one

[@helenbeam7586]

It is very nice and good to humans doing what they should always do. Save and not harm. Being there.

[@thatoneguy6355]

Don’t say that, you might make the government mad.

[@MrDsheel]

@ Darryl : well said.

[@mbouetjoseph7811]

This will for sure happen soon, when God's Kingdom rules.

[@TJSaw]

My heart just melted. Elephants are so sentient and intelligent. The mother elephant’s waving of the trunk to acknowledge the saviours of her precious baby was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. Proud to be from India! 🇮🇳

[@rgmoney14101994]

​@@Luna_Belle_Voix i am proud of you. You hv a good heart.

[@TargaryenAC]

what a place the world would be , if everone become like these nice people.

[@AweSomo84]

I agree man

[@spoon7727]

Aren't they in the process of destroying the elephants home?

[@littleboots9800]

@@spoon7727 who? The Kerala Forestry Department? I doubt it, they employ conservation biologists and try to prevent illegal logging and hunting and trapping of protected species.

[@santhoshkrishnan5741]

Its kerala bro.... Gods own country 😍

[@Tenohekabanzai]

kerala,india GOD'S OWN COUNTRY

[@redwoods7370]

"Our beloved baby was brought back to us!" God bless the rescuers.

[@charleneallen5259]

Hominini Beauttiful comment !

[@Sauromannen]

Just out of curiosity, if you think that there is a ”god” that can do something, why did the humans had to help the baby elephant in the first place?

[@rickzap7957]

Anti Matters Too Yes there is a God who created all. The thing is he gives us a chance to be beautiful or ugly loving or cold how great is that?

[@Sauromannen]

Richard Sapienza you still haven’t answered my question. Btw, please provide some evidence for your claims. Which of all the thousands ”gods” are you referring to?

[@rickzap7957]

Anti Matters Too I am not talking about any of the gods little g. I mean the one who created everything.

[@busfahrer09]

I met an elephant once in Thailand, I specifically say 'met' because looking into this creature's eye while feeding him pineapples and bananas I knew there's someone looking back at me. After he ate all the fruits I brought he gently put his trunk around my arm like a handshake and whistled. I cried. It was the greatest moment of my life and I'll never forget it.

[@ducksinarowpatience]

Your story brought tears to my eyes and I'm envious too.

[@primelpious8316]

wOW!

[@why1811]

They torture elephant in Thailand....and you accidently support them by visiting their place

[@Kc-py4jo]

@@why1811 they have elephant sanctuaries there, you learn to make their food and feed them, you walk with them and watch them eat and mud bath but are not allowed to ride them or disturb them. Many of them were rescued from shows and logging companies. Others came because they are sick or injured.

[@seagreen2092]

Best moment... unforgettable pleasure of life🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@j0ellyfish]

elephants are highly intelligent. And very emotional creatures. They think humans are cute from what I've heard. Thank you for saving this baby.

[@frogwhisperer2067]

I'm not normally one to anthropomorphise animals, but that really was such an intelligent gesture. Elephants are so much smarter than most give them credit for

[@MilesFromExtraordinary]

This isn't anthropomorphic - the elephants definitely were glad to have their baby back.

[@tomthx5804]

That's why they rule the world and invented the TV and radio.

[@thephantom1492]

there is some true story about about a poacher wrounded elephant that went to a a wildlife center. This elephant never had any true human contact before, went there, let the human there examine and put it to sleep without fighting. The humans of course fixed it up and got released later on. Why that one went there? One elephant in the group went there before. It look like they might actually talk and transfert their knowledge among themself.

[@zehulley8839]

Frog Whisperer agreed.

[@darkraft1020]

People greatly overestimate the separation between animals and man. We are still very primitive creatures, with very primitive emotions. Yes we are flying into space, and have internet, however everything we have, was built upon the shoulders of those that came before us. Complex language, the ability to pass down ideas and record information these are the things that got us to where we are. If you take modern day humans and raise them without these things, to place them in the wild, not one of them would conceive the idea of sharpening a stick with a stone to create a spear. That was the Einstein of that generation. The humans raised this way would be indistinguishable from the animals around it to the average observer. As for emotions, where do you think we get them from? they obviously evolved. Fear (self-preservation) would of been the first useful emotion to evolve. The reward mechanisms, encouraging the desire to procreate. The foundations of love, to protect ones young. More complex 'newer' emotions developing through social animals, jealousy, anxiety etc. We like to pretend that we are high and mighty, and so far beyond the natural world. But in truth we are not too dissimilar.

[@danjuric622]

Brings tears to my eyes. This is how we all should be.

[@Jayadevan-n6f]

Dan Juric This is in Kerala, South India. We take care of animals. No animals are harassed.

[@shiftyshamsk]

But we are not all good. Some evil people in this world. .

[@tomtonka1915]

A wonderful perspective Dan.

[@Romans15.32]

Dan Juric change happens with us ~ in the heart of individuals. We are all responsible for change. It can happen, embrace hope. ☺

[@TheGco2110]

Dan Juric sack up

[@lcobb5214]

The guys that did that are really terrific people

[@rinc2006]

It was in Kerala,a south Indian state.the state is called God's own country. Lucky to be from there

[@max4793]

@@rinc2006 that’s really amazing

[@ThorstenOForst]

@@rinc2006 you have respect for life and compassion.

[@grizzlybear1925]

@@rinc2006 nice malayalam?

[@rinc2006]

@@grizzlybear1925 Malayalam is our mother tongue in Kerala ,it is a palindrome .

[@thedarksideoftheforce6658]

Elephants never ever forget. They never forget. They have excellent memories and teach it to each generation. This group won't forget and might save a persons life in the future because of it.

[@xorealslowmd]

Never ever huh

[@globalwarmhugs7741]

@@xorealslowmd To be fair, humans can be rather forgetful. 😊

[@Mustang1984]

Yea there have been studies on elephant intelligence showing they're incredibly smart.

[@kingbean112]

That’s true! There’s certain animals that never forget a human face and they remember how you treated them as well.

[@Ascended13]

I hope they can differentiate from poachers though.

[@lelandraymaley3]

As a Union Heavy Equipment Operator, Backhoe, Excavator, Dozer and Crane Specialist for the International union of operating engineers Local 66 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. I personally salute this backhoe operator as I watch closely to his brilliant engineering while he backfilled behind and beneath this baby elephant he not only dug her out but he carefully backfield behind her Quickly backing off as the baby elephant reach for the bucket as to not injure This child, Gently freeing her. As I watch I imagine the smell of the earth I can see how it appears to be a salute from the mature elephants. Kudos to my brother operator. Uncle 66 salute

[@dakillah6018]

nice . Am a man myself i like what you write here .

[@lelandraymaley3]

@@dakillah6018 Thanks my brother. That’s a brilliant piece of work by that operator. I particularly like this video because so many things are happening at once I got a wash it three times Take care

[@chadbennett7873]

Thank you for your recognition of the amazingly precise work this operator did, taking care to be delicate enough not to injure of scare this infant elephant. Major kudos to everybody involved, but a shining star to the backhoe operator! And to you, Leland for recognizing it.

[@ni0471]

This incident occured in my native place called kerala where people keep elephants as pets....we respect elephants a lot... Its a beautiful being ultra capable of understanding....and yes almost every individual there is skilled in their works.. Thank u 4 appreciating... God bless

[@ni0471]

@Brîndușa D. yep

[@sleepinggiant4145]

When you consider the guy in the Excavator probably couldn't see clearly from his perspective and was relying on the guys on the ground directing him around a Moving Animal, this was very impressive

[@moondawg3693]

Good operator !

[@jamesanthony8438]

Yeah, I was thinking, 'Damn, that bucket operator's good!' because that was no easy feat. :)

[@geraldinenolan6312]

I dunt know how many times I've watched this... its a beautiful rescue video... and the love and care everyone had to rescue it is beautiful. But the thing that brings me to tears is the mum? who shows her gratitude 3 times cos she knows the rescuers of her baby... didn't see it at first. Thats what brings me to tears every time. 😢 Another beautiful interacting between humans and animals

[@slickrick8444]

Magical she lifts her trunk the first time but no reaction a d when she raises her trunk once again to salute them and they acknowledge her thanks they all turn around at the same time signifying there was knowledgeable communication. Mindblowing. We r not the only intelligent creatures on earth.

[@ezwayocho8296]

No we're not. I would even go as far as to say we aren't the most intelligent either, because if we were, we would know how to live peacefully ☮️

[@caveatrotters3324]

@@ezwayocho8296 Elephants don't live peacefully. You're welcome.

[@ezwayocho8296]

@xisobelx373 🤷 I feel the same.

[@dabbbles]

@@ezwayocho8296 Interesting word 'intelligent'. If it means 'successful survivability' then cockroaches are the most intelligent creatures of all time (they've been here for 300 MILLION years), and homosapiens is destined to be the least intelligent ~ (in the big scheme of things) having been in existence about 3 minutes and already on the way out! ;).

[@dabbbles]

@@caveatrotters3324 Says who, Dopey?

[@annmarychiramel6865]

For those of you who don't understand the language the people there were saying "don't hurt the baby's trunk" to the driver multiple times. Kerala and it's love for elephants♥️

[@GeorgiaDawgAthens]

To: Ann Mary Chiramel Thank you for translating these voices. I was thinking, "Cut (stop) the unnecessary chatter, people! You're scaring the baby elephant." I just learned that Kerala is a state in southwest India.

[@mohannair1964]

If you heard the unbelievably cacaphony of drums and trumpets that the temple elephants are forced to stand next to throughout festival time, you might say many Keralites are totally indifferent to the torture they put these sensitive creatures through to satisfy their "needs."

[@bellona6356]

@@mohannair1964 those poor elephants. It's so wrong to keep them in captivity like that. I don't care if it's cultural.

[@sheetalsaxena9869]

And when elephant kill them 🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@krishnakala8771]

Kerala has no love for elephants. Of course there are kind hearted people. But festivals like Thrissur Pooram is complete injustice. As a keralite I'm ashamed of those facts.

[@SVNsoldier]

I was so worried one of those large loose rocks would roll and land on the baby's head. The guy operating the excavator is a boss.

[@varadak9957]

The guy handling the camera was continuously giving directions to the crane operator especially when the machine came close to the baby's trunk.

[@sissyrayself7508]

You know why you care..? Because you're human. Trust me, a dog observing the same situation, or a cat, or a snake or a bird would not give a sh*t what happened to the baby elephant or "worry" about rocks falling in on it. That's why humans are more alturistuc and empathetic than animals any day of the week.

[@johnnybananas7783]

@@sissyrayself7508 lmfao do some more research

[@nathan2813]

@@sissyrayself7508 How do you know a dog, cat, snake, or bird would be unmoved? Just because they don't always communicate sympathy and emotions like humans sometimes do doesn't mean they don't have them. The mother of just about any species of animal will put herself in grave danger to defend her young. Dogs will too to defend their masters. Cats sense when their humans are bereaved or injured and act uncharacteristically affectionate to provide comfort.

[@nogoglobal]

@@johnnybananas7783 agree

[@kaychristensen4394]

The one manning the backhoe was so gentle. And the baby fully understood what he was doing. Stayed as still as possible, working with the heavy equipment operator. 💙

[@big_vladi]

seems like the baby elephant also tried to help with the digging

[@kaychristensen4394]

@@big_vladi You know, a couple of times I had the same impression!! 😄

[@aphrodieMonkey]

Awe you know I think the baby was really curious about the machine, it seemed to want to touch it whenever it got close haha so cute

[@kaychristensen4394]

@@aphrodieMonkey Yes! ❤

[@mrtee3988]

@@kaychristensen4394 It kept putting its trunk in the way, you can hear the crowd panicking a few times. Stop pretending they are more intelligent than they are.

[@varrockz991]

Proud feeling.. And more proud when the video is from my own land. Kerala, India 🇮🇳

[@kaychristensen4394]

Yes!! The people of India are very admirable! In fact, one of my closest friends is from Delhi and I wouldn't trade him for anyone or anything. 😎

[@teejayman215]

@@kaychristensen4394 people from Kerala is on a different level of amazing

[@kaychristensen4394]

@@teejayman215 And I know that for a fact. When my friend's elder sister married he got a call from a former colleague living in Kerala about an hour before the wedding saying she and members of her family had arrived and needed directions to the house. My friend went personally along with his brother to collect them. They came bearing wedding gifts and laden with food. Y'all have what we here in the Southern U.S. call SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY! The more, the merrier!! 😍

[@debbylou5729]

I love how the baby figured out what they were trying to do

[@Momma_AL]

That was amazing how the baby understood. They’re so smart!

[@ninetailedfox579121]

It looked like it was even trying to help at one point.

[@chrissiepencer]

Wow the mom never attacks the rescuers ,and good brave people thanks for your excellent job ,GOD BLESS YOU ALL. Well done mom 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇

[@terryyouth]

more importantly the mom figured out what they were trying to do. else they would have been red paste

[@terryyouth]

@@ninetailedfox579121 Yeah, looked like it was looking to hold on to something to winch itself up

[@nounouuu_]

One of the many reasons why elephants are my favorite animal ❤️

[@bergerackkw2083]

mine too...and since i rescued a magpie i love them much more.they are so sensitive ans smart..kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqvGn32Nia2aiZo

[@peterchew4018]

Simply dont understand why there are who dislike this video. Bravo to the people.

[@draw2death421]

They arent my faiforite but they for sure are interesting and masive

[@JohnSmith-qf7yz]

Mine too but I like Cows as well. They've exceptional emotional sensitivity.

[@beautifullykayla]

Sameeeee

[@vivienhodgson3299]

The baby elephant cottoned on so quickly, and tried to help! Smart kid!

[@FatRakoon]

Beautiful. From the people that saved the elephant, to the herd that clearly offers some note of gratitude with the raised trunk at the people... And then when the people cheered... It was clear, that the elephanst and the humans all knew that they had doone a gesture of good to each other. Absolutely beautiful.

[@craigcorson3036]

Perhaps so, perhaps not. We must be careful to not ascribe human motivations to the actions of non-humans.

[@rexluminus9867]

FatRakoon. 👍👍👍GOOD KARMA IS ON THE WAY.

[@rexluminus9867]

Craig Corson. 👍YES MAYBE. DON'T DEFLATE THE 🎈BALLOON THOUGH ***** .

[@craigcorson3036]

Rex Luminus Pardon me for being reality-based. Just because something feels good or right, that doesn't make it factual. I know that elephants are highly intelligent; that much is obvious. That does not make them human.

[@rexluminus9867]

Craig Corson True. I'm glad they're higher than most humans ever be! 😘Thanks.

[@D.nada_47]

I like how the elephants ran to the baby and basically yelled at him. "What have I told you about wandering off!!"

[@jessevernonwheeler887]

this made me laugh lol

[@pateris]

@@jessevernonwheeler887 Me too !

[@boythee4193]

lol, grab him by his ear and drag him away

[@chipchap2625]

“ITS BATHTIME FOR YOU MISTER”

[@redeemedbyJesus1975]

Hilarious comment!💖

[@marisaranieri2745]

Heartwarming...if Humanity could show such Love and Empathy to all animals and each other, what a world this would be 🥰

[@PhilipBallGarry]

And each other - especially at the moment ❤️

[@truth4004]

Too bad its far from it. :(

[@zlayer3170]

Wonderland 😂

[@veenapanwar1451]

True

[@gigiis526]

It starts with you!

[@emilyroberts0923]

Saw a very similar video of a baby elephant trapped in some hole at a Safari in Afrika. The team used exact machinery to rescue her in front of the whole family of elephants. When she was free; baby elephant didn't wanna leave the rescue team even though they were releasing and directing her to Mom and fam - instead was hugging and leaning on the team members; when she finally joined the family - then the whole family lifted their trunks in appreciation. Guess it's a sign of appreciation when they lift their trunk like that...well done to these Heroes!

[@midas0787]

It is so sad to finally see that animals sometimes are even more thankful than most of humans are. By the way, for the very person who has saved this little elephant's life, I wish you nothing but "God Bless You", bro. At the very least, one of nice people left in this world truly truly exists. Good job.

[@heni63]

Alot of People are really nice and good in their heart but can't show because there are different opinions about good or not good, so that when someone thinks he's doing nice, there are usually people who think different and the negative experience stays more than the Gratefulness of the ones who think positive about it. That way we stop ourselves a little bit to evolve into more positive thinking.

[@heni63]

But there is no easy way around and it's not rly that bad how it is, we just need to try to keep our own judging in our own mind or share the bad emotions with a small circle, so we can let out our bad site/feelings and maybe try to see why it was good what someone else did. It's more of how we humans feel than what the best logical solution is to something, and to let those Systems Work together we need to decide and relearn some emotions, and evaluating things different. Just wanted to let out my thoughts:)

[@midas0787]

@@heni63 don't get me wrong, lemme get straight to this little good-shit, I ain't tryna tell noone else I'm some kinda good person 'cause I believe nobody's perfect. But, I'm used to thinking if we can help other people with selfless act, it could be your own family, friend, or stranger, just do it. Why not? Helping people by expecting nothing in return is such a nice thing to do. I bet you have already known how it feels like to treat people like we would like to be treated. Does it not really feel good? Life is full of little "Unthankful reactions", but it's all right though. You know what, of all the people that have been a part of my daily life, according to my own experience, most of them are unthankful. However, hell yeah it's OK, I'm fine with it, nothing to argue when I know this kinda stuff is just a human nature. My heart says, OK, cool, go for it. Whatever we do, I believe there is the law of cause and effect. Being "Unthankful" to people who are nice to me is something I really really stay away from. I don't impuse my personal opinion on things I don't know a lot about, I don't mean to be no judge, either, 'cause I hate to waste my time by talking way too far. Like I said before, I still believe there is still nice people left in this world, well, what to discuss? Nothing ! I perfectly am able to control my own emotions, young lady. Don't worry about it😊 to get self-control or behave calmly even if something unplanned happens to me I think is a must, I'm not that ghetto. There is so much to learn. By the way, I love your advice. It helps me a lot become even more grown-up person than I do right now. I'm less educated than you. Thank you for sharing your opinions.

[@forbiddenair]

odd statement. i can’t imagine a mother being as equally or more thankful if her child were rescued from a ditch where the alternative is dying by starving to death and lonely

[@heni63]

@@midas0787 That was nice to read! I really can see the Positivity in your mind :) Iam still learning the self-control, I find it sooo hard haha :) Soo many emotions inside that want to go out xD