Is This Newborn Baby Elephant Going To Drown? Watch What Happens
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Published 2021-11-14
NOTE: BABY ELEPHANTS CAN'T SWIM until they're several months old!
This elephant herd, with a cute newborn baby elephant, wants to get to the other side of the Shimanquaneni Dam in Kruger National Park, where the gazing is more plentiful.
Will they succeed?
Why did they have to go through the dam?
Why not walk around the dam? its not that far?
Probably the herd wanted to introduce the baby to water asap.
'Although elephants are natural swimmers, they do not know how to swim as babies. South African elephant conservation researchers found that baby elephants (calves) do not learn how to swim until they are several months old. The mother elephants will stay with them when they are near water.
Baby elephants like to play in the water, and this helps them learn how to use their trunks. When elephants are very young, they do not know how to control their trunks. Many times they bend down their heads to drink water instead of using their trunks'.
Learn more: www.4elephants.org/blog/article/can-elephants-swim
Yes, older elephants are very good swimmers and they thoroughly enjoy the water, but BABY ELEPHANTS CAN'T SWIM until it’s several months old!
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All Comments (21)
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The second area they moved to was more shallow, but I think they all got together so they could block the current and the baby had an easier time getting through. Elephants are really smart.
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What a brave little baby. He or she was like "Ok mum, Ima trust you and my aunties are not going to let me drown. Let's go, mum!" After a few minutes Mum says nope, this isn't going to work and takes them to shallow water. How incredible! They're so intelligent.
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Elephants are so majestic and very intelligent beings
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Dear little soul bobbing around, it’s just beautiful to see. Thank you for posting.
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The mother elephant seemed very confident that her baby can manage and that the other elephants are looking out for the safety of her baby.
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Humans have much to learn from these royal and gentle animals 🐘🐘🐘🐘❤🧡💛💚
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Wonderful sighting! The baby elephant got thrown into the deep end. But with the help of his sisters and cousins, they ushered him through his first deep crossing. Elephants are amazing, nurturing and caring animals. Thanks for sharing! 🐘 ❤
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Such a teeny, weeny baby elephant with his even tinier little trunk. At times, all that was barely visible was the flapping of the tip of that tiny trunk. These wonderful beings touch my heart deeply.
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It always amazes me how some animals have these family groups and take care of their own.......better than some humans actually. Lol 🐘💙🐘💙🐘💙🐘
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This is so beautiful to see. They all came together as a family to help the baby elephant cross the deep water to safety. I love this....
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How smart. First they went in to test how deep the water was, then decided to go a little down farther where they probably knew would be shallow enough for the baby to cross. What a nice and caring family🥰
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Love the way they stick together
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That little baby is well protected. All the adults knew exactly where that little one was at all times.
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This was is hard to watch. At times I found myself holding my breath.. Looked like a swimming lesson being taught by his mother, aunts and cousins. Loved it! Thank you!!
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Fantastic how Elephants knowledge is so developed, that they exactly now how and where the baby elephant is protected from the water!!! Great footage!!
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My goodness, baby survived! I love elephants - they are smart, peaceful and taking care of each other❤️
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So protective of the baby. One kid having fun in the water at the end. So funny and amazing God's creation. Pleasant to watch them.
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These humungous animals are so smart.they knew that their is a baby with them.they made the right decision.
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Thanks God, the little baby is safe! I was praying... 🙏❤🐘
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Сила , спокойствие , уверенность ! Учат плавать малыша всей семьей . Экзамен по плаванью слоненок сдал ! Умничка! Не подвёл родных !❤😊
