A new elephant life

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Published 2011-02-17
Rare day time footage of an elephant preparing to take its first steps. Christian and Ginette Leroy were in the right place at the right time when they captured this amazing event while in Chobi National Park, Botswana. We thank them for sharing it with us and allowing the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to post it online for everyone to enjoy this celebration of life.

All Comments (21)
  • @thomasbrigaitis
    So sweet how the elephants circled around the baby helping it to get its bearings
  • @beanster53
    What an exhilarating welcome into the world with trumpets and roars. Born among a sea of legs and trunks. It’s amazing how graceful they are. In all the many documentaries about elephants I’ve never seen a baby get stepped on. We can learn so much from them about how family should be. It my eyes they are much more evolved than us.
  • @user-so7fx8sl7f
    Elefanten sind sanfte Riesen und ihr Zusammenhalt sehr stark .Es ist schön zu sehen wie sich alle um das Baby kümmern und sich schützend um das Baby herumstellen. ❤❤❤❤🐘🐘❤❤
  • They trumpet for the excitement of the baby. Elephants are amazing, caring and loving. Welcome to the world little one. ❤❤
  • I love the elephants and their helping each other in the family.
  • @JM-gh1oz
    Wow. Is that the most protected baby in the world or what? I wouldn't want to mess with those elephants at that specific moment. Wow! How they manage to not trample on the baby is beyond my understanding.
  • @magdalenavu460
    Lovely baby elephant, she still wants sleep and rest more! ❤
  • Cool how the bull elephants gather and trumpet in the beginning and then circle to protect. Awesome creatures
  • @annanarra8979
    Beautiful elephant just like human they have feelings they protect their own kind♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🇺🇸 lots of love👍🐘
  • It’s so sweet how they all circle around the baby and help out. They really look out for each other. They are amazing animals!
  • @katelosey
    Like Ian Redmond said, I can't think of a better way to enter the world than with that family of elephants trumpeting and rumbling with joy! 
  • @user-ny7dn2ww1m
    Все семейство слонов окружило,родившегося только что маленького слоненка.Какая мощная поддержка!!!Это для меня необыкновенное чудо!!!
  • Such beautiful animals they are how can anyone hurt them is beyond me,they should be treasured!!!
  • @etrnlygr8tful
    Gosh...love how the mom, dad, aunties, uncles, cousins, grandmas & pas gather around sounding their horns in celebration....so scared that  they might step on the baby, but I guess they gather like that as an instict to protect the newborn...all those trucks pushing, touching, lifting, pulling him up for encouragement is so heartwarming to see...awwwwwww just sweet.
  • @joannoeser1861
    This fills my HEART WITH JOY AND THE LOVE GOD ALMIGHTY GIVES HIS OWN CREATURES. SO PRECIOUS AND A SIGHT TO BEHOLD.
  • Рождение слонёнка для них для слонов радостное событие. Пусть рождённый слонёнок живёт долго, долго.
  • What a gift from God. They are sounding loud their trumpets to the new baby.🥰🥰🤗
  • @apollonia6656
    Waited for the baby to move, Phew ! Welcome to the world, precious life. Love elephants.