Summer Safety Tip: Make sure there are lifeguards on duty when you go swimming. When this baby elephant at South Korea’s Seoul Grand Park took a tumble into the deep end, quick-thinking adults came up with a plan to escort the calf to safety.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD9vpKtkoo0&rel=0
A great find by Lisa B. and Gigi the cat lady.
*Stands up and cheers*
Rescued Baby Trunkster!
Teamwork!
I feel sorry for the poor elephant in the enclosure at the back passing up and down the fence, it so want to help and is not able to but you can see how worried it is for the baby.
Wasn’t that amazing? I love elephant societal structure – fantastic!
Thank you to Gigi and Lisa B! This was wonderful!
I dunno…it looked like the little one was doing okay on his own. He seemed to be heading for the shallow end. But I like how the older ones sprang into action just in case.
I can find it cute because the baby was fine, but: did anyone else see how the bb elephant held up his trunk like a periscope?
I saw that, too!
That was the best! I thought, how smart is this little creature! And it was adorable to boot.
Could we have an “Up Periscope” tag? Or would it only apply to heffalumps?
It could also apply to animals that commonly poke their heads up from enclosed spaces; prairie dogs spring immediately to mind. I’ll think about that as a tag idea. Thanks!
And Meerkats!
Hippos do it, too. Love how Fiona just pokes her nose out of the water, takes a quick breath, and goes back under.
I always think of that as taking a sip of air.
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Yes – “Look mama, I’m snorkeling!”
Ok, now I love elephants even more!
Amazing!! Yet another incredible example of how much we human animals have in common with nonhuman animals. ?❤️
Baby elephants grow up surrounded by so much love and attention — not only do they have mum, but also aunties and big sisters galore! They are so incredibly attentive to their babies, it just makes my heart sing!
I love how the one that came to the rescue pushed the first one towards the entrance to the pool. “Go go go…get in the water! Hurry!”
I watch a lot of videos and live broadcasts from Africa. It’s not unusual to see all the family gather round a bebeh trunkster if there’s trouble brewing. It could be a lion on the hunt — the bebeh one is always in the middle of the adults. Or, like this one, fallen into deep water and need rescuing. They recognize how important the new little ones are to the structure of the group and protect them at all costs. We all know some humans who could take lessons from what we observe in the wild with animal families. And none of them had to read a book on ‘how to parent’. I find that a sad situation for the human race.
Is anyone else now getting an ad for diving equipment? Perfect!
Elephants are sooo attentive to their young, but I’m pretty sure baby trunkster was saying “Mom, I’m FINE, I’m snorkeling! I can do it by myself!” Too cute?