The one thing I found so powerful and moving about the pandemic was in March, 2020 when the world locked down and humans stayed inside. Coyotes almost immediately cruised over the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco. Dolphins filled the canals in Venice, sheep started strolling through Scottish towns. It was so beautiful to see wildlife taking back their habitats. It made me wish that humankind would do this once a year to remind ourselves that we are all on this planet together, and must protect nature at all cost.
At the early stages of the pandemic my little resort town in the Ozarks was in self-imposed lockdown. Only an occasional vehicle passed by and not a tourist in sight for weeks. My place had foxes giving birth in the little cliffs above the house in my backyard. We once counted five kits sunning themselves. The adults boldly strolled the property in the day without fear and to our absolute delight. 😊
Fantastic video. You might have also mentioned the reason why the male elephants are not born tuskless. The tuskless gene is X linked dominant and it happens to be lethal in males. When a tuskless female is pregnant with male offspring which has inherited the tuskless allele, the result is a miscarriage, and that is why there are no male tuskless elephants (edit: this applies to African elephants but not Asian elephants). Thank you for the video. I hope that the elephants will be well protected in the coming years so that their populations can recover.
It sounds like this could actually cause elephants to go extinct in that area, when no male elephants are able to be born, at least to the tuskless females anyway.
It is not that males aren't born. Males carrying the tuskless gene are less likely to survive in utero, let alone able to fight as an adult without tusks. Other than a genetic trait, what if Neoteny is playing a role? Evolutionary stress causing tusk growth to remain juvenile?
So what do we do... and where are you saying this from, a tent in Mongolia or suburban America 2000sq f "small houee", China, maybe in a poor Appalachia holler poaching deer to feed your kids...
The story of Gorongosa's tuskless elephants is a testament to the resilience of nature and the profound influence of human activity on the natural world. By unraveling the genetic mysteries behind tusklessness, scientists have shed light on the rapid evolution that took place within this unique population. As we contemplate the legacy of our species, it is crucial to recognize our ability to both shape and protect the incredible biodiversity that surrounds us.
Indeed. We directly affect so many species on this planet even bacteria, diseases and viruses. I am so curious about the future of mankind as we quickly become more and more, like a virus going out of control. How will everyone be fed, have homes, jobs etc? Of course all of this will shape nature and every other creature on this planet. Doesn't mean that we mean good because even if we do the results are often bad.
@@yidavv I wouldn't use the word experiment, but it does feel like it was written by AI. If it was, I think the purpose is literally in the account username, "Explain and Summarize"
Hunters f*cked them up, by killing off the tuskers, which are now on their walls! The hunters love this, because it makes them feel big to have destroied them. I have read posts saying so, on social media. They also feel special to be in possession of their body parts! They are sick f*cks, who need to be imprisoned for the rest of their lives for the huge damage they did to the ecosystem! They also need drugging, to control their mental illness, so they don't cause any more harm!
It's awesome seeing Gorongosa being featured. I live in Zimbabwe and it's crazy how Mozambique is often omitted from the typical safari repertoire in Southern Africa.
Great episode. So sad, but so happy to see more about Gorangosa's recovery. The PBS Nature episode "Nature's Fear Factor" was also excellent, about the reintroduction of Wild Dogs (also known as Painted Wolves) into the park, because of the vital role they play as mid-level predators.
Having tusks makes them vulnerable to slaughter. If the vast majority of tusked elephants are killed, then that leaves mostly tuskless elephants to procreate and pass on the tuskless gene . Seems to me that would explain why the tuskless population has increased.
That’s extremely smart. I thought this as well. Like humans have been killing hundreds and hundreds of years for their tusks. They’re evolving without them not just from lack of females with tusks but also because they are being hunted. Their dna knows better
Not just animals, but all of nature has it`s own brand of intelligence. Trees have awareness, (which most of humanity have no comprehension of) and they actually utilize a communication system, which is located underground, and a part of the mycelium family. Native Americans recognized that everything has a soul. Elephants have for eons been revered for their multiplicities of quality. It comes as no surprise to me personally, that if tusks are to die for, they are worth giving up, to save the species. I am so grateful for the making of this informative film. Thank you for caring enough to educate all who stop by to learn. Beautiful and brilliant.
You absolutely don't understand evolution. The Elephants didn't decide to lose the tusks. Tuskless Elephants didn't get shot, and got to make more babies. No plan at all
The more pressing question is whether we can survive without the natural world. Best example is the plunging numbers of bees that pollinate the crops on which we depend.
@@brunocaruso6007 But but but Robot bees, or mechanical bees, are machines designed to do the work of actual bees, like pollinating plants, as well as monitor the health of bee hives. They are used to increase productivity in the agriculture industry, particularly as the global bee population grows more fragile. It's hard to see how these drones would be helpful, though, considering that if deployed in the same place as bees the machine's blades and loud noise would likely kill and scare away real bees. These drones cost about $100 each, and so far are controlled manually. 🙄
@@brunocaruso6007 Understandable. I think it's pathetic that we may need robots to replace the natural world because we wouldn't make the effort to save it. PS We can't replace the natural word, only create a poor imitation. And, sadly, after a few generations, no one will remember the difference.
I suppose its a confluence of of a recessive gene suddenly becoming highly valuable (or invaluable to poachers) hopefully without that pressure the population regrows tusks in a few generations(presuming that its really the dominant gene)
It's not that the recesive gene is highly valuable, although in this particular instance it is. But it's literally because that recessive gene was half of what was left throughout the 200 elephants.
Its almost mind boggling how rare these animals are now compared to humans. Current estimates are around 497,000 remaining for the entire world- hardly enough to populate one decent sized city. At the current human population of 8 billion, that means if we divided them up as pets every living elephant would be shared by sixteen thousand people 🐘
@@dlmalley8639 as someone who has been into prehistoric animals since a child, the sobering fact that so many of them were extincted by humans over and over, inevitably creeps in. And yet as we humans wipe all these animals out, at the same time we miss their companionship. I have no doubt there are more toy figures statues and paintings of elephants in peoples homes, than actual elephants in the world today. As well as many others.
Another animal humans have impacted are the diamond-back rattle snakes. After decades of killing rattlesnakes for sport or from fear has seen rattlesnakes with small or no rattles. The snakes with rattles were killed off. snakes left had no rattling or very small insignificant rattling ability🐍
Although what happened there was terrible it is fascinating that extreme conditions can dramatically alter biology in such a short time. I wonder what other things caused sudden shifts in biology. Volcanoes, and a meteor impacts, earthquakes and tsunamis, wildfires maybe. It gives me hope that when the environment fully tanks because people didn't care enough, we'll be able to adapt and go on, albeit in much smaller numbers like the elephants.
I have just subscribed to this channel! I already am intrigued with what you’re doing! I have been watching The Herd for a long time now. I’m sure you’re aware of what they do to protect these elephants! I’m excited to watch your videos, because you actually OBSERVE them living In the WILD. The Herd, tho very very enjoyable to watch, it almost resembles people running a day care for elephants…not children! I am going to now continue watching this video! Thank you for making this. video! Mary🇺🇸🙏❤️🙏
Great video. Bare in mind that poaching for ivory has been brutal over the last centuries and even as far back as the Roman empire plenty of time to evolve and protect themselves
I wonder if they've done any studies on the genetic diversity of the remaining elephant population? Only having 200 left, means a high possibility of inbreeding and the additional problems that brings.
It saddens me that we humans are causing them to loose their tusks because of poaching. But I am happy that the animals will hopefully be able to repopulate because they are no longer killed for their ivory. Unfortunately, another animal will more than likely be placed on the poaching list. That poaching list is already to big.
Here from PBS Space Time. The concept behind this video was good, there was plenty of beautiful cinematography, and the parallel between the elephants' gene and humans' was interesting. However, because of the distracting editing, visual effects, and audio effects, and because the educational component of the video was quite drawn out and repetitive, I don't plan to watch additional videos from PBS Terra unless one really catches my eye.
We may not be the strongest and fastest species on the planet, but we are the most intelligent. And intelligence comes with the awareness that only we have the power to take care of others-animals, plants, oceans, etc.
This man is singing. I bet when he always sings being near the elephants, the elephants will recognize him as the singing wild guard. Would this help one day, say, when his truck does not start, and elephants hear him singing? Ah, it is him, don't worry!
Yea... its amazing we played a part in changing the ecosystem but... people forget... we are animals too and part of the ecosystem. Just because we have the ability to reason... it's surprising just how often we don't use this ability!
In short Nature isn't a glass ball. It may have taken hard hits by human influence but it will adapt and survive. Just as Nature is adapting to us, we should adapt to it as well
I was watching a different show about antlered/horned animals and it was found the makes are producing smaller antlers and horns. It is thought this is a reaction to big game hunters going for trophies.
Thank goodness for people with morals and stick to their beliefs and thankful that nature finds a way to maintain what the terrible greed in man has tried to take away
It's interesting that African Elephant females are carrying the now dominant gene to become tuskless similarly to Asian Elephant females. Unfortunately I think it would be best if the Elephants of Gorongosa remained tuskless in order to limit poaching.
The tusks are VERY important for them, for obvious reasons. We humans harm them, even when were not poaching them. They know why poachers kill them, and because poaching is not stopped at a stand still, these highly inteliigent elephants became desparate to Stop Us from killing them.
the elephants that don't have tusks will be targeted by predators and the ones who have tusks will be able to forage and defend themselves. over time, we will probably see the tusks are a natural part of elephant evolution.
What predators you talking about? Think more. Obviously they are better off with tusks, but if most of the breeding adults don't get shot because they have no tusks you end up with more of them
Not only elephant every species is evolving with time in a natural way which needs time that varies depending on the species & environment they are in & with us or humans if we help the process becomes little faster that's it & if not we can effect their evolution in a negetive way which then or could lead to extinction. Means being an intelligent species on earth our roles & actions matter ! ☝️
Dominique was so pretty. I can imagine how the animals respond to her. I know our looks have nothing to do w/animal conservation but when you're that pretty there's more you can do instead Dominique chooses to be with nature's wildlife.
Being killed for Tusks has probably stuck with the memory of these elephants and maybe that memory is even passed on to the next generation to an extent that it caused the genetic change. The fundamental need to Protect Provide and Produce, the fear of extinction, might have initially had a neurological and a psychological reaction which led to the genetic changes so that the species survives a few more centuries. It's both sad and incredible to know what extreme trauma can do.
On the right track, but it’s simply the fact that elephants with tusks get killed so ones without get to reproduce. Assuming tusks are the dominant gene, get rid of a few and prevalence of the recessive tuskless becomes more common.
The one thing I found so powerful and moving about the pandemic was in March, 2020 when the world locked down and humans stayed inside. Coyotes almost immediately cruised over the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco. Dolphins filled the canals in Venice, sheep started strolling through Scottish towns. It was so beautiful to see wildlife taking back their habitats. It made me wish that humankind would do this once a year to remind ourselves that we are all on this planet together, and must protect nature at all cost.
I am lucky. I have 2 acres in the country but a family owns 400 acres of woods right behind me.
At the early stages of the pandemic my little resort town in the Ozarks was in self-imposed lockdown. Only an occasional vehicle passed by and not a tourist in sight for weeks. My place had foxes giving birth in the little cliffs above the house in my backyard. We once counted five kits sunning themselves. The adults boldly strolled the property in the day without fear and to our absolute delight. 😊
Noticeable increase in dolphins in the south Florida area in my experience as well
@@donnahersey9813 i live in the country. Fox are pretty good at staying hidden.
@@investorbettor505 i saw a video where a company discharged warm water into the ocean. The manatee were hanging out.
Fantastic video. You might have also mentioned the reason why the male elephants are not born tuskless. The tuskless gene is X linked dominant and it happens to be lethal in males. When a tuskless female is pregnant with male offspring which has inherited the tuskless allele, the result is a miscarriage, and that is why there are no male tuskless elephants (edit: this applies to African elephants but not Asian elephants).
Thank you for the video. I hope that the elephants will be well protected in the coming years so that their populations can recover.
Thank you for adding that, I suspected this was the case but didn't know for sure.
It sounds like this could actually cause elephants to go extinct in that area, when no male elephants are able to be born, at least to the tuskless females anyway.
It is not that males aren't born. Males carrying the tuskless gene are less likely to survive in utero, let alone able to fight as an adult without tusks.
Other than a genetic trait, what if Neoteny is playing a role? Evolutionary stress causing tusk growth to remain juvenile?
That's amazing but sad.
Excellent explanation
Yes, it speaks to the power of who humans are as a species and brings into sharp relief the RESPONSIBILITY that we must also accept and fullfill.
brings into sharp relief is a crazy phrase love that
Hunters are mentally ill!
Tell that to the Chinese 😂
So what do we do... and where are you saying this from, a tent in Mongolia or suburban America 2000sq f "small houee", China, maybe in a poor Appalachia holler poaching deer to feed your kids...
@@johnn3542 I prefer pan-seared venison over poached
"An elephant never forgets, but maybe they can learn to forgive."
I am crying at the club 😭😭😭
The story of Gorongosa's tuskless elephants is a testament to the resilience of nature and the profound influence of human activity on the natural world. By unraveling the genetic mysteries behind tusklessness, scientists have shed light on the rapid evolution that took place within this unique population. As we contemplate the legacy of our species, it is crucial to recognize our ability to both shape and protect the incredible biodiversity that surrounds us.
Indeed. We directly affect so many species on this planet even bacteria, diseases and viruses. I am so curious about the future of mankind as we quickly become more and more, like a virus going out of control. How will everyone be fed, have homes, jobs etc? Of course all of this will shape nature and every other creature on this planet. Doesn't mean that we mean good because even if we do the results are often bad.
@@hulduwe basically became a walking virus over the course of our entire evolutionary history
@@yidavv I wouldn't use the word experiment, but it does feel like it was written by AI. If it was, I think the purpose is literally in the account username, "Explain and Summarize"
"Life finds a way."
- Dr Ian Malcolm
Hunters f*cked them up, by killing off the tuskers, which are now on their walls! The hunters love this, because it makes them feel big to have destroied them. I have read posts saying so, on social media. They also feel special to be in possession of their body parts! They are sick f*cks, who need to be imprisoned for the rest of their lives for the huge damage they did to the ecosystem! They also need drugging, to control their mental illness, so they don't cause any more harm!
It's awesome seeing Gorongosa being featured. I live in Zimbabwe and it's crazy how Mozambique is often omitted from the typical safari repertoire in Southern Africa.
It’s crazy considering I have amazing beaches and reefs aside from the wildlife
In Kerala, India around 1 in 10 male elephant are born without tusks. They are called mozha.
Their DNA is changing Elephants around the world are being born without tusks
I read that it's basically a way that they evolved to evade poachers. 😢
Great episode. So sad, but so happy to see more about Gorangosa's recovery. The PBS Nature episode "Nature's Fear Factor" was also excellent, about the reintroduction of Wild Dogs (also known as Painted Wolves) into the park, because of the vital role they play as mid-level predators.
SUPER NICE,
It’s always surprising how fast nature could change and heal itself
Having tusks makes them vulnerable to slaughter. If the vast majority of tusked elephants are killed, then that leaves mostly tuskless elephants to procreate and pass on the tuskless gene . Seems to me that would explain why the tuskless population has increased.
That’s extremely smart. I thought this as well. Like humans have been killing hundreds and hundreds of years for their tusks. They’re evolving without them not just from lack of females with tusks but also because they are being hunted. Their dna knows better
Exactly right
1st world subjugation in its current form ....endgame
Yeah that's what the video is about
P
PBS Eons sent me, i was not disappointed lmao great stuff as always from PBS
Not just animals, but all of nature has it`s own brand of intelligence. Trees have awareness, (which most of humanity have no comprehension of) and they actually utilize a communication system, which is located underground, and a part of the mycelium family. Native Americans recognized that everything has a soul. Elephants have for eons been revered for their multiplicities of quality. It comes as no surprise to me personally, that if tusks are to die for, they are worth giving up, to save the species. I am so grateful for the making of this informative film. Thank you for caring enough to educate all who stop by to learn. Beautiful and brilliant.
You absolutely don't understand evolution. The Elephants didn't decide to lose the tusks. Tuskless Elephants didn't get shot, and got to make more babies. No plan at all
Yes, we humans need to take much more responsibility for how we have impacted the natural world. 🌿
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Yup, me too!
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If we continue to destroy the environment upon which we depend, how will that affect our genetics and our evolution?
The more pressing question is whether we can survive without the natural world. Best example is the plunging numbers of bees that pollinate the crops on which we depend.
@@brunocaruso6007 But but but
Robot bees, or mechanical bees, are machines designed to do the work of actual bees, like pollinating plants, as well as monitor the health of bee hives. They are used to increase productivity in the agriculture industry, particularly as the global bee population grows more fragile.
It's hard to see how these drones would be helpful, though, considering that if deployed in the same place as bees the machine's blades and loud noise would likely kill and scare away real bees. These drones cost about $100 each, and so far are controlled manually.
🙄
@@brunocaruso6007 Understandable. I think it's pathetic that we may need robots to replace the natural world because we wouldn't make the effort to save it.
PS We can't replace the natural word, only create a poor imitation. And, sadly, after a few generations, no one will remember the difference.
Best question here jet
Everyone who depends on modern life will likely die as it will become far too expensive. There will be a correction. Happens in all areas of life.
So amazing. Beautifully done. Thank you.
EONS sent me
Same!
Hey 👋 Eons sent me here 😊
I suppose its a confluence of of a recessive gene suddenly becoming highly valuable (or invaluable to poachers) hopefully without that pressure the population regrows tusks in a few generations(presuming that its really the dominant gene)
It's not that the recesive gene is highly valuable, although in this particular instance it is. But it's literally because that recessive gene was half of what was left throughout the 200 elephants.
This should not happen, it’s so tragic what we put them through 😢
They’re so majestic, and beautiful. I hope they fully bounce back
What's with the sad face they would be extinct in the wild
She is a beautiful human being
protecting the elephants with a smile
Pbs eons sente here!
Yes! I was too.
+1
I was sent by Eons! Anybody else?
We have been talking about this general trend for decades. It is good to see someone finally doing something.
Its almost mind boggling how rare these animals are now compared to humans.
Current estimates are around 497,000 remaining for the entire world- hardly enough to populate one decent sized city. At the current human population of 8 billion, that means if we divided them up as pets every living elephant would be shared by sixteen thousand people 🐘
There are more domestic cows. Pigs and sheep than wildlife populations in America 😢
@@dlmalley8639 as someone who has been into prehistoric animals since a child, the sobering fact that so many of them were extincted by humans over and over, inevitably creeps in.
And yet as we humans wipe all these animals out, at the same time we miss their companionship.
I have no doubt there are more toy figures statues and paintings of elephants in peoples homes, than actual elephants in the world today. As well as many others.
Another animal humans have impacted are the diamond-back rattle snakes. After decades of killing rattlesnakes for sport or from fear has seen rattlesnakes with small or no rattles.
The snakes with rattles were killed off.
snakes left had no rattling or very small insignificant rattling ability🐍
I heard that as well, but there are still plenty of diamond backs that utilize their rattles. At least here in San Diego they do!
What about supporting cobra?
So amazing. Beautifully done. Thank you.. SUPER NICE,It’s always surprising how fast nature could change and heal itself.
Although what happened there was terrible it is fascinating that extreme conditions can dramatically alter biology in such a short time. I wonder what other things caused sudden shifts in biology. Volcanoes, and a meteor impacts, earthquakes and tsunamis, wildfires maybe. It gives me hope that when the environment fully tanks because people didn't care enough, we'll be able to adapt and go on, albeit in much smaller numbers like the elephants.
Do the elephants incisers grow IN the tusk like stated on here or ARE the tusks? Kinda confused by the way you worded it.
Came for the elephants. Stayed for Dominique 😍
Elephants do not forget. And they certainly do not forgive.
The editing on this video is great, very cool!
I have just subscribed to this
channel! I already am intrigued
with what you’re doing! I have
been watching The Herd for a
long time now. I’m sure you’re
aware of what they do to protect
these elephants! I’m excited
to watch your videos, because
you actually OBSERVE them living
In the WILD. The Herd, tho very
very enjoyable to watch, it almost
resembles people running a day
care for elephants…not children!
I am going to now continue watching
this video!
Thank you for making this. video!
Mary🇺🇸🙏❤️🙏
@Besmart sent me and I'm so glad they did. ❤
Dominique is remarkable as is the story.
Great video. Bare in mind that poaching for ivory has been brutal over the last centuries and even as far back as the Roman empire plenty of time to evolve and protect themselves
I wonder if they've done any studies on the genetic diversity of the remaining elephant population? Only having 200 left, means a high possibility of inbreeding and the additional problems that brings.
Great video, but some spots the song doesn't fit the vibe of the video and it's a little funny. I dunno.
It saddens me that we humans are causing them to loose their tusks because of poaching. But I am happy that the animals will hopefully be able to repopulate because they are no longer killed for their ivory.
Unfortunately, another animal will more than likely be placed on the poaching list. That poaching list is already to big.
Same way humans reshaping the climate, truly a remarkable specie.
Thanks for saving the ones you drove to near extinction.
You had me at 0:18!
Love the music btw
The trapping of beaver in North America is another example of human-caused ecological change.
impressive young lady, great ambassador & more
Wow! That's super interesting. I wonder if it's actually an ok evolution. They are protected now but politics change and parks are not forever.
What about species that have benefited from the presence of human civilization?
I am pretty sure there is none.
IDK, how many but I saw documentaries on 🐘s like this one.
Link to full video gives me 'video unavailable' (not the common message indicating geo restriction).
Human Footprint is a good series thanks 👍
Cool episode, thanks!
Dominique is so beautiful!! 😍
Absolutely incredible or absolutely disastrous, depends how you want to look at it.
The linked video is unavailable. Too bad, I would have liked to see it.
Here from PBS Space Time. The concept behind this video was good, there was plenty of beautiful cinematography, and the parallel between the elephants' gene and humans' was interesting.
However, because of the distracting editing, visual effects, and audio effects, and because the educational component of the video was quite drawn out and repetitive, I don't plan to watch additional videos from PBS Terra unless one really catches my eye.
The Anthropoce Extinction Event is a better description, unfortunately.
Humans are such amazing beings. Obviously messed up but objectively insane that we can cause the most powerful land animal to adapt to us
It speaks to our power, but also our consequent responsibility.
Humans and responsibility are far away from each other.
I would love to sing with him. Humanity is incredible in It's power. Imagine if we used it for good.
We may not be the strongest and fastest species on the planet, but we are the most intelligent. And intelligence comes with the awareness that only we have the power to take care of others-animals, plants, oceans, etc.
He was literally thinking of this the other day
Dominique 😍
This man is singing. I bet when he always sings being near the elephants, the elephants will recognize him as the singing wild guard. Would this help one day, say, when his truck does not start, and elephants hear him singing? Ah, it is him, don't worry!
They are so beautiful ❤❤❤
You should checkout tuskless elephants from Sri Lanka and North east regions of India where this have already happening in a larger population.
Like they say, life finds a way
Yea... its amazing we played a part in changing the ecosystem but... people forget... we are animals too and part of the ecosystem. Just because we have the ability to reason... it's surprising just how often we don't use this ability!
Everything is always evolving, this is not surprising.
Good video, excellent voice
We love some easy to see evidence of evolution,
Too bad it’s due to such an unfortunate situation…
I’m assuming a bit but I’m assuming that the elephants without tusks were not hunted for ivory.
8:09 does this mean that their population is now bottlenecked? Wouldn’t it be a good idea to introduce new bulls/females to the population?
In short Nature isn't a glass ball. It may have taken hard hits by human influence but it will adapt and survive. Just as Nature is adapting to us, we should adapt to it as well
Eons sent me
I was watching a different show about antlered/horned animals and it was found the makes are producing smaller antlers and horns. It is thought this is a reaction to big game hunters going for trophies.
You should do Tsavo Tuskers next
It's such a good reminder to hear why the little details aren't so little. Glad @BeSmart directed me to watch this!
what a cute giant dog
Thank goodness for people with morals and stick to their beliefs and thankful that nature finds a way to maintain what the terrible greed in man has tried to take away
By definition, eveolution happens everytime life procreates.
Evolution is nothing more than passing on successful genes.
Can Asian and African elephants interbreed? If so, would the hybrid species be more resilient to environmental pressures?
I'm glad the elephants can have tuskless genes that they can survive human's poaching for the tusks.
It's interesting that African Elephant females are carrying the now dominant gene to become tuskless similarly to Asian Elephant females. Unfortunately I think it would be best if the Elephants of Gorongosa remained tuskless in order to limit poaching.
I 💖💖💖 elephants.
Here from eons
The sequence editing is so boring. Such a good story with bad editing.
I really like the concept of this series.
With out tusks how will the vegetation change. Knocking down trees will not happen?
They forgive us. Although we may not deserve it.
The tusks are VERY important for them, for obvious reasons. We humans harm them, even when were not poaching them. They know why poachers kill them, and because poaching is not stopped at a stand still, these highly inteliigent elephants became desparate to Stop Us from killing them.
This planet Earth not only belongs to humans 😢😢😢
the elephants that don't have tusks will be targeted by predators and the ones who have tusks will be able to forage and defend themselves. over time, we will probably see the tusks are a natural part of elephant evolution.
Elephants still have extreme strenghts and can trowh a lion in the air or stomp them to death.
What predators you talking about? Think more. Obviously they are better off with tusks, but if most of the breeding adults don't get shot because they have no tusks you end up with more of them
Selection preasure, before our very eyes.
Not only elephant every species is evolving with time in a natural way which needs time that varies depending on the species & environment they are in & with us or humans if we help the process becomes little faster that's it & if not we can effect their evolution in a negetive way which then or could lead to extinction. Means being an intelligent species on earth our roles & actions matter ! ☝️
Very awesome!
Dominique was so pretty. I can imagine how the animals respond to her. I know our looks have nothing to do w/animal conservation but when you're that pretty there's more you can do instead Dominique chooses to be with nature's wildlife.
Mind blowing
Being killed for Tusks has probably stuck with the memory of these elephants and maybe that memory is even passed on to the next generation to an extent that it caused the genetic change. The fundamental need to Protect Provide and Produce, the fear of extinction, might have initially had a neurological and a psychological reaction which led to the genetic changes so that the species survives a few more centuries. It's both sad and incredible to know what extreme trauma can do.
On the right track, but it’s simply the fact that elephants with tusks get killed so ones without get to reproduce. Assuming tusks are the dominant gene, get rid of a few and prevalence of the recessive tuskless becomes more common.
I hope they grow their tusks back after we're gone.
Our collective crimes as humans on animals are unconscionable