Tracking The Largest Elephant Tusker Alive - N’wendlamuhari

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  • Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
  • N’wendlamuhari is Shangaan for the Sand River which means ‘the river that is fierce when in flood’ the name links to the bulls preferred location to a spruit which is known for its dramatic flooding in heavy rains.
    Filmed at the Tihongonyeni Waterhole in the Northern Kruger National Park close to Mopani Rest-camp.
    Special Features: Most notable on this bull is his ivory, his left tusk suffered a dramatic break many years back and while there has been substantial growth of the tusk since then, there is a marked difference in length between the two tusks. The left tusk break has smoothed over time and has developed quiet a prominent point to it. There are very few notable ear markings on this bull and aside from a small v-shaped nick visible in the left lobe towards the top and small u-shaped marks towards the top of the right ear lobe which are only visible in high resolution aside from this he has fairly clean ears. Visible from a left side profile are a cluster of small growths on the front of the left foreleg fairly high up the leg. These are often obscured by the ear lobe in frontal images.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 231

  • @elaineglendinning9297
    @elaineglendinning9297 3 роки тому +8

    This is one of the best videos I have watched with the animals not stressed or harassed by the presence of so many cars and people. I hope Tusker is still alive. The tusks are only awesome on the animal.

  • @Gunners_Mate_Guns
    @Gunners_Mate_Guns 3 роки тому +33

    He's the most impressive creature on earth, and he knows it.

    • @muhammadakram9138
      @muhammadakram9138 3 роки тому +7

      Sadly though he can't protect himself from human greed.

    • @francoisebeylie2923
      @francoisebeylie2923 2 роки тому +1

      He knows a lot of things now.

    • @stcroix7722
      @stcroix7722 Рік тому

      Nor human greed its European and colonizers, who claim to be religious who invaded Africa and ,stole,hunted down humans ,animals, and resources out of Africa for they greed.

  • @CajunAdrienne
    @CajunAdrienne 4 роки тому +17

    Thank you guys for protecting this beautiful guy!

  • @rrshankar2000
    @rrshankar2000 4 роки тому +72

    What a magnificent creature! One of God's greatest creations. We are lucky to live in a world where these gentle giants still roam free.

    • @anishsunar3389
      @anishsunar3389 3 роки тому

      @John Riley to
      K

    • @muhammadakram9138
      @muhammadakram9138 3 роки тому +3

      Indeed they are, but one shivers with wonder......for how long! The way world human population booming, lands in Asia n Africa becoming scarce for these most magnificent creatures; they r being decimated in large numbers!

    • @carolpage7162
      @carolpage7162 3 роки тому +2

      Thanks

    • @donniev8181
      @donniev8181 3 роки тому +2

      @@muhammadakram9138 every human being on earth could fit comfortably into the state of Florida. Don't listen to the overpopulation fanatics!

    • @mosesmoises4009
      @mosesmoises4009 3 роки тому

      i guess im asking randomly but does someone know a method to get back into an instagram account..?
      I was stupid forgot the password. I would appreciate any tips you can give me

  • @mindyrolston3915
    @mindyrolston3915 3 роки тому +9

    WOW He's absolutely gorgeous. I hope he's still out there. A couple those other ones might be bigger than him but they don't have those magnificent Tusks.

  • @rishikuttan
    @rishikuttan 4 роки тому +3

    the larger the elephant, calmer they are. they know their place. Then comes man. love this video. Have seen him once along with his askari friends

  • @chichichi998
    @chichichi998 4 роки тому +33

    So beautiful and magnificent! i hope he is well protected from human greed, and continue to live safely in the wild.

  • @tma4444
    @tma4444 4 роки тому +39

    It amazes me at how such a gigantic creature can be so graceful.

    • @rickwhite4137
      @rickwhite4137 4 роки тому +5

      The biggest of them were hunted down a long time ago. It's pure stupidity to hunt down the greatest of all animals. Egoism wins over intelligence.

    • @tma4444
      @tma4444 4 роки тому +2

      @@rickwhite4137 very sad

    • @SameerPrehistorica
      @SameerPrehistorica 4 роки тому +3

      That is the specialty of the proboscideans..

    • @fu1602
      @fu1602 2 роки тому

      @@rickwhite4137 당신이 어떻게
      알고 얘기 하나요?
      어디서 무엇을 보고 얘기 하나요?

  • @chriskallis8004
    @chriskallis8004 4 роки тому +11

    Magnificent! Thank you for sharing this footage...for many..it’s the closest they’ll get to this & other Great Tuskers. ❣️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

  • @elizabethczepiel5220
    @elizabethczepiel5220 4 роки тому +14

    Truly magnificent! Glad he's not alone.

  • @KatherineUribe-1
    @KatherineUribe-1 4 роки тому +49

    Lovely to see this old man still around and thriving! He really is magnificent! I hope he makes lots of baby ellies and some grow to be tuskers like him! 💕🐘💕

  • @donnareiche2007
    @donnareiche2007 4 роки тому +42

    A disappearing miracle of Mother Nature’s grandest design. Plz keep him safe

  • @bestenjoy7106
    @bestenjoy7106 3 роки тому +7

    Quelle beauté. Cet animal est majestueux et m inspire du respect et de l humilité. 🐘🐘❤️

  • @lburt
    @lburt 4 роки тому +114

    Finally a video without those boring, annoying artificial sounds and modern music which does NOT fit it! Congrats for the initiative!

    • @egparis18
      @egparis18 4 роки тому +8

      You're absolutely right. Anybody who wants music over a video like this one doesn't understand the value of its content.

    • @maynace2322
      @maynace2322 4 роки тому +5

      BEAUTIFUL ALL GODS CREATURES are an was saved when Noaha built the Ark

    • @maynace2322
      @maynace2322 4 роки тому

      They are beautiful I ADVOCATE for the wild an domestic animals all are Gods creatures I think Godhas done this to try an get PEOPLE an animals to love respect one another not the color of the skin or what nationality you re we an all the animals we have all have to live together on this one planet called Earth like it or not he wants toput the fear of God an if this doesntopen your eyes take a step back an think he isso to through with how man has been destroying everything around him wake up the reserrection but all the Bible Movies why like Easter all the Bible movies

    • @crystaloracle8711
      @crystaloracle8711 4 роки тому

      Just turn the music down if you don't like it.

    • @tuanz8009
      @tuanz8009 4 роки тому +1

      Mari Richards we just hate it

  • @louielouiepks
    @louielouiepks 4 роки тому +51

    Rangers should be with him 24/7/365.

  • @ericstorey1864
    @ericstorey1864 4 роки тому +19

    What a magnificent creature, we all should be amazed and honored that this elephant walks the Earth.

  • @suzyqualcast6269
    @suzyqualcast6269 2 роки тому

    Thos was EXCELLENT, no intrusive music nor voice, just it as it was/is. Perfect.

  • @manuelleon6218
    @manuelleon6218 4 роки тому +12

    Please, save the Tuskers, save them all. Let us be touched right in the heart, thus we understand how important is life on earth 🙏🏿🦏🐘

    • @cheryl8280
      @cheryl8280 4 роки тому +1

      Manuel Leon That's easy enough to say, but how do you stop the ivory trade? China seems to think it's their God given right to destroy every thing good in this world for their own pleasures. They don't even use the meat!! They kill Rhinos because they believe the horns are an aphrodisiac . They kill bears and take only their gall bladders, again because they feel the gall bladders are an aphrodisiac. (See a pattern there?) They rip the skins from dogs and cats while they are still alive during their Dog Meat Festival. These are sick, sick people and the ivory trade, for one at least, MUST be stopped.

  • @lburt
    @lburt 4 роки тому +9

    I liked to see the contrast between the size of the elephant and the car!

  • @pjtippett5510
    @pjtippett5510 4 роки тому +6

    Wow. Looks healthy, and so majestic. Just beautiful.

  • @chowyewwah1643
    @chowyewwah1643 4 роки тому +18

    Beautiful precious creature. Hopefully he is living in safety.

  • @rhondacoleman6770
    @rhondacoleman6770 2 роки тому +7

    These animals are magnificent we must do more to protect them

    • @stcroix7722
      @stcroix7722 Рік тому

      More to protect them from colonizers and outsiders. Its outsiders like Europeans and Chinese people who are the ones who murdered, hunted these animals to have them on they walls or gaming, placed in zoos, circuses and sold all over the world. They caused they numbers
      drop more than the natives have ever why is they a safari or monkey park in England that is not they home these bastards are the ones stealing these animals..

  • @theheartland1861
    @theheartland1861 4 роки тому +1

    Big beautiful elephant. The only way to shoot an animal as beautiful as that is with a camera. Magnificent power and respect. Just being in their presence would be awesome, and something you would always remember and talk about

  • @priyeshsd
    @priyeshsd 4 роки тому +73

    Truly magnificent. Dear God, please protect him from humans.

    • @mildredgrossman5653
      @mildredgrossman5653 4 роки тому +4

      AMEN!

    • @enduser63
      @enduser63 4 роки тому +3

      God, the one that can hear your soul

    • @tinyvr7036
      @tinyvr7036 4 роки тому +2

      God please help us keep them safe with help from above. God bless the game keepers and rangers.
      God bless me.

    • @priyeshsd
      @priyeshsd 4 роки тому +1

      Charles Pukeowski yes God. Because humans have failed.

    • @muhammadakram9138
      @muhammadakram9138 3 роки тому

      @@priyeshsd Hopefully merciful God would listen to this honest prayer.

  • @pappi3
    @pappi3 4 роки тому +12

    Simply majestic!

  • @Lelliott1122
    @Lelliott1122 4 роки тому +9

    How very much I love these beauties❤️

  • @leongt1954
    @leongt1954 4 роки тому +67

    When all the other animals fear him the only thing he has to fear is man

  • @idleonlooker1078
    @idleonlooker1078 4 роки тому +2

    Lovely video,with the sounds of the natural birdlife as a back drop. Superb! Memories come flooding back, making my spine tingle, and wishing I was back there! 👍

    • @idleonlooker1078
      @idleonlooker1078 3 роки тому

      @G G I've tramped much of southern Africa - usually on foot - from Zambia down through to SA. Mainly connected with safaris etc. Currently living in Australia. 👍

    • @idleonlooker1078
      @idleonlooker1078 3 роки тому

      @G G Really, you're not missing much in Australia - miles and miles of land as flat and featureless as a witch's tit!!

  • @patriciadavis5939
    @patriciadavis5939 3 роки тому +4

    Beautiful animals. Regal, a magnificent. Love them.

  • @donkeyearrs
    @donkeyearrs 4 роки тому +9

    I hope this big guy has a security guard to protect him!

  • @bachtran6358
    @bachtran6358 4 роки тому +12

    I love elephant.. God bless these beautiful innocent animals 🐘❤️🙏

  • @cindysmith8599
    @cindysmith8599 4 роки тому +3

    Look at beautiful boy!!!
    Wish of all the rest of what of my life that I could be there!!

  • @jenniferann6956
    @jenniferann6956 4 роки тому +15

    One of the most beautiful videos I’ve ever seen ❤️❤️❤️

  • @jenniferkoo2206
    @jenniferkoo2206 4 роки тому +1

    A picture of grace and strength. Clearly, not a self-assembled organism made by the big bang, but a creature specially created by God.

  • @ronnienagy1901
    @ronnienagy1901 5 років тому +16

    Please Help And Save The Elephant Tuskers 🐘❤

  • @tigera6681
    @tigera6681 4 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing/uploading this video. I truly happy to see his video again. Pls. protect him from poachers.

  • @cynthiamasse9596
    @cynthiamasse9596 3 роки тому +2

    He is majestic...absolutely beautiful 😍❤

  • @Luv2u01
    @Luv2u01 4 роки тому +2

    What do you do when faced with a giant tusker? You graciously back away. 😄

  • @SameerPrehistorica
    @SameerPrehistorica 4 роки тому +4

    Awesome bull tusker..

  • @splash5150izy
    @splash5150izy 3 роки тому

    This Male Bull Elephant is Magnificent, I Wonder What is His Height & Weight, Those Tuskers Look To Be Almost 2Meters, Absolute Beauty in All His Full Glory -

  • @hazelmaciver4076
    @hazelmaciver4076 3 роки тому +1

    What a handsome, majestic creature he is. I wonder if he is still with us? ❤️❤️🐘🐘🙏🙏

  • @marlenaforbes-reidy9876
    @marlenaforbes-reidy9876 3 роки тому +1

    Please protect these majestic animals people. Even though they’re so huge they are extremely graceful when they walk.

  • @carolgoerke3109
    @carolgoerke3109 4 роки тому +1

    What an awesomely gorgeous Bull tusker!

  • @albertlabos8400
    @albertlabos8400 4 роки тому +2

    And look at the size of his feet...amazing...and the ears...

  • @wellstone1897
    @wellstone1897 4 роки тому +7

    11:51 when he stoped on the track I started counting how many seconds till reverse lights turn on. Not too long.

  • @davidrichard3582
    @davidrichard3582 2 роки тому +2

    The guy with the shorter tusks is actually bigger.

  • @joedennehy386
    @joedennehy386 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks very much, i think that he isn't the largest tusker, but he has the largest tusks. Magnificent

  • @lucioferreiradecarvalho5501
    @lucioferreiradecarvalho5501 Рік тому +3

    Que criatura magnífica, majestoso!🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @Tonetwisters
    @Tonetwisters 4 роки тому +6

    I have seen a video of an elephant running a tusk through a water buffalo and lifting it up over his head like it was a toy ...

  • @roseforyoubabe
    @roseforyoubabe 4 роки тому +6

    years ago there was a older elephant with grayish skin that weighed almost 9 tons..

  • @martinarthold4390
    @martinarthold4390 3 роки тому

    Very nice footage. Please ppl. let his majesty life a long and gracefull live without it being harmed!
    Lets do everything possible to protect such beautyfull creatures by any means.
    Time is running out and i hope they have enough time to at least pass on they'r genes so we can marvel at them in future generations!

  • @johnames6430
    @johnames6430 4 роки тому +4

    8:38 someone is very happy about what's going on there, I didn't realize elephants had 2 trunks

  • @sherryfromrhodeisland9791
    @sherryfromrhodeisland9791 3 роки тому +1

    Breathtaking.. He's simply stunning..

  • @sofaking6949
    @sofaking6949 4 роки тому +3

    Beautiful video. Was not spoiled by music.

    • @topixfromthetropix1674
      @topixfromthetropix1674 4 роки тому

      For nature videos and some sporty videos, natural sound is fine. On the other hand, I once got a complaint on natural noise because some birds had shrill crys. For instructive videos voice or text is necessary to maintain decent content. People read at different speeds so you can't depend on text to carry the message. Now, here's the kicker, UA-cam decides how much and how long they will promote your video by content and low volume sound tracks are judged harshly. Since a monetized channel makes money by the number of views, subscriptions, and likes, the maker of this video probably cost himself some money because of the audio choice.

  • @Diwana71
    @Diwana71 4 роки тому +1

    Truly Majestic. This guy is too handsome, females would find him irrestible. He can spear anything on the ground without even lowering his head.

  • @timothyramey8779
    @timothyramey8779 4 роки тому +2

    Best video ever!!! LOVE
    ELEPHANTS !!!

  • @bootnas
    @bootnas 4 роки тому +4

    8:13 The other elephant stops & immediately backs up! 🤣

    • @chrismawata8755
      @chrismawata8755 4 роки тому

      The trunk slung over a tusk is swagger. He is signaling to the other elephant not to be impudent.

  • @serenityalways9882
    @serenityalways9882 4 роки тому +4

    Im just in Aw! What a gorgeous being!

  • @encomunismo
    @encomunismo 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent video !!!

  • @waynebarnes4756
    @waynebarnes4756 3 роки тому

    You people are so lucky to have that wild life over there,,you see some amazing things when you just leave these animals alone,,i think the worst thing that happened to this planet is humans,,

  • @zuzellogan5613
    @zuzellogan5613 Рік тому

    Magnificent and very majestic gentle giants, one of the greatest creation of God. May they always be blessed by God and may He protect them all from evil poachers. They do deserve to live in peace, freely in their habitats without the fear of poachers. 🙏🙏👍👍🙌🙌♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @russho8967
    @russho8967 4 роки тому +5

    So? How big is he? How many pounds? Tons? How tall? Give us something!

    • @annebell7274
      @annebell7274 4 роки тому +1

      I read just under 6 tons 🌺☺🌺

    • @roseforyoubabe
      @roseforyoubabe 4 роки тому +1

      @@annebell7274 not big at all foi the so called biggest tusker alive..

    • @annebell7274
      @annebell7274 4 роки тому +1

      @@roseforyoubabe He's big to me. My humble opinion. Magnificent, both of them 😎😎

  • @quinty26
    @quinty26 4 роки тому +2

    In awe of God's magnificence. Lovely creatures.

  • @chrismawata8755
    @chrismawata8755 4 роки тому +3

    9:39 Notice the elephant with both front feet off the ground. That must be a lot of pressure on his jaw.

    • @vishyswa
      @vishyswa 4 роки тому

      I loved that part!

  • @kewlztertc5386
    @kewlztertc5386 3 роки тому

    Imagine describing these if they were long extinct. The description would be unbelievable.

  • @donniev8181
    @donniev8181 3 роки тому

    One of this guys tusks would sell for over a half million dollars, now you see why they must be protected.

  • @denizen9998
    @denizen9998 4 роки тому +4

    This elephant aught to have it's own bodyguards.

  • @bruceanderson5538
    @bruceanderson5538 4 роки тому +1

    Not a robe nor crown...but Absolute Royalty

  • @AlaskanAndie
    @AlaskanAndie 3 роки тому +2

    SUCH MAGNIFICENCE!!!

  • @annebell7274
    @annebell7274 4 роки тому +6

    MAGNIFICENT !!!! 🌺❤🌺

  • @mickygriffiths4139
    @mickygriffiths4139 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful & so majestic

  • @louisanow
    @louisanow 3 роки тому

    Wow! Look at the huge tusks on that big boy! Mammoth-like

  • @sabuking5404
    @sabuking5404 4 роки тому +2

    Wow no one mess with this guy, only human and gun can defeat him

    • @Jeddi-kk8qq
      @Jeddi-kk8qq 4 роки тому +1

      And we pray that kind of, defeat, won't ever happen!

  • @topixfromthetropix1674
    @topixfromthetropix1674 4 роки тому +1

    2:06 when the elephant turns toward the camera,....that's when you're glad elephant top speed is 15 mph.

  • @Macumber773
    @Macumber773 3 роки тому

    That's Tim. He's a friend of mine from college.

  • @suryasurya-mo1wq
    @suryasurya-mo1wq 3 роки тому +1

    Wish satao.. Isilio... Tim were alive with this guy...

  • @ajsmith5295
    @ajsmith5295 2 роки тому

    I pray and hope that he is living a good life safe and sound

  • @francoisebeylie2923
    @francoisebeylie2923 2 роки тому

    Giants walking on the Earth, while birds are singing along...

  • @cynthiamasse9596
    @cynthiamasse9596 3 роки тому +1

    Long safe life beautiful king...💕

  • @PAULLONDEN
    @PAULLONDEN 4 роки тому +1

    ..... *That* ......was impressive ! Still , I wonder if that's even comfortable for this bull .........these huge tusks seemingly prevented him from getting into that high walled water reservoir.....or even problematic when mating......
    The extinct Mammoths also had such huge tusks , but they were mostly curved upwards......I think he woudn't mind to be tranqualised and get at least his right tusk even with the left one ,

  • @TUCOtheratt
    @TUCOtheratt 3 роки тому

    Elephant stops in front of car...back up lights come on.

  • @fjvcgfhgyu1992
    @fjvcgfhgyu1992 4 роки тому +3

    a lone elephant who was chased away by
    his young leader...

  • @heartwarrior9762
    @heartwarrior9762 3 роки тому

    There was a fly boozing my ear 😂🤣😂

  • @Agreatdayneverends
    @Agreatdayneverends 2 роки тому +1

    If you are buying ivory...let's just say I don't wish you well...I'm sure you get the meaning.

  • @seanrogers4061
    @seanrogers4061 4 роки тому

    thanks these vidios are cool.

  • @anilkumarmohanty2081
    @anilkumarmohanty2081 Рік тому

    The elephant in the past and beautiful family and friends

  • @swizzleproxi4810
    @swizzleproxi4810 4 роки тому

    At 7:55 you can see the elephant resting its trunk on its tusk, the trunk must get very heavy.

  • @sdarms111doug9
    @sdarms111doug9 3 роки тому

    If this was smell-O-vision you would have known what the driver of that first car was thinking....

  • @serenityalways9882
    @serenityalways9882 4 роки тому

    Awesome footage!

  • @veenavivian1193
    @veenavivian1193 4 роки тому

    Why can't put belt on to these elephants to monitor. They are so majestic anf and attraction often tourists

  • @unclevizzy
    @unclevizzy Рік тому

    So he just the elephant with the biggest tusk coz i saw others that were taller than him. The one to the left of him is much bigger than he is @9:03

  • @anilkumarmohanty2081
    @anilkumarmohanty2081 Рік тому

    My good friend of the park

  • @jayday80
    @jayday80 4 роки тому +1

    I wonder if those long tusks are fragile and are an inconvenience for him!

    • @topixfromthetropix1674
      @topixfromthetropix1674 4 роки тому

      Hard and useful, I saw a picture of Thailand's king, Rama 9, with an elephant with longer tusks than the one in the video, it wasn't a bigger elephant, just longer tusks. Tusks are tools.

  • @greg6107
    @greg6107 4 роки тому +1

    What a beautiful creature of God!

  • @texasyankee3512
    @texasyankee3512 4 роки тому +3

    Some other elephants look bigger, just not displaying as much ivory.

    • @anodyne57
      @anodyne57 4 роки тому

      That's what I see too. This one is probably just the oldest, and therefore the one with the largest tusks.

    • @tapptom
      @tapptom 4 роки тому

      Agree

  • @baroqueviolin82
    @baroqueviolin82 4 роки тому

    He isn't drinking from the waterhole / well. Is he below the pecking order ? :-/

  • @241hnd
    @241hnd 4 роки тому +1

    Interesting the way he sometimes rests his trunk on his tusk. I haven't seen that before.

    • @minyoung823
      @minyoung823 4 роки тому

      I have seen that move from one video of rangers with an elephant who was aggressive. The uploader explained it's an aggressive/defensive move for an elephant. Guess it is here, in the video other elephants are coming near him, it was like he was posturing so they will back off and not get too close.

  • @mimime5376
    @mimime5376 4 роки тому +3

    Wow! How tall would you guess this guy to be?

    • @MatthewWetherbee
      @MatthewWetherbee 3 роки тому +1

      Just seeing the zebras, which average 5 feet (1.5 meters) at the shoulder and average 880 pounds (400 kilograms), should give you a frame of reference for how insanely enormous he is.

    • @mimime5376
      @mimime5376 3 роки тому

      @@MatthewWetherbee I didn’t know a zebra was that tall. Thanks so much for the info! 😊

  • @Sherrie77722
    @Sherrie77722 3 роки тому

    Another video says he is deceased now, died in 2017. They did not say what from. I hope it wasn't poachers and he was able to die of natural causes. I don't know why this was released in 2019 when he had died 2 years previously.

  • @Shungabali
    @Shungabali 3 роки тому

    Awesome creature! ❤🐘