I'd also like to add that I am incredibly appreciative of how long this video is. The one that led me here was a chopped up mess and all I could keep thinking was "need ALLLLL the footage" so this is really satisfying. Thank you
That was great. And fantastic that you didn't talk over it; it was beautiful all by itself, just the sound of the wind and the quiet of the desert and the animal world. I just hope the baby is old enough to survive without milk.
That WAS his family, the camping humans caused disruptions in the zebras routine, the baby was somehow 'lost' but his family cautiously came back for him... they couldn't even drink water cos the campers were at the water hole 😞 disgusting humans and their holier than thou attitude
It's easier to care for animals because it is a much smaller investment. Shame on us for hating ourselves and resenting the sacrifice required to invest in the future of our species.
I am with you Errol on this one..how about doing really something concrete for them..in what ever way can do..if you have any ideas..I am willing to volunteer
Awwww....very beautiful video and story, I am glad the baby zebra will be okay. Love happy endings and this one is indeed very nice and happy. Love the zebras they are very beautiful creatures. 👏👏👏👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
As I go through life I have realized we have choices. I have been watching videos recently of animals in the wild (mostly lion prides), and when I saw this baby zebra I thought: "oh, no he is going to be lion's dinner!" But as I watched more, knowing how male's are in the wild, I CHOOSE to believe the little zebra went on to have a great life!! Since we do not know for sure, I like the positive rather than the negative!
Fortunately the baby Zebra has still energy to keep up the herd.. Yeah I too hope good luck on the baby zebra..The God please.. Some milk to the baby zebra...
Oh my, Thank you so very much for sharing this precious video. At the beginning, I was worried for the baby. I thought when when the baby zebra was laying on the ground, he/she had given up to live. I hope the little one is ok and living with a herd.
This was excellent and I would give this a 5 STAR rating. Without a narrator OR as you did with close caption you are left to figure out exactly what it is you are looking for. I know how much work it took to make this happen. You took some time to find out some of the history involved.
Not all zebras won't accept other babies that is not theirs. This group of zebras shows their caring for the little poor zebra and welcoming him to their herd. They are so nice and compassionate. I just hope they will lead the baby zebra to meet its new mother and provide it's need for milk.
Errol Neptune your on my wave length, I've always cared more about animals than humans, always will, humans can be very cruel, when I see an animal hurt or being mistreated it rips my heart out, I was choked up watching this in case the herd rejected him, so pleased it was a happy ending
I used to love going to a zoo, like the San Diego & Milwaukee zoos. I felt they were nice zoos but after seeing what the animals go through, I believe no animal should be caged. They should be left to run free where they came from. I will never go to another zoo. One of the best movies I have ever seen was Born Free where they fought for the animals to be free.
Don't worry the baby survived and living a happy and healthy life .because ..when animals give a word I will take care of you and welcome someone in their family ..they keep their word and do not back track.....betraying and going back on a promise it's a human invention...animals are good.
Fawn stop living in a fantasy world. You don’t need to call someone an idiot when they’re just stating one possible scenario. They may have been females but none were nursing so had no milk as that was the first thing this foal looked for. So the chances are the goal did die.
The baby's mom was probably with that herd and when she died he had no one to feed him so wandered off hoping to find his mom somewhere. I hope he found a substitute mom with milk out there, poor little guy.
They adopted it because it is a very easy bait for lions or hyenas, if lions attack their group, this baby can easily grabbed by them and other older zebras can save their lives.
Wow! zebras adopting an orphan is extremely rare..a fimilys stallion is much more likely to kill any offspring his mares produce that is not his!! Any follow up on how this furned out???
The little zebra can't keep up with the group, he's tired and hungry, he will be left behind and will not survive alone. Hyenas, Lions, Wild dogs are all hunting for easy preys like that...So sad.
Hate to say it but even under the rare condition a random group would let him in there’s almost no chance a mare is either lactating or able to share its milk. Probably why the baby walked away in the first place
Probably the calf was accepted because the herd was small ... in general foreign zebra chicks are not tolerated in the herd, but the herd being small wanted to grow
Is it common for herds to abandon baby zebras 🦓 if their mom dies? And is it quite uncommon for a new herd to adopt an abandoned baby zebra? Maybe this small herd is a group of abandoned baby zebras that grew up and is now adopting other abandoned baby zebras. Ok, that’s just wishful thinking on my part but fun to imagine.
This video is so amazing, and such a great moment to capture! I’m an editor for The Dodo - we’re a digital brand for everyone who loves animals. Our editors wanted to prepare a video news piece on this clip to run on our platforms - and were hoping you would give us permission to use your footage. Please get in touch if you have any objections or questions - you can contact me directly at dodovideo[at]thedodo[dot]com. Thanks! - Maggie
Those desert zebra are peculiar in their habits, among the plains bands or herds, different environmental pressures create different responses. These do not migrate to areas of plenty like the herdsmen-familiar plains kind but rather endure the hardship year around in this region. The mares band together traveling about freely with young attached while the stallions are solitary staking out territories for breeding rights, according to dominant stature. This tactic speculatively developed to keep down stallion lethal aggression because in such a sparse place, wgere hostile an arid area, such a scarcity line walked of survival nature cannot spare the young to frivolous displays of dominance competing stallions. Every life is precious contribution to the continuance of species here in an unforgiving land. Not inordinarily an instate censure, rather a re-acurring theme found in nature whereas the females retreat a safe distance away from the aggression of male dominance due, separate to ensure survival of young. Foals even when strong tire easily compared to an adult hardily adapted. There also exist a chance reunited mother, if she's alive as female bands do cross each others paths occasionly, the mares are not territorial., whom the foal is searching for when walking away. Our little foal appears just on the border to eat enough on own to survive hopefully. There are predators about but because prey is scarce, so are they., preferring to distribute in places of abundance. A fifty-fifty odds being I hope in favor the little one's survival, as it appears spunkily determined enough under worst situation to befall a foal, bravely a born leader.
These are Mountain zebras. It is highly unusual for a group to accept another group's baby. It is hard to say whether this baby would live. It is very young.
The little Zebra was only weak as most likely it won't have been eating as usual due to the stress caused by losing his original herd & now its back with a herd it will soon regain his strength on a diet of sand, stones, more sand & bit of water.
This is very beautiful but I can’t help but wonder if a human wld have rescued him had he not been accepted into the group. We say we need to let nature take its course yet we don’t feel that way when it comes to our lives.
Finally someone who talk sense..... Human interfer with nature all the time at our advantage killing and destroying entere ecosystems and their animals/plants/insects but when they need to have compassion for a baby animal like this zebra everyone is so worried about not interfering with natura..... Please these people are absurd. Next time their mums had a cancer or some health problem let see what they think if the doctors will ask not to interfer with the nature and let their sickness kill them
Exactly! These campers disrupted the herd, by camping at their water hole! The family came back for the calf the very next day, this IS his family! They were not able to even drink water while these dumb people camped at their water spot. This is in the wilds of Namibia, not the usual South African videos where no animals are scared of the safari Jeeps...disgraceful behaviour by humans...as usual
This IS his family, you humans, camping where they live, disrupted them, the baby got lost. Zebras are extremely cantankerous, they don't feed the young of others...this WAS his mother/family who came back looking for him...
Thank you for steady shot, good use of zoom, no talking and no background music! This video is an example of wonderfully made nature video.
Yes, exactly right.
I'd also like to add that I am incredibly appreciative of how long this video is. The one that led me here was a chopped up mess and all I could keep thinking was "need ALLLLL the footage" so this is really satisfying. Thank you
My heart melted when the older zebras followed the baby.
Thank you for sharing, that was wonderful. What a cute baby zebra! 💜
That was great. And fantastic that you didn't talk over it; it was beautiful all by itself, just the sound of the wind and the quiet of the desert and the animal world. I just hope the baby is old enough to survive without milk.
Really beautiful. I am so pleased the baby found a family.
That WAS his family, the camping humans caused disruptions in the zebras routine, the baby was somehow 'lost' but his family cautiously came back for him... they couldn't even drink water cos the campers were at the water hole 😞 disgusting humans and their holier than thou attitude
The like him. They really like him.
I never seen anything like this before. Extraordinary!
Its actually gotten to the stage where i care more about animals than humans
I am with you on this one, Errol.
It's easier to care for animals because it is a much smaller investment. Shame on us for hating ourselves and resenting the sacrifice required to invest in the future of our species.
Errol Neptune me too
I am with you Errol on this one..how about doing really something concrete for them..in what ever way can do..if you have any ideas..I am willing to volunteer
I have been that way for years!!!
Excellent camwork from Marieke & Dirk - Thanks!
Nice video.
Very romantic moments in my personal opinion.
Little zebra so cute.
I love africa.
Малышка маленькая, я все видео за неё переживала, слава богу, что её приняли другие зебрушка и она жива, здорова❤❤❤❤❤❤
Awwww....very beautiful video and story, I am glad the baby zebra will be okay. Love happy endings and this one is indeed very nice and happy. Love the zebras they are very beautiful creatures. 👏👏👏👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Mas poderia ter terminado numa história muito ruim, comida fácil demais
As I go through life I have realized we have choices. I have been watching videos recently of animals in the wild (mostly lion prides), and when I saw this baby zebra I thought: "oh, no he is going to be lion's dinner!" But as I watched more, knowing how male's are in the wild, I CHOOSE to believe the little zebra went on to have a great life!! Since we do not know for sure, I like the positive rather than the negative!
Tears of joy to my eyes... thank you for posting!
Thank you. Very nice and heartwarming video... Nature goes in its own way...
Thanks for posting ..a heartwarming video without bloodshed..I like it !
Fortunately the baby Zebra has still energy to keep up the herd..
Yeah I too hope good luck on the baby zebra..The God please..
Some milk to the baby zebra...
So sweet. Such gorgeous markings!!!
One of the most beautiful things I have EVER seen..... Thank you for sharing......
Don't believe a word of it!
Good to see and luckily no predators to spoil the encounter !
Oh my, Thank you so very much for sharing this precious video. At the beginning, I was worried for the baby. I thought when when the baby zebra was laying on the ground, he/she had given up to live. I hope the little one is ok and living with a herd.
This was excellent and I would give this a 5 STAR rating. Without a narrator OR as you did with close caption you are left to figure out exactly what it is you are looking for. I know how much work it took to make this happen. You took some time to find out some of the history involved.
So sad! I hope someone rescued the baby zebra 🦓! It really broke my heart to see the baby zebra was sitting alone in the desert for hours!
:(((
Nature is so cruel
Yes, and why did the little one lay down in the burning sun while there was shadow near by? I was actually telling him over the screen 🤦♀️
I'm really moved. Thanks God. From VietNam
Not all zebras won't accept other babies that is not theirs.
This group of zebras shows their caring for the little poor zebra and welcoming
him to their herd. They are so nice and compassionate. I just hope they will lead
the baby zebra to meet its new mother and provide it's need for milk.
Errol Neptune your on my wave length, I've always cared more about animals than humans, always will, humans can be very cruel, when I see an animal hurt or being mistreated it rips my heart out, I was choked up watching this in case the herd rejected him, so pleased it was a happy ending
Ohh my gosh I really hope tht baby zebra survived it needed milk desperately I wish it wuld hv been saved soo sad😕😕
Awww i hope the baby got some milk and is happy and healthy 💙💙 Animals are so smart, look what this herd did for this foul 💘
That was so beautiful, i'm going to go hugs kids.
I used to love going to a zoo, like the San Diego & Milwaukee zoos. I felt they were nice zoos but after seeing what the animals go through, I believe no animal should be caged. They should be left to run free where they came from. I will never go to another zoo. One of the best movies I have ever seen was Born Free where they fought for the animals to be free.
Awww, that's beautiful. The baby really needs the herd. 💕
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🖐️😍
Agora minha nota vai 100 para vcs parabéns😂😂😂
Thanks for a great video although I’m very sad about the baby. I hope he gets some milk
He needs some milk!
zebra kid seems to be still dependent on its mother's milk and can't eat grass. Not too many chances to survive, unless gets help from those people
It’s like the posse riding over the hill!
“Yeah, okay-I guess you can hang out with us.”
A happy end, I was getting sad, that was touching.
Thanks for uploading such a good video. Bravo.
I'm glad this story had had a happy ending for the baby Cbra.
THANK YOU for this video
A group of Zebras is actually called a Dazzle! Haha
I hope the baby was able to find milk, it looks very young.
🙏🙏🙏😘😘❤️❤️God bless you baby love u
At 1st they looked like Grevy’s Zebras. But there appears to be something different from the back legs. The patterns of the stripes.
the big ones are going "hey, here's our "get out of lions mouth free card," let him hang out.
Aww so happy baby wasnt left behind
Any update on this baby Zebra? It’s been 7mos.from the time this was taken. Hoping for a happy ending here 😢
Salto, Grow up! Of course the baby survived. Those were female Zebra you idiot! Stop bringing ppl down.
Don't worry the baby survived and living a happy and healthy life .because ..when animals give a word I will take care of you and welcome someone in their family ..they keep their word and do not back track.....betraying and going back on a promise it's a human invention...animals are good.
@@thelastpersontokeepitreal3633 What is the link? Thx
It's hard to find a happy ending in The animal kingdom.
Fawn stop living in a fantasy world. You don’t need to call someone an idiot when they’re just stating one possible scenario. They may have been females but none were nursing so had no milk as that was the first thing this foal looked for. So the chances are the goal did die.
This was amazing I loved it.
I’m glad they let it go with them.
Бедный малыш ейо только бог спасёт 🙏☝️
The baby's mom was probably with that herd and when she died he had no one to feed him so wandered off hoping to find his mom somewhere. I hope he found a substitute mom with milk out there, poor little guy.
They adopted it because it is a very easy bait for lions or hyenas, if lions attack their group, this baby can easily grabbed by them and other older zebras can save their lives.
HE STILL WAS LOOKING FOR HIS MAMI.
MAMI, MAMI WHERE ARE YOU ???????????.💔💔💔
💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
MAMI I MISS YOU. 💔💔💔
good luck little guy!
Wow! zebras adopting an orphan is extremely rare..a fimilys stallion is much more likely to kill any offspring his mares produce that is not his!! Any follow up on how this furned out???
It was its family. No way would a stallion adopt a foal that was not his.
Great video - excellent observed by the way..!!
Lindo de se ver um lugar assim ,zebras 🇧🇷
The little zebra can't keep up with the group, he's tired and hungry, he will be left behind and will not survive alone.
Hyenas, Lions, Wild dogs are all hunting for easy preys like that...So sad.
exactly, no food for the baby
Hate to say it but even under the rare condition a random group would let him in there’s almost no chance a mare is either lactating or able to share its milk. Probably why the baby walked away in the first place
Very nice ❤️ off orphan zeebra story 🙏
Probably the calf was accepted because the herd was small ... in general foreign zebra chicks are not tolerated in the herd, but the herd being small wanted to grow
Is it common for herds to abandon baby zebras 🦓 if their mom dies? And is it quite uncommon for a new herd to adopt an abandoned baby zebra? Maybe this small herd is a group of abandoned baby zebras that grew up and is now adopting other abandoned baby zebras. Ok, that’s just wishful thinking on my part but fun to imagine.
AMAZING VIDEO !!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
This video is so amazing, and such a great moment to capture! I’m an editor for The Dodo - we’re a digital brand for everyone who loves animals. Our editors wanted to prepare a video news piece on this clip to run on our platforms - and were hoping you would give us permission to use your footage. Please get in touch if you have any objections or questions - you can contact me directly at dodovideo[at]thedodo[dot]com. Thanks! - Maggie
No problem, you may use the footage.
Just make sure you credit the videographers.
The foal belongs to that herd. No zebra stallion would ever adopt a foal that he didn't sire.
@@dirkenmarieken Good for you! That was very nice, and see how easy it is to be kind?!?
He may have blended in with them, he stills needs Mom's milk. Zebra's do not provide milk but only to their own babies. I really hoped it survived.
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Those desert zebra are peculiar in their habits, among the plains bands or herds, different environmental pressures create different responses. These do not migrate to areas of plenty like the herdsmen-familiar plains kind but rather endure the hardship year around in this region. The mares band together traveling about freely with young attached while the stallions are solitary staking out territories for breeding rights, according to dominant stature. This tactic speculatively developed to keep down stallion lethal aggression because in such a sparse place, wgere hostile an arid area, such a scarcity line walked of survival nature cannot spare the young to frivolous displays of dominance competing stallions. Every life is precious contribution to the continuance of species here in an unforgiving land.
Not inordinarily an instate censure, rather a re-acurring theme found in nature whereas the females retreat a safe distance away from the aggression of male dominance due, separate to ensure survival of young.
Foals even when strong tire easily compared to an adult hardily adapted. There also exist a chance reunited mother, if she's alive as female bands do cross each others paths occasionly, the mares are not territorial., whom the foal is searching for when walking away. Our little foal appears just on the border to eat enough on own to survive hopefully. There are predators about but because prey is scarce, so are they., preferring to distribute in places of abundance.
A fifty-fifty odds being I hope in favor the little one's survival, as it appears spunkily determined enough under worst situation to befall a foal, bravely a born leader.
Thanks for your input. What you say makes sense. Due to the harsh conditions other rules are in play.
@@dirkenmarieken Thx, marvelous diversity in awe of nature. 👌👍🖒👊
Thanks for Posting!! Awesome!!!
I wonder how long that orphan zebra has been alone for.
Oh my word, you're killing me over here.. Did the baby survive? Did it find milk on a mare in the herd? Please tell us
Well done job.god bless you.
This zebra should beb adopted by wild dogs as a alive meal.
These are Mountain zebras. It is highly unusual for a group to accept another group's baby. It is hard to say whether this baby would live. It is very young.
Cunning zebras know the baby will be first to go if lions attack, zebra's are really mercenary.
@Tara R I take it you imagine that Zebra's can type.
How do you know he was ophaned? They were probably temporarily separated and they just found one another
God bless him and hopefully they lead them to the females to help the little one thank you Jesus
Yep I would have intervened on this one- no question about it!
Absolutely!
Aaww great vid
i think this good video
Excellent video..
why is he not welcomed in his own heard ?
The little Zebra was only weak as most likely it won't have been eating as usual due to the stress caused by losing his original herd & now its back with a herd it will soon regain his strength on a diet of sand, stones, more sand & bit of water.
This is very beautiful but I can’t help but wonder if a human wld have rescued him had he not been accepted into the group. We say we need to let nature take its course yet we don’t feel that way when it comes to our lives.
Finally someone who talk sense..... Human interfer with nature all the time at our advantage killing and destroying entere ecosystems and their animals/plants/insects but when they need to have compassion for a baby animal like this zebra everyone is so worried about not interfering with natura..... Please these people are absurd. Next time their mums had a cancer or some health problem let see what they think if the doctors will ask not to interfer with the nature and let their sickness kill them
Aww bless beautiful
👍🏼 Good Video ❤👍🏼
What is the lovely music used in this video?
How did they know it wasn't he baby's old herd?
Exactly! These campers disrupted the herd, by camping at their water hole! The family came back for the calf the very next day, this IS his family! They were not able to even drink water while these dumb people camped at their water spot. This is in the wilds of Namibia, not the usual South African videos where no animals are scared of the safari Jeeps...disgraceful behaviour by humans...as usual
The baby might have lost his mother
Thank you
What’s the update on the baby zebra
Yes kindly wats the update of the baby zebra
how long can it last without milk , that's the question. no mother , first encounter with the meat-eaters , might become his last encounter.
nice video
Mother Nature. He just wanted to make sure he was with the right group.
I was worried about the Zebras reaction to him joining their herd as Zebras can be funny at times, I've witnessed a pair attack their newborn.
What do they eat?
Harsh dried weather how to survive?
Awww poor little baby Zebra I hope He made it, there is nothing to eat is all dessertMamma Zebra may be she got kill So sad poor little one
It'll find a herd , hopefully !
So, the fate is unknown; what an ending
This IS his family, you humans, camping where they live, disrupted them, the baby got lost. Zebras are extremely cantankerous, they don't feed the young of others...this WAS his mother/family who came back looking for him...
heartbreaking story, first optimistic, but probably with sad end....