Borneos Pygmy Elephants - Go Wild
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- Опубліковано 24 вер 2024
- For many years Borneo’s diminutive pygmy forest elephants were believed to be a feral population derived from domesticated imported Asian elephants.. Now DNA testing has confirmed they are a unique subspecies, who’ve lived on Borneo for at least 300,000 years. This story tells of tells the story of a forest guide, Bert Dausip, who observes and befriends the elephants. His daily expeditions deep into the jungle reward him with some of the most intimate and close up encounters with forest elephants ever filmed. The film culminates in his successful mission to save them from poachers, and have their forest home protected Following Bert we witness some incredible footage revealing the most intimate secrets of elephant family life.
Bert discovers one year old Fig and his elephant family living in the forests alongside the Kinabatangan River, in north-eastern Sabah. Occasionally these animals are seen bathing in the river - a magnificent sight where 50 elephants come together for a spectacular water show. Adults, juveniles and infants all spraying water, rolling in mud, and socialising. Most often the elephants move about in smaller family groups in the forest.
In befriending these elephants Bert has discovered something amazing: Pygmy elephants are far gentler than anyone could have ever imagined. He can regularly approach them within just a few meters. They aren’t the aggressive killers that people think they are. Even females with newborns accept his presence.
Getting so close to the elephants means that Bert has been able to get to know them and observe these secretive animals close up. What he has seen, and what this film will show is very special indeed.
No expert who studies forest elephants in Asia or Africa has ever gotten this close to their subjects, but Bert can. He is probably the only person in the world who can track down observe forest elephants in their wild forest home on a daily basis. This in itself is a spectacular accomplishment, but little did Bert know that once he collected the DNA samples for science his familiarity with the pygmy elephants would become crucial to an action plan to save these remarkable animals and their habitat.
Elephants are so intelligent and have great feelings of love, life death and sympathy, I wish more people were like them.
Burt you're a wonderful human being, I'm thankful you're on this planet helping elephant's. I was so happy to see the snare removed from the leg. Many blessings to all of you 🙏
This was an amazing documentary. Burt is equally amazing in his courage to bring the story about these pygmy elephants to our attention. I salute the vets and their determination to heal the wounded elephants and preserve their habitat as well. I hope the commercial loggers and the deforestation of the unique biodiversity of this island are halted and the predervation of the forest ensures the pygmy elephants will survive long into the future.
It's actually a java elephant.
It´s really amazing to see wild elephants living and thriving, doing exactly what they want.
This guy is amazing! He is clearly at home in this jungle. I hope they continue supporting him, hard to find people like him.
i watched a documentary which showed many pygmy
elephants killed by humans along with an orphanage of baby elephants
. i thought burts work about these pygmy elephants was to stop killing these animals. then why is the
killing of these special animals happening
@@khanahhalpern9338 I also heard that the Sabah Wildlife Department we’re up to all sorts of bad stuff, with animals it should be protecting and female wildlife rangers. Sounds like a mess there.
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@@khanahhalpern9338 Don't be so ridiculous! It's not his fault!
@@careyostrer6193 Where did you hear that? From some other idiot in the comment section on UA-cam? You people are so gullible.
Thank you for helping the injured and thank you for helping them live in peace.
What an impressive young man. Thank you for doing all that you can to help our elephants. Elephants are family. They just want to be left alone in peace and live their lives in freedom in the forest where they belong.
What an amazing video. I loved watching it. It is so great to see the elephants started to trust Bert and allowed him to stay close to the group. Helping the wounded animal will only increased that feeling. Just hope the elephants don't meet the wrong kind of people. Restoring the jungle is something which needs to be done everywhere. Who ever allowed companies to start oil palm plantations in areas where there was jungle should be arrested and put away for life. 👍
It's always good to see people interact in caring ways with animals. The path forward can only be found by the inhabitants.
Blessed Elephants and the Wonderful people who dedicate their lives looking after these precious Bros & Sists.
Thank you Bert. You are one of Earth's soldiers. Live long .
Flora is too much, she just melted my heart.
Lovely. I’m so pleased to see this gentle, patient young man helping these beautiful, loving creatures.
Thank you for caring for these lovely elephants. ❤️🥰
I'm here having a huge crush on this man..wow his smile is just 😍
Mr. Burt, thank you for your bravery and persistence; cheers for a great documentary!
This is hands down the best think I have ever watched as far as movies and videos ,documentaries and such ! It should be played in theaters around the world period !!!!
This bloke is unbelievable! He is so dedicated to his job and so self reliant. Someone who is to be admired. A quiet hero of the natural world.
Some people consider these animals a pest? They have been there for 300.000 years, wow. It is their home. So who is the pest here? Those elephants are heavenly. I love them. Borneo is so unique and beautiful. It should never be touched.
Thanks for saving the elephants. It's a blessing to see that not only logging and oil palm plantation is important there.
Awesome work! Thank you, wildlife ranger, for your care and commitment!
Thank you, all of you who are helping to save these elephants. You touched my heart very deeply.
The orang-utan sharing the fruit was an interaction between different kind of animals, really wonderful to see! He’s like: “Don’t shake the tree, I’ll give you some.” 18:40
Orangutan knows elephant would break the whole tree
The world needs more people like this wonderful young man . One of the best documentaries ever. Very inspiring.
Don't forget the people who helped save the elephant with the rope wound
I thoroughly enjoyed this documentary of the
Borneo Elephants. They’re obviously quiet friendly and adjusted to human presence quickly. Developing a trust relationship by respecting their space is a lesson well learned. Congratulations. Thank you for protecting these intelligent giants, I’m so happy for them. I hope one day Borneo will be made an INTERNATIONAL RESERVE for Elephants in the near future with excii
I agree, a wonderful selfless young man. Does anyone know what happened to the elephant with the snare around it's trunk??
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This broke my heart their habits being cut down the horble wounds from the ropes thank God there is people who care to try save them.so many animals are disappearing because of man to kill go on some ones wall I love all The Animals they were put here for resin they have purpose an are our injoyment.we are take care of them not destroy them .they have family they have felling they love ..and they morn!!!why do people think above the animals?and can be so mean ..this was best documentary I have watch in while God bless the people that are trying save them I hope and pray this is change for the survival of the little elephants...we all need the trees to live they give is very air we breath ...human and animals...and we need the animals ...
I love elephants! Baby ellies are so sweet!💕🐘💕
Make sure to support the animal carers who often lose their lives rescuing creatures...there are hundreds of sanctuaries...you can donate...visit... adopt...foster... support...HELP creatures who cannot help themselves. THANK YOU !!!
Amazing documentary. The young man knew just how to gain the confidence of the elephants without threatening their wild instincts. Borneo should be commended for taking steps to save these magnificent creatures and insure their future protection.
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Note: Borneo is an island NOT a country/state ! Sabah is the country where these elephants are found, which used to be known as "British North Borneo", hence the main reason the people in the programme speak English.
@@JamesSmith-mv9fp Seriously! The comment was made A YEAR AGO. A bit late to the game, huh?
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I just love how the females group together and protect their young it is so precious.
Thank you Bert Dausip much appreciated!
A wonderful and inspiring example of how one person truly CAN make a difference.
This guy has the most gorgeous hair! I hope he never cuts it. Fabulous looking young man with a ❤ of gold!
Thank you Bert and the rest in the background for this eye opening presentation!!
i love elephants very unique animals gentle giants very very powerful yet domesticated adhere to humanity. thailand also have programs to save this beautiful animals . great video thanks so much for this available production for us to watch on free UA-cam ❤💯🙏
Elephants are my favorite animals , I hope one day they can be happy free in the wild without fear of been killed or kidnapped at young age only to be exploted
Well done and thank you for making this. We Must protect these elephant from extinction.
Need to make a series with Bert and his elephants!
I would watch that
Absolutely first class documentary. Refreshingly educational, good camera shoots and so pleasant to enjoy. THANK YOU.
A most wonderful Documentary so informative and inspiring.....Happy to see the Elephants are been protected. Thanks you for this Documentary
What beautiful, majestic, intelligent animals!
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I've just watched this video for my 2nd time and I've enjoyed it again as much as my 1st time watching it! It's honestly the best documentary about pygmy elephants that I've EVER seen. Thank you so much to Bert and the whole team! 🙏
I sow this video 2n'd time but i like to watch this again & again I love elephants so much thank you so much.
@@christinemendis6713 Same here. It's also my 2nd time. Bert is so good looking, I could watch him all day long, every day! The elephants are cute too.
🇨🇦🐘🙏❤️. This has been the BEST Elephant documentary I've seen forever! Thank you soooo much. Fantastic watch for everyone! 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thank God, for these beautiful animals, and for Burt and the country to save them! 🐘❤
what a wonderful and talented young man. It is a pleasure watching the elephants and he. I believe he respects them as they should be respected by all of us. Thank you.
At peace with nature !
God bless these people for taking care of these majestic creatures
This was so mesmerizing for me. These unique elephants are so amazing and super smart. The young man Burt is a hero!! The work he does is commendable. I highly recommend this stunningly beautiful film.
What a wonderful film! The elephants and Bert make a great team! thank you for making it.
This wonderful video is an eye opener to not only to the people of Malaysia but also to the rest of the people on this planet. Well done.
I've watched this so many times over the years and it never gets old. Same as 'Biggest Nose In Borneo' about the Proboscis Monkeys in Borneo. It's actually an older doc.
1st I've ever heard of pygmy 🐘, wonderful, thank you 🐣
Thank you to Bert for all that he has done and doing, you are an amazing human being and vetinarians who is helping in saving these special Pygmy Elephants in Borneo/Saba...you I am so grateful for your dedication and for your government finding other paths for them to travel and building the rapore with large corporations to co-exist and building their tracks back. 🙏
Fantastic doc'o.
Keep up the good work rangers and villages of SARBO .
My heart cry'd to see the snares on these beautiful animals.
Omg! HE IS SO HANDSOME!
Woooooow!
Borneo....so damn beautiful!!!
Wonderful news for once, they are going to stop logging. There should be a good future for these beautiful creatures, and for future generations to go and see. Bless this lovely young man, were it not for him, they may have had a very different future. So good to hear such devotion for the wonderful wildlife in these far away countries.
thank you for this beautiful movie, I envy you Bert :)
Teary eyed watching this. Terima kasih Malaysia for the protection and awareness you give for the pygmy elephants. Much love from Philippines.
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This man is a hero for all of us "enlightened" individuals. This is noble work and it should be made a record of and embraced. Those leaches looked horrible! OMG
Amazing reasearch and care for these rarely seen elephants. Thank you for sharing this.
Nice documentary and its great to care for animals.
Thanks for helping elephants!...
Thanks for helping this wonderful elephants. Long and happy life to baby Faith.😍
So interesting that the baby elephants’ defensive strategy is to try to back kick rather than charge. It’s funny to see them keep turning their backsides to him, lol. At 16:06, Flora determines where he is by smelling with her trunk, adjusts herself slightly, pauses and acts like she’s not going to do anything and then suddenly throws a kick right at him, which came close.
Thank-you so much for sharing your beautiful story of these magnificent elephants.
Thank you! So enjoyable.
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The elephants are so lucky to have these men and women dedicated to their well being. The pain from her leg must be horrendous but to think it was inflicted by man without a heart breaks my being
Excellent documentary, and wonderful work by the rangers. Hope the Sabah government give their work every support.
The government of Borneo is Indonesia, that is corrupt and like Brasil likes money over wildlife preservation. producs with palmoil, it came from deforrested parts of Indonesia like Sumatra and Borneo.
@@Invading-Specious q0 but
@@Invading-Specious No we are in indonesia have a lot larger forest than malaysia. And we are protecting this pygmy elephant with all cost. The number always raising year after year
Show it that your not a liar and that its true that forrests in Indonesia are protected from the corruption and foreign compagnies that are exploiting your beautiful land.
and your beautiful people too.Aku cinta kamu hari ini dan selalu
Brilliant work by both the conservationists as well as the film makers.
I love elephants. Wonderful to see the government backing these guys trying to save them. Thanks Bert for all you do! 🇺🇸❤👏
you should demand your government to execute illegal loggers and stop palm oil plantations, rich greedy palm oil businessman should not have the right to destroy your national eco system. Those business man should be beaten to death, because they are not only animal killers but also human rights abusers
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This young man and the photography crew are very inspiring.
Wow, what an incredible documentary.!!!!
Pain that humans end the lives of so many precious and beautiful creatures on our Mother Earth.
@Dacia Sandero guys their? Our.
Hope the Chinese don't see this that. Buy illegal husk.
@@CoinsAndCapsaicin don’t just don’t question him/her might not be human :p
Well this person apparently doesn’t have any destructive tendencies 🤷♀️
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Totally magical watching the elephants 🥰 but government must stop the razing of the forests and ecosystems before there’s nothing left.
Talk to China about that.
Seems the people of Borneo care more about their elephants than the Africans.
When the forest and animals go, we go to, we are destroying so much of our beautiful planet, no wonder the billionaires, and governments around the world, are searching out in space are searching for a planet to live on. after they destroy this one. Remember sci-fi becomes the reality. PLEASE SAVE OUR FORESTS, ANIMALS HUMAN LIFE. SCIENCE FACTS MATTER.
Electrical Existence not.true at all, have you seen the programs and progress being made, to protect the elephants in the wild, not in zoos like the West. Also other animals are being saved, and preservation programs running, In Africa and Asia, the rangers are stopping the hunters and the Western world plus China f rom ivory buying and hunting. The governments of the world need to support these projects more.
@@cosmopolitanwonder9675 Want to stop the destruction? Stop voting for OPEN BORDERS ONE WORLD ORDER COMMUNISTS & THE ECOTERRORISTS.
Just simply beautiful.
Wow - what a beautiful video! Bert's love and respect for the elephants was very poignant. Thank you to all in Sabah who protect them so that they can live long, happy lives.
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*INFO:* The smallest Asian elephant subspecies, Bornean elephants are distinctly smaller than their mainland cousins. They have long tails that sometimes touch the ground, relatively large ears, and straighter tusks. While they are also known as Borneo pygmy elephants due to their smaller size, at 8.2-9.8 feet tall, the Bornean elephant is the largest mammal on the island.
Once believed to be remnants of a domesticated herd given to the Sultan of Sulu in the 17th century, Bornean elephants were determined by WWF to be genetically different from other Asian elephants. DNA evidence proved that these elephants were isolated about 300,000 years ago from their cousins on mainland Asia and Sumatra.
so they evolved from standard size to pigmy size.
@@jamesweir2943it's actually a java elephant who sent it to Borneo but amazingly it's survived.
This documentary is very old. But I still enjoy watching it.
Wonderful video, I love how he got friendly with the wild elephants. Amazing
There is such a deep magical wisdom in their eyes 🥰
I❤️ Elephants❤️Amazing video!
Thank you!
God Bless! 🙏❤️🙏
WELL, I've got a couple of things to say!!! #1 This ranger is so handsome, why is he working ALONE!!! For I would have GLADLY been his ... "HELP-MATE"😘SERIOUSLY, this is the very first I've heard of the Pygmy Elephant, what a BEAUTIFUL and UNIQUE species!!❤🐘❤🐘❤🐘
He's not alone. He has a cameraman, security and luggage handlers walking in front and behind him👤👥
Wow ladies! 😂🤣😂🤣😂
Beautiful documentary! Well done! 🐘👍
Awesome video. Elephants are so incredible, intelligent, family oriented beauties. Ty for saving them from horrible pain by removing the snares. Ty for bringing awareness to the people of Borneo.
These elephants live a good life by the water, lush greens and plenty of food. Not even sure if they have predators there. Compared to desert elephants, they’re definitely in a best environment (I think). Who is taking the close up shots & how?
Removing the snare brought tears to my eyes. Elephants are worth all the love & just wanna say thank you to these men & women who do not hesitate to help them.
Just loved this film. Hats off to these people for their work.
Flora must be a yogi master her forms are perfect. Fantastic film thank you Borneo❤️❤️❤️
I love all the comments as well I want to say thank you to bert and everybody else that treated the elephants 🐘 and God bless to all of you 🙏 ❤ robin from Wisconsin
What an outstanding nature film.
Beautiful
A riveting beautiful documentary.
An excellent documentary, thank you.
good video ; thanks for loving elephants ; we must save them to protect forests
Excellent video and thanks to all concerned for the future of the Pygmy elephants.
These animals are amazing, and Bert is a hero for his efforts on their behalf.
🇨🇦⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ truely amazing! 🐘 I could have watched for hours! Thank you to all
Fantastic! Thanks!
This is such a very beautiful footage
Beautiful......................
I love this documentary .. great job!♥️
This documentary is a wonderful thing. I hope that this video and other ones would be shown in all schools in different countries. People need to see that there is more in this world than some other petty ideas. Great job Bert.
This documentary is wonderful! 🐘🐘🐘
I agree! This is a most excellent video.
a most informative and entertaining documentary. Many thanks.
Thank you Burt 💛 for everything you do for the elephants. Both you and all the elephants are loved 😍
A wonderful documentary that gives me hope.