Touching moment as Elephant Herd Rushes To Greet Newest Baby

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[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. Why oh why oh why...

Does the GOP symbol have to be an elephant!!! They're such incredible, evolved animals!

[emmaverybo]

2. A most wonderful book: When Elephants Weep, The Emotional Lives of Animals

Thank you for posting this video.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

3. Nothing is cuter than a baby elephant wanting to sit on someone's lap

[red dog 1]

9. Nice!

[KY_EnviroGuy]

4. Awwww, how sweet! Enjoying its first bath.

Elephants know there's danger lurking and heed the call for guard duty for a newborn!.

Thanks, Catbyte!.......

[orleans]

5. they are rushing to protect the baby

they aren't looking at the baby, they are circling, surrounding it, their tusks are pointed outward. i think the photographers were making them nervous. found many comments on the video saying the same thing.

(and here's me: glass half empty. i blame trump)

[Rainbow Droid]

6. No, you are correct, that is definitely nervous defensive behavior.

I don't see how anyone could find that touching.

[JuJuYoshida]

7. nobody is messing with that baby lemme tell you!

[NurseJackie]

8. Great video... but I would NOT feel safe being that close.

Great video... but I would NOT feel safe being that close. If you sneezed wrong, one of them might feel startled and threatened (especially since they're all in a state of heightened emotion and awareness of the vulnerable baby.) Hard to predict what they may do.

[red dog 1]

10. Whether they're protecting her or not, they are showing love for the newest member of the herd

How can evil assholes like Trump's oldest sons even think about killing such beautiful, intelligent, loving creatures?

K&R

[DFW]

11. And to think that people like Trump Jr. get their jollies..

...by bringing along some huge gun, killing one of these magnificent animals, and calling it "sport."

[TomSlick]

12. Smile worthy.

Thanks.

[keithbvadu2]

13. The birth - kicking the baby

[Hestia]

14. That is so cruel so have the mother elephant give birth on concrete - why not have

a birthing corral with grass and ground for the mother's and babies? Dude sez they've had 3 births pretty much at the same time. Elephants *need* to get off the concrete - they need to walk on grass.