Thula Thula Elephant charge
2013 ж. 25 Қаз.
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A visit to the private game reserve Thula Thula in Kwa-Zulu Natal South Africa resulted in an encounter with a famous bull elephant - Mbula. this elephant is detailed in the book "The Elephant Whisperer " by Laurence Anthony. In full muste Mbula did not want us near the heard as you can see.
He’s a big boy. So beautiful and graceful. They shouldn’t play with him like that. They better hope they don’t run in a ditch.
Did you see how smart that GIANT was!? He took the high ground on that jeep. This was a tactic used and still is used in war. This elephant certainly new what he was doing. The fact that he turned around so fast as the jeep reversed showed he was baiting them fools to slowly go forward thinking he was eating then SLLLLLLLLOOOOOWWWWW!!!!! He was going to charge down that hill and light them jokers up!! He new they were teasing and making fun of him, he did not appreciate that at all. That Mighty GIANT was highly offended and so was I! The animals are a gift from our heavenly father Jehovah God. He is also offended when his creation is mistreated. Rest assured those who do not appreciate his creation will not always be around to ruin the earth. If our loving creator did not love his creation do you think he would have brought the animals to Noah male and female to be preserve through the flood he brought to destroy those who opposed him? Animals are to be respected and cared for.
For some reason a lot of drivers are in reverse in situations like that
@@rakim6466Je suis d’accord avec vous !
They’re a bunch of idiots. They know he’s in musth yet they continue to taunt him, one even said “he’s not a happy chappie”. They should leave him alone but no, they just think it’s a huge joke to behave like this towards a very stressed elephant. I almost wish he had caught them up, they wouldn’t be laughing then when he tips the vehicle over & tramples on them which he could do quite easily . People like this make me so mad 😡
Complete idiots. I fully agree !!!!
It's like they want him to catch up to them and then take off
I remember in the book, Lawrence getting very angry and firing a group of his staff for taunting the elephants like this.
nor just that but for the poaching too!
Shameful conduct by the tour guide and the tourists. If the jeep tyre got punctured or the engine seized, they were in for some REAL TROUBLE. All this nervous laughter just exposes their fear in front of the mighty beasts. By their behaviour they show us what not to do in a safari. 👎🏽👎🏽
Disgusting behaviour
What a horrible way to treat animals. These people make me want to puke.
In the lives of the tourists, this is a fun, exciting adventure. In the lives of these creatures, they are being harassed, intruded upon and baited. They deserve to live lives as unmolested by humans as possible. They don't ask for interaction with humans, and it must be amazingly stressful in the lives of these elephants to regularly encounter humans and strange, powerful vehicles, that stalk and chase and run towards and away from their families. I wish we would look at it from a less self-centered point of view
Your absolutely 💯 right.......This is cruel and harassing........to bad the elephant didn't get a piece of them......
I like seeing elephants get their on back on people who annoy them
Humans are assholes it will never stop
Like I said before, Do you know why elephants don't get in giant buses and ride through our neighborhoods? Because somebody would probably kill them. The Safari whackos need to let that sink in.
Try this point of view. Elephants are poached . To save the elephants from this, in a country that is poor, you need money to fight for these elephants. Money from tourists. More tourists, more money. And that money is spent on conservation and protecting it's wildlife. Money to hire rangers . Money for their guns . Without "money from tourists" the poachers will kill every living elephant there is. That's how the safari came to be. I myself say, " thank you" to tourists and their money, and " thank you "safaris ". I'd rather see tusks on a live elephant than cut off from a dead one.
I went on a safari tour a couple of years ago and the guide never put us in this type of danger he took us to see the animals in their natural habitat without distubing the animals these people are fools on this video
You are too polite. My comments above are harsh but very fair i think. Utter disgrace those people are. All of them
A dust-ridden carburetor, a misfiring distributor, a stalling engine, a sudden puncture, a momentary loss of steering control-and those laughing people would have been screaming in terror. These enormously strong giants can uproot trees
@@riazhassan6570 right on!
Darwin never sleeps.
@@riazhassan6570C’est vrai!
This video shows clearly that the vision of Lawrence Anthony is NOT being respected. I don't think Lawrence would have approved of the extended interaction with the elephants. It feels to me like the elephant is being taunted. This video makes me feel sad and angry!
Agree the idiot guides should be sacked they are dickheads
Completely agree!
Agree. This is not correct
...and the people who COULD NOT keep their mouths shut!
Alors que faut il faire s’il vous plaît ?!
If that car gets stuck you willl learn to respect animals!
Elephant(s) were amzingly quiet - no trumpetting. Wonder why not?
I loved the book "Elephant Whisperer" and would love to one day visit Thula Thula. I lived in Zimbabwe for 34 years. Saw plenty of elephant, but never would have antagonized these precious beasts. I think your reputation could be tainted with such behaviour by your staff. Please stop such provocation. Thank you. and I think Mr. Anthony would be disappointed at your behaviour. love these elephants and respect them.
Deborah Owens I bought this book too upon the recommendation of "Zelda" whom I met at Raptor's Ridge Resort near the Gariep Dam.She apparently worked at Thula Thula. I love the book too & I love SA - ❤ from Nepal
i am a whenwe too! the difference is we have respect for wildlife.
I also loved this book. How he tamed a herd of feral elephants, who hated people and ready to kill. I am shocked that this behaviour happens in Thula Thula. Shame on the guides.
Tourists would not have been laughing if they became surrounded by the animal family with defensive angry adults. THAT would have been very very bad.
Why are you teasing this Big Boy. I don't think that is being a good neighbor. What a MAJESTIC BEAUTIFUL ANIMAL. One of God's many miracles.
Idiot tourist: "Here it comes , here it comes, here it comes" Elephant :" Dont come here, dont come here, dont come here, idiot"
Tour guide applicants must be able to drive 2 miles in reverse 😂🤣👍
Imagine if another elephant came from behind or was standing on one of those blind turns you took in reverse...
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That's what I kept thinking. Or if someone fell out of the vehicle; or if the engine failed. Not so "funny" then, huh?
Those guides aren't to smart, what if they stalled or broke down or even had another one come up behind them?
"The most non-negotiable rule on the reserve was that no one was allowed to have any self-initiated contact with the elephants. Anyone who disobeyed that law would be instantly dismissed." - From 'The Elephant Whisperer' by Laurence Anthony. This was 6 years ago, but I hope the rangers got flack after this.
It’s time to protect their habitat and chalk out a timetable of shifts in turn to watchfully guard them.
How could this happen just one year after Lawrence Anthony had passed away?! Where did his legacy go? I was appalled and disturbed to the core. Very disrespectful to the elephants and very dangerous for the tourists.
I know. I am finding these videos disturbing. They are intentionally taunting a bull in musth??? There are other videos where the drivers behave respectfully, but this is not one of them.
I agree, almost sure Lawrence would not have sanctioned this behaviour. So enjoyed his book.
Absolutely right Just doing it for money .He thinks it is joke.
You all are psychotic liberal wimps. They were driving around an elephant, whoopty effin doo. So what, they spooked it and made it angry ? You must be great to hang out with .
Very disrespectful to the elephants is right!!
LEAVE ELEPHANT ALONE. GET OUT OF HIS AREA! SHAME ON YOU ALL😢
y r u teasing him?
I’m I the only one that hoped the elephant would catch them. Get your adrenaline rush in a way that doesn’t pester wildlife
Me too, except that if the elephant had killed anyone he probably would have paid with his life.
I know this is old, but I was really rooting for the elephant. What a bunch of losers.
I agree, too many scheduled tours.
Maybe some guests want this "thrill," but I would be angry at the taunting going on here. It is so dangerous.
It’s time to protect their habitat and chalk out a timetable of shifts in turn to watchfully guard against poaching for ivories.
one fellow is laughing artificially all the time hiding fear behind him... irritated... very scary even to watch....
I could tell the man was really scared ... Nervous laughter and saying here he comes every 5 seconds.
Laughing guy is ignorant and stupid hiding his fear artificially smiling fool
@@ezhuswaram7487 I thought if I heard him say "here he comes" one more time, I would probably trash my computer, he made me so angry. What they were doing was tormenting that elephant, at a time when he was particularly paranoid with protecting his family, including babies. Numerous times that elephant turned aside off the road. Why not then simply drive away, not fast, but also not at a speed which was baiting him again. What were they thinking? Lawrence would have been so irate, he would have probably sacked that driver without notice. If people want to get close to the lives of wild animals, then obey the rules of that world. Animals have a right to object to anyone breaking those rules, and you have a duty to respect them.
@@heleneldridge4996 Don’t be ridiculous. They didn’t do anything to the elephants. Watching isn’t hurting anything. Why not drive away, you say? The entire purpose of safaris is to view animals - not to turn around and go the other way when you see them.
@@jamesmorrison2055 They were not following Lawrence Anthony's directives. You should read his book, then you would know what is wrong with this conduct. They are sentient beings. What would you do if your home was invaded?
I condemn this provocation by tourist guides, you should know better, that this action benefits nobody. The next innocent tourist might pay the price for this action. You guys have an role to play, which is being seen as an example, thus behave accordingly
+Werner Struebing , I also condemn it, I wonder if these guys are so "money hungry" that they "need" to do this nonsense! Greetings from Argentina.
+Werner Struebing Even I was thinking about the next innocent man to cross their path.
Werner Struebing you are right. Dont be a sell out because of money. Its not suppose to be like that when you're talking about save the animals Now you got home and laugh about your foolishness and half the elephants get shot. How nice is that.
Werner Struebing - Will you pay for the protection of the elephants then? Without money, they will be hunted.
dicks!!!!
Driver is dope,he should be given first place in reverse driving😂
Is this is a safari trip or suicide trip ?
i have to say elephants really are spectacular animals. i really love them. lot of respect for them. may we never lose them, to moron like those in the video for example
Someone needs to do something about this. Those elephants remember being stalked & killed & all the laughter this is terrible. Why do all the work to save these animals so tour guides can take people out there and play deadly games.
A what are these crazy fools laughing at?
GP!!!!
Because their idiots that’s why !
Nervous laughter
They were laughing to hide the fact that they were so scare. Their balls were about to melt. Don't with creatures. Don't spend your money just to ruin someone day.
Absolutely beautiful and majestic animal!!! I love those elephants. So intelligent too. Much more then most humans I've come across. Humans are like flies and behave like flies. Harass you for no good reasons.
Hahaha see what I mean; the guy says "he's turning" lol
Hey Alan N Crichton, do you have an email address at which we could contact you regarding this video? We would be interested to discuss a license to use this video if this is generally possible? (i.e. via email) :) Cheers, Felix
Why the heck are the guides laughing so loudly and seemingly disrespectfully with the elephant so close? I don't think Lawrence would have acted this way.
for a good tip. what else?
That laugh doesnt inspire too much confidence in the guides' professionalism.
What lawrence?
alice ansfield - because their IDIOTS Alice !!!
We KNOW Lawrence wouldn't have done this. He would have been not only angry with the guides, but so remorseful for the damage it has done to the trust he spent such a long time building up with these magnificent animals.
You can clearly hear them revving the engine at @5:20 to get the elephant to react. I've lived and worked at many safari reserves across SA and am ashamed to say a reserve i was working at guides and even the manager would taunt elephants to get them to charge like this to give tourists an "Experience" Absolutely disgrace they are such an intelligent animal it puts the elephants at risk and the unwitting guests. If you ever visit these places please never encourage anything like this.
What is going on i don't like this safari outing
great advice !!
What happens if one comes in charging from the back also?
Nakul The Natural simple... there dead!
That's exactly what i thought too.
@@chloeturner1933 Yes, they would be killed. And it would be the best result. The snag is that it would cause huge stress to all that elephant family, but Lawrence had spent the last years of his life teaching those elephants that humans CAN be trusted, and are not all evil. And not to fear or feel threatened by people. Yet he also was extremely careful to make sure people respected the elephant's space. The only exception was himself, who had worked unbelievably to earn their trust. And even then, he let the elephants give him permission to approach, and he respected their wishes.
@@heleneldridge4996 exactly. thanks for taking the time to write and explain so well.
Laurence Anthony would have fired these rangers for thier stupidity ,endangering guests lives in this manner!!!.
fortunately i am in contact with his family and i will share this crappy stupid video with them!!!
@@ashleymerlemorris4231 Good. It must make Francoise so sad and angry to see what is happening. His death must have been so tragic for her and she has been very courageous to keep up the work to help all wildlife.
"nothing to be afraid of" says the 140 pounds tourist guide.
Hes got another 100 pounds of testicale at least
Slippery Sea Goose so the animal weighs over 5 tons
Everyone is laughing meanwhile I would need a clean pair of pants
Absolutely wrong approach...
"I'm good at driving in reverse." -- George Costanza, Seinfeld
What if the car suddenly breaks down=☠
Wondered about that too, or it get's stuck in the mud.
Dont worry, that elephant will help to push it
@@hamdanjantan399 😄😄
He's protecting his herd,
Elephants are matriarchal...not patriarchal.
Bull elephants are solitary and he's in musth. He's not protecting anything he's just horny.
With the vehicle stopping every time the elephant stops, their teasing and enticing the poor animal! These tours should not be allowed only if they are enclosed and keep moving. This way there teasing the wild Majestic animal.
Shame on the specific guides that taunt and tease these magnificent creatures for the 💰 money that we give to these guides so the humans can show they are the most powerful. We need to stop hiring these elephant guides period!!!!!
Such incredible animals. Gorgeous…
That's 'Bugger Off' in ele-speak. PCN: Trespassers will be prosecuted with a sharp tusk up their backside and a squashed truck.
The driver should be fire! I would NEVER give my money to any businesses/people who do not treat animal kindly & this idiot is one of them. Anyone who where/ what company this is?
That was great footage! African Elephants are the BEST! Thanks for sharing. ✔ 😊
These animals really cannot win, we intrude into their world and lock them up in ours. Teasing an animal like this could result in tragedy but the elephant will be the one to pay the price. Who does man think he is!?!? Arrogant, bullying, exploiting and manipulative sounds about right to me. Shame on you ...how would you react if you were treated like this!?!?!?
Sure are a lot of elephant experts on KZhead.
They are harassing these elephants. I hope somebody on the Safari was smart enough to report them to the right people.
Debbie A somebody for something before its to late. I forgot one want these animals saved but not for stupid as guides out there having a field day. I thought they were trained. If that's professional training this whole thing is a joke. Do something please.
Blah Blah... I support the Ivory trade. They are nothing but overgrown ants.... lol
Go back to sleep you self-righteous piece of crap.
@@MichSignMan shame on you, thats despicable
Man shut the fuck up the earth belongs to all animals including humen. They have every right to be there and they're not hurting anyone
Scary.. that s how its when on safari THX 4 the clip
7:14 guys on the bonnet keeps checking if there is still space back there, else he’ll be the first to get thrown around
Exactly! He should have gotten inside the vehicle not at the very last minute. They acted so stupid by courting danger.
My blood pressure always goes up watching the elephant charging.
I really wouldnt care if he hit them
@@nickbaker8101 lol 4 years it took for a response to my comment.
@@Discover-Ireland so?
@@Discover-Ireland Even loger/ still the same! Those idiots in the car must be thrown out of doing their jobs !!!
The driver had to tell that dude to sit down while trying to take photos of the charging elephant.
Breaks my heart how they are abusing these elephants with the way they are acting.This should be illegal
? They didn’t do anything to the elephants. They’re just sitting there.
@@jamesmorrison2055 They were purposely taunting the bull so he would continue to chase them. They know he is in musth and will chase them away. It is disrespectful and dangerous.
What kind of safari outfit were you with.Badly trained rangers that would put their tourists in that position of danger, The Very dangerous bull elephant who was giving you all the signs big time to move out of his space and u kept on going.
yana slater x I @be
Those rangers are fine . they know exactly what is happening .. start worrying when then tracker on the front runs
@@gregorybathurst4326 u
I don’t understand why this outfit insisted on provoking this bull elephant. How can there be any built trust between them and us when certain guides do things like this?
I know this comment was made 3 years ago but to answer your question. It’s better for elephants to not trust humans because if they do then they will be easier to poach. Doesn’t mean that what these people were doing was right though.
The one who is laughing is the most terrified person.
The ranger was putting the lives of the tracker and his clients in danger and showing no respect to the elephant. This was shameful behavior and he should lose his job.
That elephant wanted you as far away as possible from all those females.
He can't catch us and weighs just a few tons. And he's in musth. Break out the picnic basket!
Taunting him - knowing his hormones are flowing - not right just to entertain tourists . There are limits when invading their space !
around three thirty eight you can start seeing the top of a child's head! are there words to describe risking a child's life while you're tormenting an elephant?
I can’t believe they are laughing!! This majestic animal could turn you into a large pancake. It shows total disrespect for this animal. If something happened, I would not feel bad at all. I’d feel bad for the elephant and the stress you’re causing him!!!!
Quel manque de respect de la vie privée de ces Magnifiques Éléphants et en plus ils rigolent sans se rendre compte qu'il sont en danger
Hey Ellie, flip that truck over let’s see how funny they think it is then. !!!!! LOL
Well said Gooberwalla. The driver was showing what an "Arse hole he was by putting his colleague's life in jeopardy. As for the confounded idiots and cowards sitting behind and taking videos not worrying a bit about the fact that the poor guide sitting in front was inches away from being killed, they are unworthy of more "Comment".
These folk must be stopped! No more abusing elephants. Something should treat them the way they've mistreated ELEPHANT!😞
Absolutely
extremely thrilling.. but i am surprise persons in jeep still laughing, can any one tell me why they are so confident just like nothing is gonna happen...
+saadat dastgir This is their 100th adventure, I guess. Look at the man sitting outside !
A group of these magnificent creatures is called a ‘herd’ and spelled ‘herd’, not ‘heard’ which means something you have listened you.
Спасибо за видео!
I can't believe they kept going back to irritate that bull elephant!! What bastards!!
Guides are NOT supposed to do this. This is harassing the ellie which is not what the guides are to do. VIEW the animals but not what this guide did. He REPEATEDLY kept teasing this bull FOR NO REASON. I wonder since this was so long ago if that guide still has his job or is even alive.
who are you? the elephant Police?
@blakes, the point is if you cannot respect the wildlife, maybe just stay at home. The behaviour displayed by the guide and the pathetically immature tourists was disrespectful and yobbish.
sorry , but i didn't find anything wrong with the video.
Batman, the problem with the behavior of the tourists is that by failing or refusing to recognize the ellies were getting upset, they made it impossible for the ellies to NOT to do what they did. Most guide companies teach guides to never "elicit" behavior they know is dangerous. That endangers ALL tour vehicles going through and if these guides continue, they could be banned from the park. That bull could have truly lost his temper...what we see is just a tiny reaction...and had he done so he would have been identified by park officials and watched for further incidents. They operate on the three strike rule. In a worst case scenario the ellie would have been destroyed for being a danger to everyone. Given the huge cost of a trip to Africa, this is also why it's SO important to carefully pick resorts and guides that know how to act properly and safely in the bush. One example is Live Safari Tours here on youtube. Their guides are much more professional and knowledgeable re proper behavior in the wild.
+Caroline Paquier They simply tried to pass through but the bull wasn't allowing them to .
beautiful creature😍😍😍😍😍😍😍love you all elephante bebs
i thought standing still was the way to deal with it...what are those guides?
You guys are crazy. That elephant can pick up that truck and toss it
The behaviour of the tourists is not appreciable.
Playing with any elephant is not a good idea
I don’t know why they keep stopping whenever they think he’s not chasing them? Smh 🤦♂️
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Way to teach them how to CHARGE fools. Note:Don't use THIS safari outfit.
Seems to be a big thing in South Africa, provoking wild animals.
What is the purpose of - what appears to be - a chair attached to the front bumper of the vehicle? Is the guy who sits in it supposed to be a sacrifice if the elephant catches them?
NotSunkYet He’s the tracker. Helps find the game... when they are moving forward.
He is saying, "Get the fuck out of my habitat"
One question: why are the stopping like arent you supposed to go far away?
ALAN, I hope you are a bit ashamed, looking back on this.
Até bravo ele é lindo❤❤❤
Amazing driving to go so far accurately in reverse on dirt roads
I would have peed in my pants when elephant 🐘 was charging
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C’est incroyable la vélocité du grand éléphant! Quel danger! Mais quels souvenirs inoubliables pour eux .
good thing the reverse speed is faster than what I have....
How come he can drive that long without even looking back..
I'm mad as hell and I'm not gunna take it anymore! 😂
Just finished reading the book so I really enjoyed this.
Its a book you never forget. And it should be compulsory reading for everyone who wants to learn more about elephants.
You know what is really stupid is the fact that you never know what is around the next corner and it may be death
A REAL Chief In Command, Watching The HERD ! :-) He Says; "FUCK OFF !!" :-)
Don't Mess Around !! RESPECT !