I agree 🐘🐘

Me too such a joy to watch. Thank you so much😊

Baby elephants and baby bears, could watch em all day

Grazie Ad è per facilitare vivere insieme a questo meravigliosi esseri non potrei mai dire animali🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🥰🥰🥰🥰

Amen, me too

I felt exactly the same way when I first started watching the Herd. I believe watching has helped me so much. I no longer feel so sorry for myself. I could watch them 27/7. Thank you Herd.😘

Same! I have purpose. 🥰

I so agree. I look forward to these videos so much!

@@barbaradean6424 me2

Sharon, I don't know what you've been going through, and even if I did I'm not sure I would know what to say. I'm praying for you. 🙏🏼

It's the best!!! I cover our pig up every time she lays down but every time somebody goes in the kitchen she has to jump up & go running & her blanket ALWAYS stays on😂😂😂😂 She's a mess.

😅

He is a tater tot😂 That's part of the magic. He's so confident 🎉

Makes you truly realize how much the pink princess has grown also...

Since he has an adoptive mom, why is he not left with the herd full-time?

@deborahcarroll2172 I belive its because he is still on milk bottles thru the night

@@deborahcarroll2172 First, Denelle is right in that he needs milk and Setombe doesn’t make any! I also want to posit that he’s not the healthiest little bull, not as if he’d been Setombe’s own from the start, and probably still needs monitering (and possible mental/emotional care - they may not be sharing the more brutal parts of his recovery…) It also may just be safer. A baby elephant can quickly go from shy to eager, and if everyone’s asleep when he totters off to explore, disaster could strike. This is true of a wild herd, but when you can prevent the death of a tiny endangered animal, why not?

You are right! We could learn a lot from HERD!

So agree. They take care of eachother.

Perfectly said

Exactly ❤😊!

Exactly ❤😊!

Amém 🙏 from Rio de Janeiro.😘

Aaaah is all I can say😮

He says to himself "let me outta here"😊

😊❤

He was born a cocky lil boy, I think - and he certainly hasn't changed. 😂

Confident

@lynnell5993 AMEN to that!!😊

excellent point, how our decisions can effect those around us. i think it's easy to lose sight of this and do whatever makes us happy at the time.

One person, one elephant can make a difference!💙🙏🏻

A baby hippo is very cute !!!

@@andralee1964oh my goodness, bouncing baby hippos also fill me with joy!! There used to be a commercial for some product (that I can’t even remember) that talked about people’s homes having house hippos - it showed them scampering around people’s kitchens and living rooms when they were asleep and made them about … rat size. If I’d have seen that commercial as a young child I’d have believed they were real and been begging my parents for my own house hippo. 🦛🦛🦛 😊

I love the hair that sticks up like a Mohican.My first born son had hair like this and was called Spike fora while.

This special family is always together. One for all and all for one .... and seemingly, always room for one more! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Hi dear Dorothy, finalmente vedo Bubi ...... lei è nel mio cuore ❤️ perche è stata maltrattata e altro... da una donna ! Ecco perché è sempre in disparte dal gruppo e non si fa avvicinare né dai carers, tanto meno da Adine. Un abbraccio.😊😍👋

@@vblackwell3347 I totally agree. This is a very special elephant 🐘 family.❤️🐘❤️

@@vivianaiacomelli3080 nobody knows why Bubi 🐘 is the way she is. It happened long before Adine. But it looks like she might be coming out of her shell a little and this is a great thing. Have a wonderful day dear Vivian ❤️🤗🐘❤️

Hi dear Dorothy ,thank you , ho translate good

And the lil lad wears it qute appropriately. He has no undies underneath. 😮😅❤

💙🐘💯 on the 'dot' comparison 😂 Phabeni also makes me realize how HUGE African elephants are!

It's difficult to see him between those majestic creatures ♥️ and so close and obedient to his adoptive mom Setombe. My mini baby bull PHABENI😍 ♥️♥️♥️🥰 ! Greetings from Panama 🇵🇦!

Le manteau rouge est une bonne idée pour mieux le voir ❤❤

Ha. That won't last long!. Remember when Baby K was wearing those outfits??? 😂

@@beazbinden7424 Absolument ♥️ !

Love those beautiful brown eyes❤❤

It definitely saved his life. I just hope his birth mom is alive & well! If she is, I can only imagine her heartbreak at her baby being lost. Maybe by a miracle, they'll meet again. 😢

She seems to be sulking and thinking how unfair it is, that after her efforts of kidnapping a baby elephant from a wild herd, Setombe is the one getting a new baby.😂

Anche per me Bubi è la mia preferita, è sempre solitaria ,meno male che con Setombe si avvicina a Phabeni come pure è successo con Khanyisa che è stata una splendida allomother. Hi

My Favourite Too! ALWAYS, Paula C ❤

Was just thinking how regal he looks! Heh - now I wonder if that matches a particular clan. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙🌿🐘

​@@mortalclown3812 With that active little trunk, he's practically got a built-in bagpipe!!😂

😊👌👍👋👋

@Beruthiel45 Isn't that the truth? Lovely comment. 😊

Your thoughts are very sweet. I feel the same way. The ellies bring joy to our lives. ❤

Perfette osservazioni , hi

I wonder if elephants have reactions like us to the 'cuteness factor' of little ones. 😊❤ Since they've exhibited a sense of humor, perhaps they do.

But it was not to be😢

😂

Indeed! It's masculine, but not too macho. Very cute on this stylish little bull. 🙂❤🐘❤

@@GuantanamoBayBarbie3 so agree with you!

It's a cute blanket on baby bull calf Beni

@lkrzzie1955 What a gorgeous dog...is it yours?

I thought Tokwe was still the herd matriarch. (?) Since we humans can only witness shifts in their relationships vs being privy to elephant 'negotiations', 😊 every day holds surprises.

Tokwe is still the Matriarch Dame Setombe is the Dean and now surrogate mother to Phabeni but I didn't think it has changed the role of the Matriarch or ????

Adine has always made it clear that Setombe may have suffered traumas as a young calf/cow in Zimbabwe,, before she moved South to South Africa in 2002 as a result of the rescue by Lente Roode. I wont go into detail, but research suggests that young calves could suffer PTSD as a result of being separated from their mother in horrible circumstances associated with elephant rides. This is the dark side of what went on in Zimbabwe - and other places in S Africa It seems to me, at least, that it is entirely possible that this is why Setombe, who is now a physically big adult female, lacked confidence until the birth of Klaserie - which in itself is a tribute to Lente Roode, since Klaserie was the second calf of the Zimbabwe females born in RSA. i.e. Setombe felt more safe in RSA than in Zimbabwe. It does not explain why Tokwe, Lundi and Bubi and indeed the Zimbabwe bulls, -all younger than Setombe (except Sebakwe) - did not suffer PTSD as well, though one may guess. It is heartrending that a small orphan could now help Setombe in her last phase of rehabilitation - to restore the mental strength and happiness she previously lacked all these years. and it would be almost the stuff of Hollywood if Setombe strolled from her nightmare and assumed the reign of Matriarch, though you can see why she could now do so. I do wonder how Tokwe and Lundi view all this - after all, six months ago, they went in search of an orphan calf. This is an orphan herd and almost unique in its travails and challenges, Will they try again?

This is a most interesting thread! I've been just as curious with these herd dynamics shifting and so fluid. Setombe was the biggest enigma for me since I've been following this channel 4 years ago; I've always wondered about the mental scars blocking Setombe from assuming the mantle of matriarch. I noticed how she almost usurped Lundi to take on the surrogate mother role for Phabeni - it struck me that Lundi didn't really put up much of a contest; neither did Tokwe. Setombe seemed to finally pull rank on the rest of the cows, somehow? Adine has also mentioned how Setombe is a disciplinarian to the young bulls - but we've seen these young bulls push around and chase Lundi and Bubi (not Tokwe) - thus left me wondering whether they also bully Setombe as well or whether she's able to stand her ground like Tokwe does? That would be another clue to Setombe's state of mind, so to speak. Also, The age gap between Tokwe and Setombe isn't large, I think it's 3 years or so. Not all that significant; I'd imagine their size difference is miniscule. We know size matters in elephant society. How does that affect the herd dynamics here? There's so many aspects to these dynamics, I just never quite know how to pen my thoughts coherently, but it's most fascinating to observe how the power dynamics and leadership hierarchies play out among the Cows.

@@Vaal650 Dame Setombe is not afraid to sparring with the youngest Bulls especially mischevious Mambo who is sometimes looking for trouble and also Zindoga

I actually was confused. I thought she was talking about Fishan’s tail but accidentally calling it a trunk. Now I know 😅

They understand that the young ones are the future of the herd, which means they also understand mortality.

That is the innate objective of a breeding herd: to defend and extend the dynasty of the herd.

Not the bulls though. They don't care about the babies. It's only the matriarchs who raise them. When they die the calves won't last long unless they find another matriarch coz they won't find any solace with older bulls who live alone or in herds of other bulls.

With respect, something tells me that would never happen at HERD. 🌍🐘🩵

Love Gentleman Fishan as well until now Tokwe has always watched over her friend Fishan I do not presume it has changed ???🤔

Hi dear Renee, mi piace il tuo giusto commento.

@@vivianaiacomelli3080 Ciao Vivi!! Spero che tu stia bene! Non c'è molto tempo per commentare... stato in fuga qui... Ma mi piace dire qualcosa per tutti gli sforzi che Herd ha fatto per condividere con noi. Questo piccolo toro ha acceso una fiamma così bella nel branco...... Mi tocca il cuore. Sii al sicuro e felice amico mio! Rimani dolce

@@Renee29forever sei un bel tesoro dear Renee ,ti auguro il meglio della vita ,un abbraccio dall'Italia.

Thank you so much for the support!❤️

💯🩵🐘🦋💫

It was Bubi's character to forage away from the others cows and same with Dame Setombe except that she was glued to daughter Klasserie