I feel the same as I am getting better at identifying each elle as they hae become friends of mine. Dreaming of one day visiting this awesome sanctuary and meeting them all in person. A HERD fan from North Carolina, USA

Hi a Boricuas here feeling the same from the Caribbean

@@cherylpeevy5010 It is great isn't it! From a cold U.K, where no one can afford to put their heating on.

@@sarahstrong7174 So sorry about that! Bundle up!❤️🇨🇦

@@cherylpeevy5010 We are so lucky!❤️🇨🇦

With your example, from México I wake up every morning and my grandsons ask me, what has happen to Khanyisa later? Life is like that: enormous tasks and small steps. Thanks.

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It really is amazing to watch. We could learn from them

Watch the last 3 videos and they explain how she did throughout the night.

She's only spent one night in the homestead with the other elephants and she only slept maybe 30 minutes her first night. She is in the section that has timisa and tokwe so in the future she will most likely bunk up next to them.

@@Alli_Sea noo but I've watched the last 3 videos they posted about khanyisas move into the homestead. Don't worry about her only getting light sleep, it was her first night and she still has to get used to the sleeping routine. In fact she spent the 30 minutes sleeping while standing up! Haha. (All of this i learned from the videos)

@@Alli_Sea I just noticed a lot of people on here asking questions and the answers can be found in some of the last videos they posted. Just trying to help and give some answers

The skill and bravery of these men is impressive. Every day guiding these enormous beings must be challenging at times. Thank you for your love and dedication to these precious elephants.

Me too. It would be a life altering experience. Second best is being able to see the herds' life with such intimacy as we get with these wonderful videos. But, yes, to be able to stand next to one irl, and experience them regarding me, especially with what I have learned from following this channel would be a sacred experience.

Amen

Agreed!!

@@melodiefrances3898 I think "sacred" is the word I have been searching for and it just wouldn't come to me. Thank you! It perfectly describes the "in person" experience

I am with you on that. I would love to be there.

I was wondering that also if toke we would remember Xander but you know there's that old saying an elephant never forgets they remember their friends and their enemies

Zoo like that, neither do i, ever.

I dislikes zoos since I was a child. It just never felt right to see the animals behind bars. Especially the big cats pacing and packing. Not for me.

I always think the same thing. No such thing as true wilderness anymore. ❤️🇨🇦

I have often thought the same thing when they end up in the video. So out of place there.

Hopefully someone from the Herd will chime in, but it seems to mostly be the personality (and, of course, a certain age). The female from the older elephants who has both leadership and strong calmness, knowledge about all the skills that are needed to be successful with navigating the terrain, and self assuredness. Probably not all older females even want to be the matriarch. I'm going to have to Google this now though.

@@melodiefrances3898 You actually echoed what I feel is likely how it is done. That's how it is with human women and we are very similar socially (humans/elephants). Being a good mom fits the bill!

Watch the videos that are dedicated to Tokwe...her birthday videos and Mother's Day videos featuring her. Through the video captions and Adine narrations, both explain why Tokwe became matriarch...versus Septombe, who is actually the oldest adult female. Basically, when the 6 adult elephants were relocated from Zimbabwe to HERD in South Africa (to avoid culling in the farmer-animal conflict and to become an adoptive family to young orphan Jabulani), Septombe did not rise to the occasion to comfort and ensure the other elephants were settling in well...in the new environment. Instead, Tokwe rose to the occasion and started acting like a Matriarch to everyone...and as adoptive mother to Jabulani. With her accepting the new orphan, the others followed suit. (Remember Tokwe was not a mother at that time. So Jabu is her 1st "child" via adoption into this herd.) She has also been adoptive mother to all the other orphans except Khanyisa. She has raised 5 "kids"...2 of her own (Pisa & Limpopo) plus adopted Jabu, Kumbura, & Timisa. Septombe only has her 1 child...her own Klaserie. Anyway, Septombe seemed content to let Tokwe be in charge and lead everyone. No challenge to be lead. Adine stresses in Septombe videos (birthday and individual Mother's Day videos) that Septombe is a great helper to Tokwe and Lundi on watching the youngsters because of her disposition.

@@melodiefrances3898 You are right...I explain above in more depth, but Adine has stated that Tokwe stepped into the leadership position...when Septombe (the oldest) did not seem to want to lead.

@@melodiefrances3898 Also, watch on this channel the 2 videos which are entitled something about "female elephants inspect Adine's wounds"...or sonething about them being curious over her injuries. One of them is very interesting in which nearly all the female elephants take turns inspecting Adine's motorcycle wounds...which are mostly hidden under her jeans. All do...except Bubi...who does lift her trunk from afar...and seems concerned but very anxious as she urinated in stress. Tokwe comes over to her, caresses Bubi with her trunk, & she calms Bubi. In the video captions and drop-down in-depth video detail, states that they believe Bubi experienced trauma in Zimbabwe (possibly witnessing humans harming her mother and herself)...so she is very wary of humans. Notice how Adine always waits for Bubi to initate touch with her...rather than rubbing Bubi freely as she does many of the other elephants. All the carers sense Bubi's moods when they deal with her...because they sense she has times of remembering past trauma. Tokwe and Sebakwe always settles Bubi when she is stressed. So that is another way that Tokwe demonstrates her calmness and intelligence in assessing the other elephant's needs.

Elephants don't like changes in routine. So its understandable that they would hover around little K when new routines are being added. But notice just like you said it seems this time they didn't bother as much and realize the new routine is fine. Such laidback elephants I swear.

@@CharlieBarkinTheDog Agreed. I think that not bothering as much with Khanyisa is just another part of "cutting the apron strings" in her transition of being an integral part of the herd. Of course, they want to film some close ups of little K so we, the viewers, can see that she is, in fact, doing well, is finding her role in the herd, and adapting to the new routine.

@@cherylpeevy5010 they gotta grow up some day. She's so big sometimes I confuse her with timisa or pisa if the lighting isnt great.

Yes. Milk in morning and evening with some produce.