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 !

Complete idiots. I fully agree !!!!

It's like they want him to catch up to them and then take off

nor just that but for the poaching too!

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!

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.

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 ?!

Disgusting behaviour

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 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!!

9oo6 out see

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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?

Me too, except that if the elephant had killed anyone he probably would have paid with his life.

I agree, too many scheduled tours.

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.

+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!!!!

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.

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?

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.

Hes got another 100 pounds of testicale at least

Slippery Sea Goose so the animal weighs over 5 tons

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

Wondered about that too, or it get's stuck in the mud.

Dont worry, that elephant will help to push it

@@hamdanjantan399 😄😄

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.

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

What is going on i don't like this safari outing

great advice !!

Elephants are matriarchal...not patriarchal.

Bull elephants are solitary and he's in musth. He's not protecting anything he's just horny.

Hahaha see what I mean; the guy says "he's turning" lol

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.

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 !!!

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 .

+saadat dastgir This is their 100th adventure, I guess. Look at the man sitting outside !

Exactly! He should have gotten inside the vehicle not at the very last minute. They acted so stupid by courting danger.

? 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.

fazana cosor humans are more intelligent

fazana cosor indeed

These Elephants never forget this harassment, thus the next group passing by will see more aggression - NOT THE FAULT of the animals

No they are not humans are worthless stupid things that took over the world when it originally belonged to the ANIMALS humans should not be alive!

Cornel Botnaru You think we are more intelligent than animals? That’s a laugh! We humans are the biggest idiots! We think we hold sway over every living creature, we constantly start wars and our lives are rules by the almighty dollar! No, we are the most ignorant of any living creature...

These folk must be stopped! No more abusing elephants. Something should treat them the way they've mistreated ELEPHANT!😞

Absolutely

Mei Lin Pang Right! becos when they get irritated they will attack! 🐘🐘🐘🐘

They aren't hurting them in the normal sense, but they are tormenting them, which is worse, because this affects the stability and behaviour of the whole family. And their social bond is far more complicated and precious than we can ever understand.

Exactly. We should know better. The elephant family is not the plaything for the safari tourists to have fun with.

They'll get there's one of these days. Mauled by an elephant or eating by a lion do to falling off that truck

Same for the colonizing whites like you

According to the seats in the car at 8:15, I don't think the vehicle was driving in reverse - but a skilled driver nonetheless. Just don't see what's the good of annoying these giants, other than having a 'great story' to tell afterwards.

@@sanderdegroot6628, was driving in reverse initially, from 4:30 went forward.

@@madee764 Thx!

If that elephant was in musth as the description states, they shouldn't have been anywhere near it. Bull elephants in musth are killing machines, no joke. You shouldn't even go out looking for it.

Just to follow up Anne's very good comment, they knew the bull was in Musth because of the liquid pouring down his cheeks from glands on either side of his temple, there are a few other signs but that is the one to look for. Have a look at the video again and you will see what I mean. Elephants are beautiful calm animals if treated well. This is the one exception, he is on heat and full of hormones. He is highly unstable and aggressive. More than capable of killing. In India where elephants are more captive, many people are killed due to not handling males in Musth correctly.

And then they might have gone after the "ROGUE" elephant with guns. Bloody fools.