Battle at Kruger: Mother Love! (Giraffe vs Hyena)

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[TheThomasKenny]

Was de baby killed

[Furykidxxx]

hyenas - what a nasty creatures!

[philliesblunt247]

id have shut the camera off and shot the hyenas

[lucas91acdc]

fuckin song, excellent video.

[koookan]

man i HATE heynas

[CFIsMyGod]

What is the name of this song? Nice vid!!!!!

[XxIKairaIxX]

I thought the music was pleasant..

[agent2ooo]

The music is irritating

[Equestrian08]

That is so sad. Hyenas are very creepy. Why was the calf unable to stand after he was born?

[ZoopRanger]

@Equestrian08 The baby at birth falls about 1-2 metres and sometimes ends up getting injured during the birth. As remiehneggug said, the giraffe probably had a broken back. Its hard, but nature.

[LastCommodore]

Nature is both beautiful and cruel. Unfortunately giraffes don't have much chance in this situation.

[Sept2504]

Um, HELLO... this a wildlife clip, not an international incident. Both of you grow up and enjoy the film.

[1238freeman]

what sound is that on 5:55 to 6:20? i knew it before but i forgot it

[SWEEE333EEET]

that giraffe is goddamn scary when it's running full tilt at you!

[ProfessorllChaos]

@yonibyonata The music fucking rules. and so does 0:39

[rircsoad85]

I think its cute how the mom giraffe gently kicked the calf so it would get up

[teaser2233]

hyenas are really cruel. At 5:26 when he failed he started calling for help.

[Keekle9]

That was an awsome video!!!

[krenocheng]

a sad story... giraffe baby could not stand and run away from danger and even for food (milk). mother could not help even with her very bests

[cliffwalkinfool]

Why are so many lazy opportunists exploiting the "Battle At Kreuger" name? What battle?

[TheMayron1]

coitadinha da girafinha

[hiphop8156]

vooll arm das kleine baby vooll schade

[MrBobthecorncob]

was the baby still alive at the end

[mcrishTV]

look 5:24 he says '' god whyyyyyy did u make me a hyena,,,, whyy do we always must eat bones from lions meals... whyyyyyy ... why do i born loooooser '' XDDDDD hahaha

[ThaOneChrisJONES]

@mcrishTV Hyenas are more successful at hunting then Lions are you idiot. Your the one who should be crying about the fact that God made you a stupid loser.

[LynxAQ]

It is sad but this happens alot with Giraffes in the wild. The baby at birth falls about 1-2 metres and sometimes ends up getting injured during the birth. But that is the harsh way of nature. We are the only species on this planet atm that keeps the weak alive.

The baby must of broke its back on the fall after being born. As for the comment on the hyena biting the giraffes leg... do you realise the damage a kick from a full grown giraffe would do... dead hyena basically.

[Ryuuji91]

damn hyenas. why did they go after a baby giraffe anyway? There's barely any meat on it... and there's so many of them... it wasn't worth the effort..

[itsmedontyousee]

They went after it because SOME food is better than NO food. And it didn't really take much effort, it was mostly just sitting around waiting for the mother giraffe to leave.

[tennismaster3211]

why doesnt the crew there try to save the calf?? Just take a shot gun and shoot down the hyenas

[remiehneggug]

that is 'life' these hyenas also need to eat. Future more this giraffe calf has a broken back and will never walk again. If it is not eaten it will rot and animals will get sick. All have a function. Hyenas are in the end the saviour of a lot of animals!

[PersonOfBook]

@remiehneggug Was the giraffe's baby back broken already or heynas broke it?

[otona1mai]

子供はお乳まで頭が届かない。一口も飲む事はなかったのかな。

母も動けない子供につきそって見守っていたから水も食料も摂れて­いないだろう。

色々考えさせられました。

[remiehneggug]

Please translate to english. makes it easier to read :)

[mstrlij]

@remiehneggug Translation: The babies head can`t the tit. It couldn`t even get a mouthful of milk. The mother stayed watching over her baby, not eating or drinking. It really made me think.

[cyrux23]

@remiehneggug Let him to express whatever language he want why do we have to talk or write everything in english is so selfish your Comment, my native language is spanish and I don't have any problems if I don't know a language try to find de translation on internet and at the same time learn something about other culture, that's why many people in The USA are ignorants, you guys live in a bubble show respect for the rest of the world.

[Twokee]

@cyrux23 Invent your own shit then if as you stupidly say "the USA are ignorants." (If you're going to try and use a put down at least get it right, you moron). We invented the internet and youtube. If Americans want English, then we can have English. Go to your own shitty Spanish sites.

[cyrux23]

@Twokee This is an example of an average people in The USA in a word ignorants, you know that you are invaded by a lot of spanish speakers in the states so, don't talk shits please, go back to your mother's vagina and show respect asshole.

USA = Union of Stupid Assholes.

[cyrux23]

@Twokee Another important thing stupid cocksmoker, All of us are americans you know why? Because our continent it's called America piece of shit, the main reazon is that The USA doesn`t have a name like for example, united states from brazil, united stades from ecuador but the problem with The USA is united states of what? of nothing hahahahhahahaha, don't be an asshole and your country the same as the whole continent is conform by inmigrants asshole.

[JokaKalli]

@remiehneggug Children receive milk from the head. Drinking Kano Hana no bite. 摂Re would not have had food or water to move my mother watched the children Tsukisotsu. Made me think a lot.

[rockers213]

@remiehneggug here's the translation

[rockers213]

Father to reach children in the head. A bite or drink is not.

Would not even take food from the water to accompany a child was watching my mother can not move well. Variety of made​me think.

[Pronghorn9]

See at 5:17 the powerful front kick that was delivered by the big mother! now that would have done some damage to the hyenas

[jan656]

goede muziek (good music)

Greetings from holland

[2242bzo]

Where was daddy giraffe? But, hey....hyenas gotta eat, too. Bon appetit'.

[MrHeiko1970]

filmed by whom in Ndutu, Tanzania?

[remiehneggug]

Hugo van Lawick and Matthew Aeberhardt

[snapper842002]

I love the music. this is one of the best nature videos I've seen

[stevenschnare]

this is by far the sadest video i have seen poor baby giraffe and then the mother could't even save it and had to see it dead and walk away :'(

[hypertext66]

Does anyone know what song this is?

[isingjazz83]

@hypertext66 the song is called "the flower duet" by Lakme, this version was sung by Leo Delibes

[nolainaro]

heeey did that baby giraffe died in the end?!!!

[remiehneggug]

yes, broken back. Mum left it, Hyenas ate it. It died during the night of hunger

[kevn101]

do you know how it broke its back?? that sucks

[IronManu77]

@nolainaro lucky baby giraffe left this sick world early. Hope it finds peace in better worlds in heaven.

[cliffwalkinfool]

@IronManu77 The only things truly sick about this world are the religionists who try to convince others that this is not the real world, but that there is another world besides this one. Talk -- idle talk -- that's all it is. Idle talk andthe ubiquitous "arm stretched out from the side, stiff-fingered, palm up." -- WSB

[zulugangsta]

at 3.07 the little bird on the giraffe's mouth is like i gotchu man, then the giraffe is like git outta here, not now homes... then the hyena at 5.30 is like nooooooooooooo this is not kooo man, call everybody call everybody ..lol

[Fitulka1]

какая печальная история-жирафенок был так прекрасен...What sad history-small the giraffe was so is beautiful

[99xxRAZORSHARPXX99]

wtf this made me shed a tear P_P

[itsemeeerealmario]

wtf why doesnt the hyena bites the mothers leg and eats both mother and child??? dumb animals^^

[PersonOfBook]

@itsemeeerealmario Actually those heynas are not as dumb as you are. If they try to bit the adult giraffe's leg, she is gonna crush them with her legs!

[Ritaliation]

fuckig hell that dragged on way to much

[83056]

amazing

[ariah04]

my great great great uncle was the president of africa paul kruger and they named that after him

[Sukuma22]

president of africa...could you be more stupid..sheesh!!!

[SuperGravey]

Which country was Africa again? Think about what you wrote...

[warerorr]

i didn't think soooo

[stryderzer0]

you people know it's computer graphiced right?

[highstakesdonk]

u have to wonder y giraffe's give birth standing up, that is a long drop 4 a new born, sometimes they dont survive it

[SuperGravey]

The mother probably saw the Hyena and gave birth standing up, because on the ground its a sitting duck and is slow to get up. The baby the probably broke it's left front leg in the fall, resulting in it's death. Poor little dude.

[philip0460]

This giraffe mother stuck by her baby even though it was sick and eventually died. The hyena did not dare challenge a huge giraffe mother. Brilliant display of giraffe strength and fortitude.

[firestream101]

life somtimes sucks!!!!!!!!

[ThisIsSuperman]

whats the name of the song? I always wanted it

[remiehneggug]

'lakme' from delibes

[dadeskr]

Did the hyenas actually kill the giraffe? I thought it died through not being able to stand, therefore can't get milk, therefore starved and that the hyenas just took advantage of the free meal when it had died.

[remiehneggug]

It died of thirst. The Giraffe calf broke its back during birth and was unable to stand up. Not able to drink it died. But the Hyena's attacked it a few times when it was still alive. But the mother was able to scare them off. It took place over 3 days.

[darinnes]

its nature..its very sad but the hyenas need also to survive...i wonder they said that the leaders of the hyenas is a female? matriach?like an elephant?reply plz

[mamitsumamits]

yes, the females rule in hyena society.  in fact, they are much larger than the males. what's interesting is the female hyena genitalia resembles a penis, so for awhile they were thought to be male.... in human society, we call these transexuals (j/k!)....no, seriously check it out in Wikipedia.

[darinnes]

oh thnkz for the info thnkz so much

[heyhater17]

man.. the baby giraffe was so god damn cute :C and it had to die! ohh well.. I guess its all part of life, even though its so damn sad

[Ferchos13]

Putting music on nature videos is infuriating because of its arrogance and selfishness. Let us enjoy the real, raw video please.

[SOnicHerO100]

I thought the music was quite fitting. It fits the mood. Music always makes the movies and tv shows. Like Jaws for example: that movie would've sucked with out the music. I know it's not raw footage it was a movie but still.

[remiehneggug]

it was shot on film and the whole 'scene' was filmed over 3 days. About 2 hours of material was shot and this is the edited result.

[remiehneggug]

If you would read the post...

It was filmed over 3 days and resulted in hours of material.. guess you would not watch all the RAW video if I uploaded that. That why some people clean toilets and some people make movies...

[philip0460]

Don't mind them. It was a wonderful movie. It shows how a mother will fight to save her baby. Lastly, a kick by a giraffe can kill a lion, so the hyenas don't want to be kicked like a field goal!

[szuberi]

hahahah best response ever. great editing and good work.

[jennadollface]

thats very sad i couldnt film that and not help , i would of helped the baby out . i know people say its nature but sometimes you have to break it .

i dont care i would help

[NightshadeTea]

*sigh* You're aware of how ignorant that statement is, right?

What about the baby hyenas that are depending on that food? Or depending on the adults to nourish themselves to protect them? Everything is a balance. All parts of a ecological community depend on one another. Sorry you were sad about a baby, but life sometimes has to get gritty to work properly.

[TallBrooklynGuy]

would be great vid if you left the music out.

with nature vids you want to see and also hear the sounds. dont get why ppl have to add music. if you like the music listen to it by itself. leave it out of the vid.