Elephant Birth- the mother emotions.........

Elephant Birth

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Pets & Animals

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• Elephant
• Birth

[amberder7]

How smart of her to know how to get him to start breathing, A mother will do anything when her child is in danger, I cant care if she's human, animal, or a friggin bug, Us momma's make the world go round! ;)

[MrsPopcorn9119]

I got chills at 3:13 , that cry of desperation was so powerful

[cl8978]

they could have put hay or something down so it wasnt so slippery

[XxEverlastingColourX]

Jesus , imagine how fast that much blood would attract predators

[AlisounLink]

@barbhuning Of course there are no concrete floors in nature, but I understood that the fall a baby elephant (or zebra or giraffe or...) makes at birth should actually help to make them start breathing. Just like a doctor would pat a newborn baby on the butt.

[barbhuning]

What I see here, is that quite possibly, a newborn baby elephant was knocked unconscious at birth because the staff arranged for the mother to birth over a concrete floor, causing the baby to come into the world by falling on its head onto concrete. In desperation, the mother finally succeeds in getting the baby breathing and on its feet. Would we let a woman give birth by letting her baby free-fall onto its head onto concrete? The hard ground is far softer than concrete.

[barbhuning]

I am concerned to see that this elephant is giving birth onto a concrete floor. This should be happening on soft ground with a nest of soft plants. I'm really upset about this oversight. He even says "The baby's hit the floor and at this stage isn't moving." There seems to be absolutely no awareness that a newborn baby falling a foot onto concrete is a totally unnecessary shock, hardship and danger. I'm so glad the baby lived but I am really upset about this.

[shaudee67]

@MrsPopcorn9119 Yes, that "cry of desperation" sent chills down my spine and tears down my cheeks. I wasn't sure I liked the video at first, I don't personally find the birthing process a beautiful thing, but watching that elephant momma basically forcing life into her baby really changed my mind. She's magnificent.

[MsSmellslikefish]

@MsSmellslikefish

I must admit though, the baby elephant is very, very cute.

[MsSmellslikefish]

I know this is just biology and it's a part of being a mammal and it's natural and healthy and all of that but... and I am pro-elephant birth, don't get me wrong! I just wouldn't recommend eating and watching at the 1:53 mark.

[SpectreWriter]

Now stop keeping these decidedly intelligent, self-aware, sapient beings captive against their will!

[SpectreWriter]

@toeztocy2003 It would have made a mess, and been very unsanitary. Hy nearly always has asper spores in it, which may have harmed or killed the baby. Imagine pieces of straw sticking to the baby, perhaps poking it in the eye, etc.

Elephants give birth on plains nearly as hard as that floor. They did right to leave the straw out. Not sure if any sort of a softer mat would hold up to an elephant's footsteps anyway.:)