hello everyone and welcome to wild Chronicles I’m Boyd Matson on location
Chronicles I’m Boyd Matson on location
Chronicles I’m Boyd Matson on location in Botswana’s Okavango Delta there are
in Botswana’s Okavango Delta there are
in Botswana’s Okavango Delta there are more elephants here than there are in
more elephants here than there are in
more elephants here than there are in any other country in Africa their
any other country in Africa their
any other country in Africa their success in surviving the encroachment of
success in surviving the encroachment of
success in surviving the encroachment of human development is due in part to a
human development is due in part to a
human development is due in part to a major commitment by the government to
major commitment by the government to
major commitment by the government to protect its traditional wildlife the
protect its traditional wildlife the
protect its traditional wildlife the survival of elephants ultimately depends
survival of elephants ultimately depends
survival of elephants ultimately depends on people falling in love with them
on people falling in love with them
on people falling in love with them being willing to spend considerable
being willing to spend considerable
being willing to spend considerable amounts of money to see them and take
amounts of money to see them and take
amounts of money to see them and take their picture and for that to happen all
their picture and for that to happen all
their picture and for that to happen all it takes is one magical afternoon like
it takes is one magical afternoon like
it takes is one magical afternoon like this for almost an hour
this for almost an hour
this for almost an hour I watched enthralled while four young
I watched enthralled while four young
I watched enthralled while four young males and two older females splashed
males and two older females splashed
males and two older females splashed around like kids in a backyard swimming
around like kids in a backyard swimming
around like kids in a backyard swimming pool you know elephants have all of the
pool you know elephants have all of the
pool you know elephants have all of the characteristics that we really admire so
characteristics that we really admire so
characteristics that we really admire so they have that playfulness within them
they have that playfulness within them
they have that playfulness within them they have a sense of mischief yeah you
they have a sense of mischief yeah you
they have a sense of mischief yeah you know if you see elephants down at the
know if you see elephants down at the
know if you see elephants down at the waterhole flying around you know
waterhole flying around you know
waterhole flying around you know swimming around and splashing that’s
swimming around and splashing that’s
swimming around and splashing that’s just what they’ve been maybe having fun
just what they’ve been maybe having fun
just what they’ve been maybe having fun some of this behavior is typical role
some of this behavior is typical role
some of this behavior is typical role playing for young males according to
playing for young males according to
playing for young males according to National Geographic grantee Caitlin
National Geographic grantee Caitlin
National Geographic grantee Caitlin O’Connell rod will you’ll see a lot of
O’Connell rod will you’ll see a lot of
O’Connell rod will you’ll see a lot of young bulls kind of testing and
young bulls kind of testing and
young bulls kind of testing and experimenting with other young bulls
experimenting with other young bulls
experimenting with other young bulls they’ll do what’s called a pre mount or
they’ll do what’s called a pre mount or
they’ll do what’s called a pre mount or they’ll take their trunk coming from the
they’ll take their trunk coming from the
they’ll take their trunk coming from the back of the other bull lying on the top
back of the other bull lying on the top
back of the other bull lying on the top of their back so that would be called a
of their back so that would be called a
of their back so that would be called a pre mount and sometimes even put their
pre mount and sometimes even put their
pre mount and sometimes even put their front legs stand up and mount the other
front legs stand up and mount the other
front legs stand up and mount the other young bull but it’s all in play and the
young bull but it’s all in play and the
young bull but it’s all in play and the other one will sort of run off and then
other one will sort of run off and then
other one will sort of run off and then they might do it again and they will
they might do it again and they will
they might do it again and they will just lie in the water and let their
just lie in the water and let their
just lie in the water and let their trunk be as sloppy as it possibly can
trunk be as sloppy as it possibly can
trunk be as sloppy as it possibly can being just slap it around and block
being just slap it around and block
being just slap it around and block their whole bodies in their head you can
their whole bodies in their head you can
their whole bodies in their head you can own this bar
own this bar
own this bar [Music]
the thin a couple of the elephants did
the thin a couple of the elephants did something that neither Kaitlyn nor I had
something that neither Kaitlyn nor I had
something that neither Kaitlyn nor I had ever seen before they set upright and
ever seen before they set upright and
ever seen before they set upright and begin slapping the water with their
begin slapping the water with their
begin slapping the water with their front legs and splashing themselves the
front legs and splashing themselves the
front legs and splashing themselves the eternal dilemma finding a way for humans
eternal dilemma finding a way for humans
eternal dilemma finding a way for humans and animals to coexist maybe one answer
and animals to coexist maybe one answer
and animals to coexist maybe one answer is to throw a few more pool parties like
is to throw a few more pool parties like
is to throw a few more pool parties like this one who wouldn’t want to be
this one who wouldn’t want to be
this one who wouldn’t want to be neighbors with these guys
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