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suddenly a young male comes into view

suddenly a young male comes into view pushing a baby elephant oh my god that’s

pushing a baby elephant oh my god that’s

pushing a baby elephant oh my god that’s a boom no no he picks it up Oh meanwhile

a boom no no he picks it up Oh meanwhile

a boom no no he picks it up Oh meanwhile a female if the baby’s mother I believe

a female if the baby’s mother I believe

a female if the baby’s mother I believe comes in and tries to rescue the calf

comes in and tries to rescue the calf

comes in and tries to rescue the calf and runs in front of him he runs after

and runs in front of him he runs after

and runs in front of him he runs after with an erection he’s chasing after the

with an erection he’s chasing after the

with an erection he’s chasing after the infant’s mother and backs up toward the

infant’s mother and backs up toward the

infant’s mother and backs up toward the infant who was looking for its mother

infant who was looking for its mother

infant who was looking for its mother and goes back and grabs the infant again

and goes back and grabs the infant again

and goes back and grabs the infant again pushing it he still has an erection and

pushing it he still has an erection and

pushing it he still has an erection and puts his does what we call reach over he

puts his does what we call reach over he

puts his does what we call reach over he rests his trunk across the infant’s back

rests his trunk across the infant’s back

rests his trunk across the infant’s back which is what’s done also when a male

which is what’s done also when a male

which is what’s done also when a male mounts of female where we were he moved

mounts of female where we were he moved

mounts of female where we were he moved before meanwhile there’s commotion

before meanwhile there’s commotion

before meanwhile there’s commotion anathema where the left one tusk is

anathema where the left one tusk is

anathema where the left one tusk is trying to rescue the baby the male picks

trying to rescue the baby the male picks

trying to rescue the baby the male picks up the calf and drops it again

up the calf and drops it again

up the calf and drops it again young female tuskless female is also

young female tuskless female is also

young female tuskless female is also there but then the mother runs past him

there but then the mother runs past him

there but then the mother runs past him and the male chases after her in

and the male chases after her in

and the male chases after her in observations that I’ve made around the

observations that I’ve made around the

observations that I’ve made around the birth of a baby elephant or around

birth of a baby elephant or around

birth of a baby elephant or around newborns young males seem to get very

newborns young males seem to get very

newborns young males seem to get very excited by the the smell of a new mother

excited by the the smell of a new mother

excited by the the smell of a new mother I’ve always found it quite fascinating

I’ve always found it quite fascinating

I’ve always found it quite fascinating because when a baby is born the whole

because when a baby is born the whole

because when a baby is born the whole family will Rumble and trumpet and

family will Rumble and trumpet and

family will Rumble and trumpet and create an incredible commotion and that

create an incredible commotion and that

create an incredible commotion and that commotion attracts a lot of males who

commotion attracts a lot of males who

commotion attracts a lot of males who come in to seeing you know what what may

come in to seeing you know what what may

come in to seeing you know what what may be happening in the family

be happening in the family

be happening in the family maybe the sounds are similar to when

maybe the sounds are similar to when

maybe the sounds are similar to when when a female is mated and and they come

when a female is mated and and they come

when a female is mated and and they come in and what I’ve seen is that the young

in and what I’ve seen is that the young

in and what I’ve seen is that the young males get very confused by the smell of

males get very confused by the smell of

males get very confused by the smell of the mother and they they get excited

the mother and they they get excited

the mother and they they get excited they get erections they try and mount

they get erections they try and mount

they get erections they try and mount the female the male in question is in

the female the male in question is in

the female the male in question is in his 20s and and this is the age group

his 20s and and this is the age group

his 20s and and this is the age group that still is not able to discriminate

that still is not able to discriminate

that still is not able to discriminate it seems between the smells of of a new

it seems between the smells of of a new

it seems between the smells of of a new mother and of a receptive female the

mother and of a receptive female the

mother and of a receptive female the strange as it seems

strange as it seems

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