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Nature And Wildlife Tv | Four-Day-Old Elephant Calf Was Almost Kicked By His 11,5 Tons Brother

Four-day-old elephant calf was almost kicked by his 11,5 tons brother

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A baby elephant was nearly kicked by his 11.5-ton brother in a terrifying moment last night on BBC’s Animal Babies: First Year on Earth.

Safina, just four days old, born to mother Cyclone, in Kenya, began to get her footing and explore her surroundings but got too close to her 11.5-ton brother.

The three-part series follow three wildlife camera operators who film Safina, along with other animal babies, as they grow and develop day by day.

The moment, part of last night’s documentary, shows Safina wandering away from her mother and playing too closely with her brother – almost getting dumped by him.

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Four-Day-Old Elephant Calf Was Almost Kicked By His 11,5 Tons Brother
Safina, who is only four days old, and has been born to mother Cyclone, in Kenya, starts to get her footing and explore her surroundings, but as she does she gets too close to her 11.5-ton brother
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Four-Day-Old Elephant Calf Was Almost Kicked By His 11,5 Tons Brother
Safina, who is only 4 days old and her mother Cyclone in Kenya – the documentary tracks her first year

The male elephants had no role in the upbringing of the baby elephants, and Safina was unaware of the danger her brother posed.

When her brother became annoyed with her being so close, he kicked his hind leg in her direction – missing her by inches.

Her brother was about 20 times heavier than her – but fortunately, her mother and other female elephants came to her aid, forming a barrier around her and shielding Safina from her brother.

The moment shows how fragile a baby elephant is in its first years of life and how the males in the herd won’t protect them.

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Four-Day-Old Elephant Calf Was Almost Kicked By His 11,5 Tons Brother
As her brother become irritated to her being too close he kicks his back leg in her direction – missing her by inches
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Four-Day-Old Elephant Calf Was Almost Kicked By His 11,5 Tons Brother
The moment, which was part of last night’s documentary, shows Safina wandering off from her mother and playing too close to her brother – narrowly missing being kicked by him.
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Four-Day-Old Elephant Calf Was Almost Kicked By His 11,5 Tons Brother
Sue Gibson (pictured) is the camerawoman tracking Safina’s moves and witnesses her trying to keep up with the herd just days after she’s born

Sue Gibson is a camerawoman tracking her movements and witnessed her trying to keep up with the herd just days after giving birth.

Sue giggled as she filmed Safina falling and getting stuck in the mud, her mother using her trunk to help her up.

She also noted that the baby elephant still hasn’t got used to her trunk: ‘She was wiggling it and seemed surprised by it every time she saw it,’ she said.

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Four-Day-Old Elephant Calf Was Almost Kicked By His 11,5 Tons Brother
The moment shows just how fragile a baby elephant is in its first years of life and how males in the herd won’t protect them
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Four-Day-Old Elephant Calf Was Almost Kicked By His 11,5 Tons Brother
The three-part series follows three wildlife camera operators who film Safina (pictured), along with other animal babies, as they grow and develop, day by day.
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Four-Day-Old Elephant Calf Was Almost Kicked By His 11,5 Tons Brother
Safina and her brother in last nights episode – she gets too close to him and risks being kicked by him

A few days later, Sue visited Safina and her herd and noticed a change in their behavior.

She quickly realized that they had stumbled on another herd of elephants and one of them was Cyclone’s sister, Monsoon.

Emotional moment seeing elephants introduce Safina to their relative and the elephants using their trunks to bond with each other.

Sue said: ‘They looked really happy to see each other. It’s like someone coming home from a long time and meeting them at the airport – you can’t wait to put your arms around them. ‘

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Four-Day-Old Elephant Calf Was Almost Kicked By His 11,5 Tons Brother
Safina falls over and get stuck in the mud, with her mothers using her trunk to help her get up

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