Baby Elephant Dances And Walks Up To Tourist Group – Completely Delighting Everyone

Jul 13, 2020 by apost team

Like all young animals, baby elephants' entire life is about playing and learning about their world. Not too long ago, a young elephant at the Sabi Sands Game Reserve in South Africa put on a dance performance for some amazed tourists, who managed to capture the baby's cute moves on video.

The video posting's author, Cagney, added a soundtrack of "Baby Elephant Walk" by Henry Mancini to the video and it quickly became wildly popular.

When most people look at elephants, they are mostly struck by how large and majestic they are. Adult elephants can't jump and don't seem particularly agile due to their bulk. They have to have at least one foot on the ground at all times to support their weight. Mostly they walk slowly. However, they can achieve speeds of up to 40 mph for short distances if they really want to, as stated on Elephants for Africa. But anyone watching the video can see this apparent lack of agility doesn't this apply to baby ones.

The Sabi Sands Game Reserve, established formally in 1948, is home to many species of indigenous animals; leopards and clearly elephants being prominent amongst them. The impromptu dance performance took place on a dirt road within the Reserve. The baby elephant boldly approached a vehicle and after curiously sniffing and looking at it. Then, the baby starts swinging its trunk around and then starts dancing. It sways its trunk even more, kicks its legs, and bounces around, and bobs its head to a beat only it can hear. It even jumps up and down on one leg!

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The boldness of the baby elephant slowly becomes understandable when the herd makes their presence known. Several adult elephants gradually become visible in the brush surrounding the road. They are all keeping an eye on the baby and are ready to take action if necessary.

After finishing its dance performance, the baby elephant starts playing soccer with a rock in the road and then wanders off to find something else to do.

Female elephants start having calves when they are around 12 to 15 years old. Pregnancy lasts for 22 months and the newborn calves weigh around 200 pounds! They only look tiny next to their mothers, who weigh close to 8,000 pounds, as stated here on Elephants for Africa. They live in groups and all of the elephants in the group assist in raising and protecting the young elephants. Elephant society is matriarchal, meaning the female elephants are in charge and most groups are lead by a dominant elder female elephant.

But it's hard to deny a baby elephant put to some classical music that just fits is something you wouldn't want to watch over and over, as the over 1.2 million views on YouTube will attest.

Have you ever seen a baby elephant dance before? Let us know what you thought of this video and if you were delighted by this baby elephant's dance moves, be sure to pass this article along to your friends and family!