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00:00 It was a rare and magical moment.
00:06 A mother elephant giving birth in the dead of night.
00:15 To be able to witness such a moment is amazing.
00:23 The mother's strength and determination as she pushed her newborn into the world.
00:29 The danger was all around her and her baby.
00:36 As the baby elephant emerged from its mother's womb, it let out a soft high-pitched cry.
00:42 The mother gently nuzzled her calf and helped it to stand.
00:52 But somehow, in the confusion of birth, the newborn calf slipped out of her sight.
01:02 The opportunistic hyenas were on patrol even at night, their relentless search for food
01:10 never ceasing.
01:13 They spotted their next prey, a vulnerable newborn elephant.
01:20 Without hesitation, they attacked fiercely, their teeth and claws tearing into the tiny
01:26 body.
01:30 The baby elephant let out screams of terror and agony as the hyenas began to eat him alive.
01:41 They devoured his tender flesh, the blood and screams of the baby providing a feast
01:47 for the hungry predators.
01:56 Hyenas are known to be opportunistic predators and scavengers.
02:05 The tragedy of this situation was that the baby elephant's life was cut short so brutally.
02:17 All for the sake of the hyenas' survival.
02:23 The mother elephant awoke at sunrise to find her calf missing.
02:29 It was a tragic and sad ending to a beautiful and miraculous beginning.
02:37 The mother elephant's mission to protect her newborn had failed and she was left to grieve
02:43 the loss of her precious calf.