Los elefantes son criaturas fascinantes y su comportamiento es un tema de gran interés. Cuando las lluvias comienzan a caer, los elefantes a menudo cavan pozos en busca de agua. Este comportamiento no solo es vital para su supervivencia, sino que también muestra su inteligencia y adaptación al entorno. Al cavar estos pozos, los elefantes ayudan a crear fuentes de agua que pueden beneficiar a otras especies en el ecosistema.
Mientras tanto, en el reino animal, la lucha por la supervivencia se presenta de maneras sorprendentes. Un grupo de leones, depredadores por naturaleza, acecha a los cachorros de los guepardos. En este contexto, uno de los cachorros del guepardo Kureta es víctima de la feroz caza de los leones. Esta escena representa el ciclo natural de la vida, donde la supervivencia del más fuerte prevalece. La interacción entre elefantes y leones en un mismo hábitat nos recuerda la complejidad de las dinámicas en la vida salvaje.
Entender estos comportamientos es esencial para la conservación de estas especies y el equilibrio de sus ecosistemas. La investigación sobre las interacciones entre diferentes especies, como los elefantes y los leones, puede ofrecer información valiosa sobre cómo proteger a estos magníficos animales y su entorno.
**Hashtags:** #Elefantes, #VidaSalvaje, #Conservación
**Keywords:** elefantes, cavar pozos, lluvia, leones, cachorros, guepardos, Kureta, supervivencia, ecosistema, comportamiento animal.
Mientras tanto, en el reino animal, la lucha por la supervivencia se presenta de maneras sorprendentes. Un grupo de leones, depredadores por naturaleza, acecha a los cachorros de los guepardos. En este contexto, uno de los cachorros del guepardo Kureta es víctima de la feroz caza de los leones. Esta escena representa el ciclo natural de la vida, donde la supervivencia del más fuerte prevalece. La interacción entre elefantes y leones en un mismo hábitat nos recuerda la complejidad de las dinámicas en la vida salvaje.
Entender estos comportamientos es esencial para la conservación de estas especies y el equilibrio de sus ecosistemas. La investigación sobre las interacciones entre diferentes especies, como los elefantes y los leones, puede ofrecer información valiosa sobre cómo proteger a estos magníficos animales y su entorno.
**Hashtags:** #Elefantes, #VidaSalvaje, #Conservación
**Keywords:** elefantes, cavar pozos, lluvia, leones, cachorros, guepardos, Kureta, supervivencia, ecosistema, comportamiento animal.
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00:00In the arid lands of Kenya, water is life, the elixir without which no one can survive.
00:24But the last rains fell almost two months ago.
00:34And that forces heroic mothers to face their greatest challenge.
00:39Look for other sources of water to make fun of the cruel dry season and get their families to survive.
01:39The rain is coming.
01:57Chasing the rain.
01:59In the north of Kenya, the effects of the drought are terrifying.
02:18And the Iguazon has turned into a river of dry sand that runs between arid plains.
02:29Animals and also humans use ingenious methods to extract water from their beds to the last drop.
02:59Almost all the herds of elephants that flocked to Samburu left the river a long time ago and left in search of springs and pastures.
03:17But some decided to stay and put up with it.
03:32The naturalists gave this herd the name of the artists.
03:41These elephants live all year in Samburu and know the best techniques to extract the precious water.
03:55Their extraordinary sense of smell tells them the precise place where they must dig.
04:06This adult female is an experienced mother and an expert in digging wells.
04:25When they have already drunk, their calf tries to enlarge the hole.
04:32But she is not aware of it.
04:37With her infantile impetus, she can throw sand in the hole.
04:44And it is essential to keep the water as clean as possible.
04:50It is a treasure that must be preserved, because there are still many months left for the wet season.
05:01All the local fauna faces an extreme situation.
05:11When everyone has drunk, the artists enjoy a relaxing mud bath.
05:20An essential practice to cool down and protect themselves from the sun.
05:28But seeing how fast the drought progresses, this mud bath could be the last.
05:36About 300 kilometers south of Samburu, the green meadows of Naboiso have turned yellow.
05:56Here, too, the rain is a distant memory.
06:06The herbivores are migrating.
06:16And to be able to eat, Culeta and her four puppies also do it.
06:26If they were still here, they would starve to death not being able to find prey, so they have set off.
06:46It is a hard walk for the little ones.
06:59So they make a stop.
07:08But this tree is busy.
07:17By a family of green cercopithecus that now look close.
07:28These primates are not part of their diet, but the climbing female does not resist trying to catch one.
07:46This little one has practiced a lot to improve her technique and now climbs quite loosely.
08:08The arrival of a hyena puts an end to the rest.
08:19But the hyena also leaves.
08:25And that is because Culeta has entered the domains of the largest predator in Africa.
08:35Here there are more lions than anywhere else on the planet.
08:43And when they can, they kill cheetahs.
09:00The lionesses turn to hunt and take care of the puppies, but Culeta must do both.
09:11And she will have to be very alert to keep her family safe from such relentless neighbors.
09:40160 kilometers north of Navoixo, the great plateau of La Iquipia extends.
09:52At this altitude, the Iguazoniro river still carries water, which has allowed the Icaones family to continue drinking.
10:02But it is getting more and more scarce.
10:07So Phoenix, the matriarch, gathers the herd.
10:18The puppies are already four months old, have left the burrow and are ready for nomadic life.
10:32But there is little time for games.
10:39Because although it rained a little more here, the drought has already arrived.
10:46The prey is migrating.
10:50And chasing the rain is the only solution.
11:06But the best hunting grounds are on the other side of the river.
11:19And although it seems easy to cross, the Icaones are nervous.
11:25And very right.
11:34They have seen relatives and companions die, attacked by hippos and crocodiles.
11:43But on this shore there is an even greater danger.
11:52Hyenas, their deadly enemies.
11:59Seeing that the herbivores are leaving, the hyena clan has proposed to chase the herd to snatch their prey,
12:07which would deprive the puppies of the food they need.
12:16The hesitation is over.
12:22It is time to put all the possible distance between the youngest and the hyenas that go after them.
12:36Each puppy crosses next to an adult.
12:50In the society of the Icaones, no one is left behind.
13:03But their enemies will also cross the river.
13:10Wherever the herd goes, the hyenas will go after it.
13:24Sixty kilometers downriver, the Iguazo Niro is a snake-like dust belt.
13:38The artists have finished with the wells today and are heading to the forest to look for food.
13:52And that is when their neighbors benefit from their work.
14:05The wells dug by the elephants save the lives of a multitude of animals that come from several kilometers around.
14:32To survive in such extreme conditions, the animals must cooperate.
14:44And the artists collaborate in their own benefit with the baboon army.
14:54There are still many fruits left in the Dum palm trees.
15:01So the artists follow the primates to pick up those that fall.
15:10Although they are not very nutritious.
15:21Both species will need all their experience and ingenuity to overcome such a long and complicated dry season.
15:51In their tireless search for food, Culeta continues to enter the lion's domain.
16:00It is a risk that must be taken because almost all the prey are concentrated in this area.
16:10For the puppies, there is always a new lesson to learn.
16:19Thompson's gazelle is the most affordable prey in this area.
16:34Culeta's acceleration is amazing.
16:37It has reached 97 kilometers per hour in less than three seconds.
16:45But it needed the surprise factor.
16:56This time it has failed.
17:01But when it recovers, it will try again.
17:11The hungry puppies will have to wait.
17:15They are already four months old and are almost naked.
17:20But they still demand their milk from time to time.
17:35Breastfeeding strengthens the bond between them and their mother.
17:43But milk does not cover their food needs.
17:50So Culeta will try to bring them meat as soon as possible.
18:06Phoenix and his herd have already traveled 30 kilometers since they crossed the river.
18:18And they have reached the wavy landscape of the Loishaba Reserve, a paradise compared to the dusty basin they have left behind.
18:33And at the moment, there are no hyenas in sight.
18:39In these hills, the rain fell hard.
18:43Among the bushes, there is still a lot of stagnant water.
18:47And in front of them, hundreds of square kilometers of territory in which they will be able to hunt.
19:02An Ikaone herd usually travels more than 20 kilometers a day in search of prey.
19:10And on these journeys, the youngest learn valuable lessons.
19:16Such as that it is impossible to kill an adult and healthy zebra protected by its herd.
19:22Puppies are instinctively kept at a distance.
19:31And when they come across a pair of oryxes, they will receive another important lesson.
19:46The group harasses them to detect a possible weakness and to show how to approach dangerous prey.
19:57The oryxes stand behind a bush and have a formidable defense.
20:05Their sharp horns could pierce a Ikaone without difficulty.
20:17Puppies soon learn that there are easier targets.
20:33The dikdiks are much smaller and their horns are tiny.
20:39And in this land of abundance, there seems to be one hidden in each bush.
20:51Here there are so many prey that it is not necessary to undertake great persecutions.
21:10You have to wait for one to stumble.
21:34But they must eat quickly, because the clan of hyenas that has followed them is getting closer and closer.
21:54In the land of the Samburu tribe, it is said that you will not learn to value each drop of water until you carry it yourself.
22:17And in such a cruel drought, it is something that no child will ever forget.
22:31After two months of dry season, here the water is more valuable than gold.
22:42Many years ago, the Samburu did not suffer such a harsh drought.
22:47They do not expect any rain in at least two months, and the land is suffering.
23:01Deep crevices erode the desolate northern basin of the Iwaso Niro.
23:13The grass, the pastures and the water have disappeared. Everything seems to have become dust.
23:35The shepherds and their herds lie on the dry bed next to the wild animals, which sometimes unleashes serious conflicts.
23:55Even the elephants must give way to the thousands of goats, cows and camels that surround the reserve today.
24:16And that has forced families like the Artistas to leave, who have been forced to enter dangerous terrain outside the protected areas.
24:31The youngest are thirsty.
24:37A two-year-old elephant needs more than 10 liters of milk a day.
24:45His mother will not refuse to breastfeed him, but the shortage of resources also reduces the production of milk.
24:59The Artistas have set off and left the river behind, but they do not have a safe place to go, and the competition outside the reserve is even more intense.
25:15That some do not reach the end is now more than possible.
25:37Akuleta is doing well in the plains of Naboiso, because thanks to the cover that the grass offers, he can attack from closer.
25:58He has escaped for a short time.
26:04But it was not this adult gazelle that Akuleta was chasing, but his young, which is hidden here in this sea of grass.
26:25Its body odor is almost nil, so for a cheetah it is as undetectable as a stone, as long as it is still, without moving a muscle.
26:45The mother tries to distract Akuleta to keep her away from her young, but with four mouths to feed, she does not think to give up.
27:03It is a hide-and-seek game in which life bets.
27:33Here it is.
27:43Akuleta calls the puppies, and they approach with fearful curiosity.
28:02The cruelty of this scene seems unnecessary, but the puppies must learn to handle a live prey if they want to reach adulthood.
28:31After putting an end to his suffering, Akuleta lets the puppies eat, because it is a very small prey for the five, but his possible feast is not far, because the pain has prevented the gazelle mother from fleeing to be safe.
29:00Hunting at dusk entangles the risk of being seen by other predators, but it needs to eat.
29:26The puppies leave the small prey to follow their mother.
29:31It is a dangerous maneuver, because there are hardly any places to hide in this open plain of Navoiso, and the uproar has not gone unnoticed.
30:25The gazelles form a powerful group, but hunting at dusk is also dangerous for them.
30:40Today's objective is to look for a group of impalas.
30:56It is a simple surveillance work that everyone has ever performed, and the little ones will be safe as long as the nanny does not get distracted.
31:09But a hare running among the bushes is an irresistible temptation.
31:23The five puppies, who at first tried to follow him, have been unprotected at the mercy of any predator on the lookout.
31:34And here the hidden predators abound.
31:43Next to the nearest hill, Phoenix's patrol has captured an impala.
31:51But the chase group of hyenas has stolen the piece, and the war has broken out.
32:02The impalas will not leave without fighting.
32:15They outnumber the hyenas, but they weigh half, and can be badly injured if they take too many risks.
32:34Meanwhile, the repentant watchdog has returned, and has regrouped the puppies.
32:41But he accidentally takes them to the battlefield.
32:48Ten more hyenas have joined the fight.
32:59Now the impalas are also at a numerical disadvantage, and with the puppies in the cold.
33:12So Phoenix gives the order to retreat, but he does not resist launching a final raid.
33:35As Phoenix feared, the hyenas have usurped the territory they had just conquered.
33:44So the most advisable option is to cross the river again.
34:13In Naboisho, the animals enjoy a cool sunrise.
34:25And this great male proclaims his authority.
34:44Culeta is only a kilometer away.
34:55And his pitiful cries reveal his despair.
35:02A puppy has disappeared.
35:14The other three imitate his mother, and also call his brother.
35:32The search does not stop at dusk.
35:58And the sun continues to rise, for two agonizing days.
36:16Culeta has completed the circle. He has returned to the place where he last saw the missing calf.
36:28The little ones want to play, but she is not willing to give up.
36:35So he tries again to locate his trace.
36:43And the strong smell tells him that his calf has been a victim of the lions.
36:56Culeta knows that these three brothers will have to grow up quickly so as not to run the same fate.
37:08So he decides to end the search and focus on looking for food.
37:29The artists are already many kilometers from their old home in Samburu.
37:34And they have been forced to intern in these wild lands.
37:56But their young soon learn that even here it is possible to find food.
38:06Among the dust there are bushes of dry grass that can tear.
38:17And as a last resort, they also get food from the dry acacias.
38:30It is not a very appetizing delicacy, but the strong mouth of an elephant is prepared to crush the sharpest thorns.
38:48The palm trees have also begun to dry out and their fruits are too hard for baboons.
38:59But not for elephants.
39:03A powerful male finds a way to access them.
39:11Using brute force.
39:34In exchange for this favor, he hopes to obtain some mating right.
39:41But drought has paralyzed reproductive cycles and not a single female is in heat.
39:51He is not in condition either.
39:58Until the conditions improve, no elephant will be available.
40:22Culetta has already moved away from the lion's domains and has entered an unknown area.
40:32Where heat and humidity are infernal.
40:39Perhaps because there are no lions.
40:42Here the prey is quite abundant.
40:45But since he lost a puppy, Culetta is not in the mood to hunt again.
40:56The puppies ate for the last time several days ago.
41:01So he has to recover.
41:12The suffocating humidity seems to restore its energy in some way.
41:26He has located several males of Thompson's gazelle.
41:31They are not easy to hunt.
42:02Culetta is back in shape.
42:12And his hungry young will eat until they are full.
42:27The high humidity causes the fall of scattered drops of rain.
42:35Which is always a relief.
42:38But there are still several months left for the humid season.
42:45Culetta will have to overcome many challenges to keep his family safe.
42:52The loss they have suffered and shared has strengthened the bond between her and her puppies.
42:59And they form a team that will not be easy to defeat.
43:19The lives of Phoenix and his pack have completed a cycle.
43:25After giving up their new territory to the hyenas, they now hunt east of the Iguazo Nido.
43:35Where the drought is extreme.
43:44The prey is very scarce.
43:47And there are hardly any puddles of water.
43:54Phoenix gathers everyone to go hunting at dusk.
44:15Soon they spot a group of impalas.
44:46They have chosen a young female.
44:55And they approach her very quickly.
45:18Her prey is right on the other side, but Phoenix does not want to run into the hyenas again.
45:29Which again teaches the puppies that sometimes it is better to be prudent in the face of a possible threat.
45:40The pack retreats without knowing that the sky is going to give them an unexpected gift.
45:49Even in the middle of the dry season, in the highlands of the Iquipia, there may be unexpected waterfalls from time to time.
46:00And in Kenya, it is worth chasing even the lightest rain.
46:10The strong storm will begin to fill the upper reaches of the river.
46:26And in a slow but constant way, the water will return to the Samburu Reserve.
46:39It advances little by little like a snake.
46:43And it is filling the ponds and bringing life back to the dry riverbed.
47:12The elephants know that the water has returned.
47:17So they have hurried back to their home.
47:23To enjoy a happy reunion with the river.
47:53Plethoric of joy, large and small, express their emotion with a gymnastics exhibition on the shore.
48:24The artists and the other families will no longer have to compete with the shepherds and the nomads.
48:30Because now there is plenty of water for everyone.
48:40But an elephant does not live only from the water.
48:48And for this land to come back to life, it will take much more than a beneficial unexpected waterfall.
48:58The drought will last at least six more weeks.
49:03And we will have to keep fighting to witness its sunset.
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