Zoo Miami | African and Asian Elephants
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4-5-19
Yesterday, I visited Zoo Miami for the first time. I was very excited, as this zoo has been high on my "Must See" list for some time. Although I didn't get to see everything it had to offer, it certainly did not disappoint! I was more than happy with everything that I was able to see, including my most favorite animals: the elephants.
My clips of the African Elephants embody my belief in patience when it comes to filming animals, whether it be in captivity or in nature. When I first arrived at their exhibit, they were nearly out of sight, way back towards the edge of the enclosure. I walked a little down the road to watch some birds in an aviary for a few minutes before checking back in. Sure enough, they had come much closer, allowing me to get some better shots. I loved seeing them walk; there's something so majestic about their graceful and dainty but deliberate and powerful strides. Patience pays off!
My experience with the Zoo's male Asian Elephant, however, proved to be the total opposite. When I rounded the corner and passed the flora beside his exhibit, I was taken aback and absolutely exhilarated by how close he was! This video does not do the encounter justice. He was absolutely MASSIVE and I could not wrap my head around his size, even as I stood directly in front of him. Though Asian Elephants possess much smaller ears than their African counterparts, you can hear just how loud it was when this male slapped his ears against his body. It sounded like people wringing out a heavy tarp! His enormous tusks were quite impressive as well.
Elephants will never cease to impress me. They are so beautifully bizarre. They are nigh incomprehensible, with their sheer size, long "nose-arms," teeth jutting forward out of their mouths, and their fan-like ears. The very fact of their existence is incredible.
Aside: I love the design of Zoo Miami's enclosures; though they are not the most creative (and may be even a bit sparse), I love how every animal is just about eye-level with you, giving you the chance to see how big or small they truly are.
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Am I the only one who love both species?
@ek9509
6 ай бұрын
No way.
I like asian elephants because they have more proportioned ears and arching backs (instead of sloping like an african elephants). Its like seeing a mammoth in the flesh.
@curious5887
2 жыл бұрын
Because they are mammoths closest living relative
@brandonm7867
2 жыл бұрын
@@curious5887I would have to agree many features of an Indian elephant are nearly identical to the European mammoth morph having compared the skeletons of both the European mammoth and an Indian elephant bull the only difference is the tusks the rest is the same from front to back even the female skeletons match the shape and appearance of and indian elephant cow so I can say the Indian elephant and the European mammoth are the same animal.
@SamDy99
Жыл бұрын
More like mastodons not mammoth
@FartcowMoment
Жыл бұрын
same
@Kpoole35
Жыл бұрын
Thats becuase they're genetically similar. Asian elephants have been used for research of their lost cousins in hopes of revival.
That Asian elephant is from Kerala...india.❤️.. beautiful tusker❤️
African Elephant The most Iconic species of elephant
Absolutely not the typical Asian elephant we always see. I don't know why this one look different!
@curious5887
2 жыл бұрын
It’s a male tusker, which is very rare among their population
@cobyveron
2 жыл бұрын
It looks so cool just like a mamonth
@codycarper5888
Жыл бұрын
Some Asian elephants carry a high percentage of mammoth dna
@Tyranosaur678
Жыл бұрын
@@codycarper5888 But ordinary Asian elephant are different in look. Why this elephant look so strange?
Fortunate to see them...
I have never seen such a big Indian elephant with long tusks.
Asian Elephants look more like mammoths
@abhikdixit2066
3 жыл бұрын
Asians are my favorite
@artemesiagentileschini7348
3 жыл бұрын
they are more related to mammoths than the loxodonts (african elephants)
@t-rexstudioproductions781
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah they are modern day mammoth
I like Elephants there my favorite animal
@micahdiazoni189
4 жыл бұрын
I like them too
@MylotheZooLovingScientist
4 жыл бұрын
They're my favorites, too, Louie!
Asian elephant is very cutest and good looking compare to any other types of elephant
@wannaim6958
3 жыл бұрын
Other types? Only two types left: Asian and African. Lol~
@martinlaird4738
3 жыл бұрын
@@wannaim6958 theres a few subspecies left - African forest elephants, Burmese elephants and such but yeah only two main species left
@wannaim6958
3 жыл бұрын
@@martinlaird4738 Yes, in that sense, you are right. And not to forget the least known Borneo Pygmy Elephants.
@hob_channel
Жыл бұрын
African elephants look cooler.
@Tyranosaur678
Жыл бұрын
@@hob_channelI think you hadn't seen the true beauty of Asian elephants... The Asian elephant in this video is so bad looking.
Oh god that elephant has the big as tusk ever boi
3:26 This is a Male indian elephant
@harryfoster156
3 жыл бұрын
This is not an Asian elephant
@474yx
3 жыл бұрын
@@harryfoster156 its an Indian elephant. 1. The hinges of the tail fold upward 2. The remarkably small ears compared to African elephants 3. The tusks that don’t face upwards
@kay0946
3 жыл бұрын
@@474yx india is not the only country that has Asian elephants and that's why they are called ASIAN elephants instead of Indian elephants.
@suryaa3361
2 жыл бұрын
@@kay0946 Actually it's an Indian elephant..in Asian breed..except India other region elephants don't have these type of huge tusks
@kay0946
2 жыл бұрын
@@suryaa3361 there are many elephants like this with huge tusks in sri lanka
Thats a really big Asian bull Mammoth.
Weird to think that the Palaeoloxodon Namadicus was more closely related to the African elephant but looked more like an Asian elephant.
M people are working hard to save Asian and African elephants laws that banders are very are so great to help Asian elephants that's why there so intelligent could go
Nice pfp :D
@MylotheZooLovingScientist
3 жыл бұрын
Ha, thank you!
there was an asian and African elephant hybrid
@Elephant-Puppet
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah in 1978
@posende1992
7 ай бұрын
Yeah they tried it and the hibrid calf life only for 10 day and dead
Are either of the elephants 🐘 named Emily?
that's not an Asian Elephant that's a fucking steppe mammoth :0
@Elephant-Puppet
3 жыл бұрын
Or A Woolly Mammoth
Which one is which?
@MylotheZooLovingScientist
3 жыл бұрын
The African Elephants feature in the segment from 0:00 through to 2:46. The Asian Elephants are featured from that point forward. The biggest physical difference between the two species is their ear size; African Elephants' ears are very large (bigger than their heads), while Asian Elephants' are much smaller in comparison. There are a bunch of other differences, but that's the most obvious one. :)
3:26 and 2:48
These are African elephant s
Asian elephant but the Asian elephant is look like an mammoth
Asian elephants look more like Mastodons
Animal abuses They walk up to 50 miles a day. When they don't move, that's when they have physical problems.” Fico also contends that elephants in captivity typically die at about age 40, while those in the wild live into their 70s.
@repdesrructor6153
2 жыл бұрын
@Timothy O'Mara agree with you, I visited zoos but the in Zoo Miami the enclosure is so big is a perfect habitat for them. But in others zoos is not the same, the animals are not even touching the grass!!! Zoo MIami is a great visit
@kovacslmc828
2 жыл бұрын
Found one 76 years old in a national elephant park in Thailand, she's well over 80 by now.
@SamDy99
Жыл бұрын
They will be butchered for tusks. Better to live a longer life than WALK !!
@Elephant-Puppet
Жыл бұрын
@@kovacslmc828 There’s One Was A Elephant Named Lin Wang And He Was 86 Years Old
@brentlionakaboldchamp
Жыл бұрын
In some cases, Elephants get plenty of exercise, but in the wild they only travel that far in search of food. There are captive Elephants that have reached over 80 years of age, also.
Good Looking are African. Asian not have so perfect shape
African elephant vs Asian
Asiatic elephants are more powerful than the African one
@razatiger22
2 жыл бұрын
They aren't. They are smaller and weigh less, also much less aggressive.
@abhijitsarmah6700
2 жыл бұрын
@@razatiger22 size doesn't matter here. The structure of Asiatic elephant is such that it can apply huge amount of force on something. It's trunk is more muscular and powerful than African elephant
@agnesfornah2038
Жыл бұрын
@@abhijitsarmah6700 guess u don't know anything about elephants, just b'cos u are from Asia doesn't warrant u to say what u have absolutely no idea about so do proper research and stop typing lies here