Mother elephant gives birth in the African wild

The video shows a miracle moment captured on film of an elephant cow giving birth to an adorable newborn calf in the African wild.
The birth of any new life on this earth is always a miracle moment and very special. Seeing the largest and heaviest land mammal on our planet giving birth in the wild is a rare sight and an overwhelmingly heartwarming experience. The African elephant are highly social animals with a complex society that focuses on maintaining group cohesion and a strict discipline regime ensures social order. Herd life predominantly revolves around guarding, rearing, and teaching calves. Since it takes twenty-two months for a calf to be born, with a calving interval of four years, newborn baby elephants are investments that are not easily replaced. The video shows how the elephant herd all gathered with great excitement, witnessing the mother elephant giving life to a brand-new member of the herd. As soon as the newborn elephant dropped, all the elephants started screaming and trumpeting with great excitement. The mother elephant immediately gave the calf a kick onto drier ground and then quickly started to help her baby sit upright. Baby elephants will only be able to stand after a few hours. In the beginning it is just important for the mother to have the calf sitting upright while being surrounded and protected by the rest of the herd members. To witness such a miracle in the African wild is a rare and very special safari moment.