Gone too soon - R.I.P. Mopane 

I agree......so so sad to watch this. But at least he had a good life with people who loved him. After following Phabeni, it is heart breaking. Condolences to all at herd

@janetbowersox83 I always have to say the same. At least not alone lost without mom. I never got over a documentary I saw where the baby bull tried so hard to survive 3 days alone. It was agony to know someone was filming for 3 days. Not calling a rescue. I was traumatized. Hyena ended his fears and stress. Just an awful reality. At Herd, there is hope and love. No matter the outcome.

or died in a snare made by humas, im glad he was at herd so loved so protected

@@CristinaF210 Me too. 💔

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment and the beautiful message. he was loved very very much.

@@herdelephantorphanage When I first saw this video of Mopane's passing, I cried so much on 12/ 9/2020. such a beautiful soul. I love elephants tremendously. RIP my beautiful angel.

@@herdelephantorphanage how did that little elephant die?

Frank wolf, beautiful words, I am crying and thinking that what you said, it is true.

Beautifully said. Thank you. We miss him so very very much.

Beautiful! I, too, started following HERD shortly after they saved Khanyisa. I am in tears, a year after Mopane's passing...such a lively, loving little spirit. And to be taken so quickly with no solutions available to save him. I cannot imagine the devastation to Adine, all the Carers and little Lammie. While never a replacement for Mopane, tiny, mighty Khanyisa and HERD needed each other at a critical time in each one's existence. God brought them together for a reason. I'm 77, and have a life full of "babies" waiting for me at "Rainbow Bridge". I anxiously await our reunion...It shall be so sweet. God bless and protect all creatures great and small, and His faithful sons and daughters who so tenaciously tend to righting man's wrongs.

Yes. Khanyisa brought me to HERD. I didn’t know about little Mopane until today. So sad. Losing any member of your herd, family, community is sad. For some reason it is a bit more pronounced with babies. They have and give so much joy and don’t get to experience much when gone so soon. I’m sorry for the herd and for HERD.

@@herdelephantorphanage H How sweet and full of excitement for each new day. But WHAT HAPPENED? Please try to share what you can. I've loved elephants for many years, and only in the last month's have I learned of HERD, I think first with Khanyisa. When I tell folks my favorite animal is an elephant, I then share that my husband won't let me have one. Of course, I also believe they should be best protected in their native lands. Thank you for what you do for them, and for sharing with us

Totally heartbreaking😥😪 Tears...lots of them.😭😭😭😪😪😓

The video doesn't explain what happened. He looked so very healthy, active, strong. So different from poor abused starved dehydrated Fenya! His life also held such promise.

Our loss, for he made this world a little brighter for everyone!

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@@michaelcooper4962 how did he die? He was so happy and healthy. Was he run over by a vehicle? Was it a sudden heart attack or aneurysm, one of those things where you're running around singing one minute, laying lifeless on the ground the next?

It was a real tearjerker to see what happened to both Mopane and Fenya, may they both RIP. They were both friendly and affectionate. Also, they were both orphan elephants, or orphants. They are both missed

I had exactly the same reaction. Can't help th tears in my eyes by the loss of such a beautiful young life. Thanks for taking so much care for these gentle animals, who have no lesser right than us on this planet.

Hats off to precious MOPANE If lived no doubt grown to be a MAGESTIC elephant .

thank you for the beautiful words

Thank you for taking the time to watch it!

@@herdelephantorphanage that’s how I start my day with a smile!😍

Thank you so much Erin, it means a lot to us at HERD. ❤️

Thank you, Rose 🙏💚

Little Mopane will always be watching over us. We miss him so so much. Thank you for your love

We miss him every day - thank you for your well wishes

It was devastating for us. Thank you for your loving words.

Perhaps that was the reason Lammie never left his side. He knew subconsciously that Mopane was not going to be there for long. Animals know it instinctively.

@@Leo29568 YES I BELIEVE YOU ARE CORRECT!! AN INDICATOR THST NO ONE REALIZED AT THE TIME?????!!!

@@juliemarchese-temple7749 Yes, animals have so much love and compassion for one another. When my older cat was dying of cancer, my two little young cats would sit with him for hours, trying to offer him comfort and solidarity. It was a beautiful sight to watch.

@@Leo29568 Yes, they somehow know that they'll soon be leaving us, they really do know. Your young little cats knew that about your older cat. The gap in intelligence between animals and us is not as big as some people have believed

His sweet soul has moved on. Sadly, he probably spent his last hours before dying really suffering physically. I read that he suddenly contracted a deadly virus which hit him very hard very fast. He was fit as a fiddle the previous day, look at the clip of his last full day in this video, he didn't look ill at all. But his last few hours he had collapsed and had blood and foam coming out of his trunk, the virus must've acted like meningitis where it caused a fatal blood hemmorage in the brain. As seen in the clip, he was healthy as ever during the day the previous day. He probably started feeling like he was hit by the flu that night, kept getting sicker as it got nearer to morning, and I read that for a couple hours early that morning he was collapsed and hemorrhaging. The poor poor little phant. I've heard that certain viruses can hit very suddenly like that. And the vet thought that Mopane probably caught the virus through rodent urine. He probably ran his trunk over it while checking out a strong odd smell while exploring around, bless him. He's sadly missed, but is in a good place now

Thank you Donald. His passing is still so heartsore for us.

Thank you so much! 🩷🐘🙏🏻

Someone in the comments said they had read that he caught some virus, probably from rat urine, that quickly and severely affected his lungs and probably caused menengitis, as well. Either of which finally took his life in such a short time. I was reminded of how Jim Henson of the Muppets had caught bacterial pneumonia and died less than 24 hours after being admitted to hospital. God bless them both.

I bet that's why Timisa is so loving and patient with Khanyisa. She remembers the young boy with the beautiful soul she never got to know or play with… So, now she loves and appreciates Khanyisa all the more!

ours too. We miss him so much

@@herdelephantorphanage It is very sad. Elephants are suprisingly sensitive and friendly beings. It's a blessing how kind you have been to the elephants. You've taken great care of them, including the orphan elephants, or as I call them, orphants

He was a wonderful young elephant., We miss him so very much.

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