The Gathering | 200 Wild Elephants | World's Only Twin Baby Elephants! 🇱🇰

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It was our first time seeing hundreds of Elephants in the Wild! Even more amazing is that we saw the only set of twin baby Elephants in the world! It's definitely the one of most special wildlife experiences in the world, partly because of the large number of babies. During the dry season from July to early November, several hundred elephants gather first in the Minneriya National Park and then move to Kaudulla National Park in Sri Lanka.
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@JohnnyFD 4 года назад

How many elephants did you count in this video? Who wants to visit The Gathering after seeing this?

@sabeehazanoon6407 4 года назад

Me me me but I’m torn between visiting them and leaving them there undisturbed. On my last visit to Srilanka we didn’t see a single elephant at yala national park but saw one just outside the park.(of course we were unlucky to see a leopard too which is a rare sighting)

@JohnnyFD 4 года назад

@@nalaniepitakubura1666 Pinnawala keeps elephants in captivity as slaves...even when they are old enough to be released. I'd much rather see them in the wild!

@rashmika5402 4 года назад

How are you two? I think you're fine. I live in Sri Lanka, in a town called bakamuna in the polonnaruwa district. There are beautiful places on this side Balanda eg: - You can climb mountains, you can go to rivers If you like, you can come and go on this side at no cost, you can even stay at my house. Plzz

@alphax7357 4 года назад

Matured male elephants can be very dangerous instantly

@thilansenanayake6271 4 года назад

@nuren exactly! Thanks for that explanation. So many tourists have a wrong idea about the pinnawala orphanage and it's purpose

@lahirusankalpa 4 года назад

World first twin babies elephant in sri lanka 🇱🇰

@niroshannammawaththa9331 4 года назад

This is by far the best vlog done by a foreign traveller about the elephants in Minneriya national park. Grate G work Johnny

@CD-ho4hm 4 года назад

European colonist decimated the elephant populace in the thousands in Ceylon (SL). The mighty tuskers were the trophy target. The ramifications of the brutal onslaught reflects today, where tuskers are extremely rare. The gene pool of the strongest and largest has been dramatically undermined. Big bulls are a rare cite to behold.

@ladiswashharoom 4 года назад

Englishmen left the country more than 70 years ago , since then to this day, the local savages continues to hunt the tuskers for ivory , it is because of the local hunters that you don't see any tusker in the wild today not because of the Englishmen , such a shame for so called a Buddhist Country !!

@vijayafernando1 4 года назад

@@ladiswashharoom didn't think majority Sri Lanka elephants have tusks?

@vijayafernando1 4 года назад

A Mr walker killed the last giant elephant. The museum in Colombo has its skull. Its skull is twice the size of these elephants

@kingsexploits 4 года назад

It is a matriarchal society and males are chased away once they reached puberty. This is another beauty of the Creation to avoid inbreeding and weakening Gene pool in the herd. Twins are a rarity and so are the dwarfed one found in the Yala National Park. Sometimes they form a unique pack of three females consists of Grand Mother, Mother & the Granddaughter, another rarity once seen in Wasgamuwa National Park and that is where you will find the biggest & the tallest Elephants in Sri Lanka. Some are almost 6 meters tall. By the way, do you know how they measure the height of wild ones? You will not believe it but it is two times the circumference of their front foot will measure up to their neck.

@s.herrmann9407 4 года назад

It touch my heart . My little paradise Sri Lanka 🇱🇰.. thank you 🙏 sooo much for this video

@subashabeywardana9522 4 года назад

This is the largest gathering of Asian elephants in the world.

@rujhanmr 4 года назад

I am following your journey for a couple of months now, this is the best ever video

@JohnnyFD 4 года назад

Wow, thank you! Glad you liked this one that much!

@lindadorman2869 4 года назад

Those little baby elephants are the cutest! So much better to see animals roaming free in a natural habitat than at the zoo or in a theme park show.

@varodaya 4 года назад

Man!!! While rest of the world is fighting COVID ... you are fighting to fun 🤩..... .. love it man !!!

@JohnnyFD 4 года назад

Thanks! I'm super glad that I decided to stay in Sri Lanka during COVID instead of panic flying back home or somewhere else: www.johnnyfd.com/2020/03/coronavirus-thoughts-and-travel-plans.html

@varodaya 4 года назад

Johnny FD yup good decision mate !!! I missed to make that decision else I would be there too

@jackieblewett641 4 года назад

Jeep arrival disturbed the elephant families

@Denaidilui 4 года назад

ලොකු ලොකු කැමරා නම් නෑ.නංගියි මායී ජොර්ක් ටිකක් කරනවා.හොදයි නම් අපිටත් ඉදිරියට යන්න සහයෝගයක් දෙන්න.අපිත් එක්ක දිගටම ඉන්න කියලා ආරාදනා කරනවා.

@infiad1275 4 года назад

If smiling is the best medicine then your videos should be classified as wonder drugs!

@goodwillever6150 4 года назад

Amazing. You are the most humble RU-vidr I have ever seen.

@rashmika5402 4 года назад

@shanebarry1122 4 года назад

Great video as always Jonny.Incredible amount of elephants at one place!Same time its a great example of how poachers have removed Alfa males with tusks over the years,and now its new generations through tusksless gene pool,bit of a shame,but may be that's the way forward for the survival of these animals,otherwise they'll be hunt for extinction.Its rare in general to have big male Asian elephant with with full grown tusks compare to African elephants,but poaching have made good strong gene tuskers to extinction.😔

@JohnnyFD 4 года назад

It's such a shame that the large tuskers never had a chance to reproduce and pass on their genes!

@shanebarry1122 4 года назад

@@JohnnyFD True ma man,You look like a strong bull,makesure you produce your offspring,may be with Christina to be strong,smart and tall😉

@samithasameera7901 4 года назад

amazinglanka.com/wp/hunting-elephants/

@selcouth2769 4 года назад

"The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?" - David Attenborough-

@RaviJayatunge 4 года назад

Yala is famous for Leopards. Not for Elephants. :)

@hiranthanandasena7300 4 года назад

Thanks for the amazing video johnny! I'm from Sri Lanka and living abroad now and have never been to some of these cool places yet! Get to see them thanks to you! Looking forward to more videos from Sri Lanka.

@ansibasi786 4 года назад

Twin elephants 🐘 🐘 are so cute... 👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰

@sumedhaindika9277 4 года назад

My mother country how beautiful

@tonysoyza3296 4 года назад

I suggest that the Sri Lankan president consider giving you both Permanent Residence sothat you two can visit Sri Lanka often & even do more to give more publicity to Sri Lankan tourism. I have never seen any one doing so much to promote tourism of any country. In fact the Sri Lankan government tourism authorities must be guilty for not doing any thing any where close to what you 2 are doing tirelessly. I have never seen so much, any where, about Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is really a wonderful place full of nature & wonderful people. May God bless both of you & wonderful Sri Lanka. I'm just waiting for the right time to visit Sri Lanka again & spend a long time just doing nothing & enjoying the country. One would say that you must try it to taste it but I have seen so much from your beautiful videos.

@JohnnyFD 4 года назад

Hi Tony, if you know the President, tell him we'd love to have permanent residency here. =) But actually as for Sri Lankan Tourism Bureau, they actually took us to Jaffna and are sponsoring the next 6 videos to take us to places we weren't originally going to visit! So they're doing a great job!

@SANJEEWA831 4 года назад

Thanks for the beautiful videoclip. The background music is also very nice

@curiousnomadic 2 года назад

Oh you were so relaxed back then. Just 2 years ago. Hope you find your bliss again.

@dulanjanaliyanagama3823 4 года назад

Johnny your videos are absolutely amazing. We are very grateful for you; showing these amazing visits. Really appreciate your work for revealing the beauty of Sri Lanka to the world! Hope to see more vlogs like these 😀 Keep up the good work !!! 🙏👍💗

@nofearfpv1743 4 года назад

Man that was fantastic, so many elephants!. You guys got so close to them. The twins are very rare and you witnessed once in a lifetime event! Thank you!

@pradeeprathnayaka2032 3 года назад

Johnny too many Elephants more than 200 wow unbelievable

@malalankaputhra9733 4 года назад

Thank you Johnny for sharing our beautiful Sri Lanka to the world. We have never seen so many elephants ever. Feels like we were there. "The twin babies" what an extraordinary moment !

@renukaperis1789 4 года назад

Beautiful video. Thanks for uploading.

@anuradhaabhayawardhana3860 4 года назад

Liked your video even before watch it. This is the place - Minneriya if you desperate to watch wild elephants. You were so fortunate as you were able to spot those twin baby elephants which we couldn't make in our visit exactly a month ago. Another nice video...Keep it up...

@paulsav5516 4 года назад

Great Vlog. Johnny, some time ago you showed Siam View in Arugam Bay. I know the owner, Manfred (German Origin), he is currently having legal problems as some is trying to grab his land which he bought and paid for some time during 1990s. It may be a good idea if you could vlog this to highlight the legal system in Sri Lanka where court cases get dragged on and on costing a fortune in legal fees.

@ranjeewarathnayake4896 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing the beauty of Sri lanka to the world!

@SuperErosh 4 года назад

quality video . amazing . great as bbc quality

@tuanmahamoor2001 4 года назад

You all ways doing a great work Johnny.it's really nice

@susanthafernando6383 4 года назад

Johnny your all the viewers are Sri Lankans.. What's the point of doing these videos??? You need international viewers.. Not the local Sri Lankans. All the best 👍👍

@JohnnyFD 4 года назад

70% of my views are from outside of Sri Lanka.

@MandawalaHimi 4 года назад

For our simple pleasure, we disturb these innocent pachyderms! We have already invaded most of their habitats. From British time on, how many wild elephants have been murdered! Thousands! Now we should respect them and leave them to live their on. Anyway, this is better than imprisoning them in cages in so called Zoos! Not only human rights, but animal rights too should be respected!

@JohnnyFD 4 года назад

If it wasn't for the tourism money going to the entrance of these areas, they would no longer exist. Eco-tourism like this keeps these areas protected and the Elephants safe. It's 1,0000,000x better than having them in zoos or gone completely like in other countries.

@RaviJayatunge 4 года назад

@Md Pannawansa World belongs to every animal bro, including humans. Without the humans there won't be a reservoir here and thus the world's biggest elephant gathering as well. Every animal feels threatened when they see some other kind of animal. However if we don't harm them they will start to feel relaxed just like the way they live with other type of animals.

@DhammikaGunasekaraRM 4 года назад

@@JohnnyFD Yes, the authorities have to invest a lot and much effort to keep the count of elephants growing. Every year, 100s (361 in 2019) of elephants are killed by human in Sri Lanka. Eco-tourism is a good compromise.

@lahirusankalpa 4 года назад

Great work for Sri lanka

@LifeLaneChronicles 4 года назад

Hey Johnny & Christine, will you two having the wedding here in SL :-P. Hey mate why don't you do a video on how you two guys met

@darrellvivianpeters6631 4 года назад

Wow how totally amazing!! You were so fortunate to see them and the twins!! It was so interesting to see how they eat the grass!!..great video guys thank you so much and thank you Sri Lanka Tourisum for showing this beautiful place!!..viv

@prajath100 4 года назад

ohh wow You got great experience. Specially you both are so lucky to seen twin babies here in Minneriya national park with big gathering wild elephants. I enjoy well your nice video. thanks Johnny.

@eviepatricia2623 4 года назад

Hey, can anybody tell me how to visit there ? Loved that island nation. Wishes from UK.

@JohnnyFD 4 года назад

They were supposed to open up this month, but still no word. =(

@arjunaprabath49 4 года назад

We will see the most amazing and beautiful videos on your channel. Thanks for showing these things to the world. Another thing in particular is that the background music used for your videos is very beautiful and fits well. The feeling of looking at the background music is indescribable ....❤🐘🐃🐘🌴🌾🍌🍍🌊🛶🏝🏖

@JohnnyFD 4 года назад

Thank you very much! I'm glad you like the videos and the music!

@deela262 4 года назад

@2:5 you say "woww...." i was simply scared . They are WILD elephants.😥 However thankfully for the tourists sri lankan wild elephants (still) have lot of restraint though humans seem to take it for granted and keep pushing their limits..

@ShutterUp_lk 4 года назад

Wow amazing ,i saw 49 elephants 💞

@magtazeum4071 4 года назад

Highest elephant population density on earth

@muhammedhaashik4795 4 года назад

Wow.... Johnny.... you guys really amazing.... 😀 this was an incredible vlog ever....😀 I watched this beautiful video on my 55" inch big screen.... it's made me so.... happy..... 😀 thank you so..... much.... Johnny and Christina.... 😍

@JohnnyFD 4 года назад

Wow! I would love to see this on a large TV! Smart idea!

@muhammedhaashik4795 4 года назад

@@JohnnyFD haha.... that's so... cool...😀 btw at the moment I'm watching again that jetwing eco friendly hotel vlog..... on my big screen... lol 😀

@fightagantswrongdoing6251 4 года назад

Jhonny n Kristina. you both are doing a wonderful job . only suggestipn is to select the right back ground music with low volume.

@meurangaweerasingha 4 года назад

Really Love the Music in this video. Underwraps ❤️

@JohnnyFD 4 года назад

Glad you like it! You can check out his music here: www.scotthildebrandmusic.com/ or at @scothalamule8 ru-vid.com

@nilminigamage631 4 года назад

Yes jonny , theres survey had done and have found there are nearly 4000 elephant s in srilanka if im correct ..but in some parts of the country they are in away kept like prisoners , i have seen it in wasgamuwa,some reckless drivers are the biggest threat, who are running after money..

@Letsgo-ne5iq 4 года назад

Twin baby Elephants Bathiya and Bagya 🐘🐘🤳🙏🏻

@JohnnyFD 4 года назад

Cute names! What do they mean?

@arunaperera6339 4 года назад

@@JohnnyFD Bhagya (භාග්‍යය_is fotune or luck. භාතිය Bhathiya is one of the kings in Sri lankan history. I do not know the meaning. Those twins are boy and a girl.

@nealpersad 4 года назад

Good job Sri Lanka very

@jackieblewett641 4 года назад

I take it that you guys are now being sponsored by Sri Lanka Tourism Board (so all free)

@JohnnyFD 4 года назад

We introduce the partnership here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-s4CLsPPCIpM.html

@randhuabrosvlogs2515 2 года назад

Sri Lanka is Known for Cricket 🏏 but Seeing your Videos We really enjoyed beautiful sites of the Country Thanks Johnny...Lol!

@travelvlogs7542 4 года назад

Hey johny try to buy good camara so you can upload good quality videos😜 keep posting bro 👍

@gayanjayaratne5306 4 года назад

Great video Johnny... for outdoor shots I recommend a Windsock

@dream2ceylon 4 года назад

Beautiful video my friends you guys travel lot places in SRI Lanka and thank you promoting SRI Lanka beauty to world highly appreciated my friends best wishes from SRI Lanka

@kamaleshan3530 4 года назад

Another amazing place and cute elephant watch soooo awesome happy happy👍👍 Christina funny when she is happy and say animals 😃 And Johnny so cute when he sad i forgot to count the baby elephant 😃 Best RU-vidpers👍👍💜

@sumithmadushanka629 4 года назад

Thank brother for this video 🇱🇰❤ upload more videos in srilanka love yo❤🇱🇰❤❤❤❤

@susanthafernando6383 4 года назад

You both having a maximum beauty time in Sri Lanka...fantastic 👌👍 I think.. better buy some new cloths for you both now. 😊😊

@pavithraliyange5089 4 года назад

Hi Jony. Ur so Luckily see twins elephants. Very really news. I’m so happy seen ‘this Twins. I love elephants so much. My mother land is mirricale sprites too

@sridharbhaskar6360 4 года назад

It's really awesome to see two elephant calf... Previously we hear lots of about this twins... But you showing us, really amazing... Thanks .... God bless both of You...

@epluseducation2307 4 года назад

Please jonny buy it girl friend some new dress.

@epluseducation2307 4 года назад

Buy ur girl friend some new dress

@Vimu24 4 года назад

hey guys, i"m also a sri lankan ,and very much proud to be one .i hope u guys enjoy your 9 months vacation ...and there are more places to visit by the time.hope u share your thoughts and post a new video ,it is also very happy to see you guys enjoying .keep up ....

@3roses736 4 года назад

👌👌👌👌With music 💯🎼realx & mesmerizing❤️❤️love it...

@sothivadivelshanmuganathan3939 4 года назад

Beautiful super amazing video congratulations from Nederland

@adarshadsrilanka5587 4 года назад

Hi Johnny I have seen you both in petta railway station last Monday morning around 9 AM sitting on the beach I like to took you but I'm late to work I wish you all the best

@champikapremadasa4206 4 года назад

Beautiful video. Never been to Minneriya before. Thanks very much for sharing.

@kogulannagajothi935 4 года назад

I think Johnny need to buy professional camera to upgrade the video and zoom the things I never miss your videos

@vijayafernando1 4 года назад

Amazing video. As Sri Lanka does not have natural lakes,this gathering of elephants is unique in the whole world. In Africa the elephants gather around natural lakes

@melanieknight2351 4 года назад

Go to Wilpattu National park, you might be lucky enough to see Leopards, we saw 3 a couple of years ago.

@sarkalua6778 4 года назад

This is magnificent, indeed large gatherings of wild elephants, Minneriya is famous for that. Thanks for the lovely video, glad you both enjoyed it.Good luck in your next adventure in Sri Lanka.

@SereneSarai 3 года назад

Christina looks like Kim Basinger ,sorry if I wrong spell😅

@donsam1158 3 года назад

Amazing!!! Look like elephant 🐘 Farm

@alphax7357 4 года назад

I think you gotta AWESOME experience by this journey

@ns99december 4 года назад

Ok you need to buy a deadcat! 😁 Your videos are superb! N love this video! 😍

@mangalikasibera6137 4 года назад

Very nice video thank you showing this video to every body and put the RU-vid

@sajith974 4 года назад

WOW Jonny no words to explain

@munesri 4 года назад

Amazing Johnny....👏🏽❤️

@priyath86 4 года назад

those bachelor elephants are aggressive

@vasanthahettiarachchi4311 4 года назад

superb work my dear brother. a great video.

@cakebash8862 4 года назад

Great job Jhonny✌ Your videos give us the gist of real-life experience ❤ Keep up the great work 👍

@TheLuckyS08 4 года назад

Hey Johnny!!! That's us on that 'cool jeep'...! :D :D :D Didn't knew that it was you guys we met that day. Otherwise we could have a little chat for sure. It was really great what you are doing by these video series about Sri Lanka. Specially in a devastating time like this. Really appreciate it and wishing you guys all the success! Stay safe & keep traveling

@JohnnyFD 4 года назад

Hey that's awesome that it was the two of you! Where do you post your photos. I'm sure you got some amazing shots!