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The Elephant Whisperers

While bringing up Raghu,we forget about all our other worries. I have experienced many...

While bringing up Raghu,
we forget about all our other worries. I have experienced many losses in my life. My ex-husband was killed by a tiger. This left me
feeling scared of the forests. I get scared when I see a tiger. I am a tribal woman, and our people
come from the heart of the forest

Full Transcript

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While bringing up Raghu, we forget about all our other worries.
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I have experienced many losses in my life.
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My ex-husband was killed by a tiger.
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This left me feeling scared of the forests.
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I get scared when I see a tiger.
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I am a tribal woman, and our people come from the heart of the forest.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
67
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:29
Uploaded
Mar 13, 2025
Genres
documentary, short
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Bomman and Bellie, a couple in South India, devote their lives to caring for an orphaned baby elephant named Raghu, forging a family like no other that tests the barrier between the human and the animal world.
For us Kattunayakans, the well-being of the forest is all that matters. - The Elephant Whisperers 00:20
For us Kattunayakans, the well-being of the forest is all th...
We live off the forest, but we also protect it. - The Elephant Whisperers 00:12
We live off the forest, but we also protect it.
Our people do not fear elephants, - The Elephant Whisperers 00:29
Our people do not fear elephants,
That is why I feel getting Raghu - The Elephant Whisperers 00:16
That is why I feel getting Raghu
I feel like I am his mother. - The Elephant Whisperers 00:08
I feel like I am his mother.
Everything about him is like a human, - The Elephant Whisperers 00:07
Everything about him is like a human,
Losing a child... the pain is incomparable. - The Elephant Whisperers 00:30
Losing a child... the pain is incomparable.
He's not going to eat any more because he's only looking at that coconut. - The Elephant Whisperers 00:06
He's not going to eat any more because he's only l...
This is what he was like when he was young, - The Elephant Whisperers 00:06
This is what he was like when he was young,
Come here, try to feed him, he isn't eating. - The Elephant Whisperers 00:05
Come here, try to feed him, he isn't eating.
The rains have come. This will make the grass grow for you. - The Elephant Whisperers 00:05
The rains have come. This will make the grass grow for you.
Don't try to pull the tube, it will break. - The Elephant Whisperers 00:06
Don't try to pull the tube, it will break.
Stand still! Are you trying to eat the garland? - The Elephant Whisperers 00:05
Stand still! Are you trying to eat the garland?
On a special ceremony day, - The Elephant Whisperers 00:08
On a special ceremony day,
I am proud of being both a priest and a mahout, - The Elephant Whisperers 00:10
I am proud of being both a priest and a mahout,
Seeing an elephant, to us, is equivalent to seeing God. - The Elephant Whisperers 00:12
Seeing an elephant, to us, is equivalent to seeing God.
We take care of Raghu every single day, - The Elephant Whisperers 00:17
We take care of Raghu every single day,
Early morning, 5am, Bomman got a call. - The Elephant Whisperers 00:09
Early morning, 5am, Bomman got a call.
When I went to see it, it was a tiny thing with a snotty trunk. - The Elephant Whisperers 00:05
When I went to see it, it was a tiny thing with a snotty tru...
The camp managers said we have to take charge of baby Ammu. - The Elephant Whisperers 00:05
The camp managers said we have to take charge of baby Ammu.