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It’s Duchess Dolittle: Kate Feeds A Baby Rhino And Elephant Calf At Animal Sanctuary With William But Admits She Misses Charlotte And George – Who Is ‘Too Naughty’ To Take On Tour Of India
Beaming from ear to ear, the Duchess of Cambridge could barely contain her joy after being given the chance to feed a baby rhino and elephant calf at an animal sanctuary in India today. Kate and William were delighted to play parents to a group of vulnerable animals who are being nursed back to health after being injured or…
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Elephant With A Missing Foot Is Given A Prosthetic So He Can Walk Again
An elephant who lost his foot to a snare when he was only a year old can walk, run and swim again now he’s been fitted with a prosthetic. Chhouk, an 11-year-old Asian elephant, was taken in by the Wildlife Alliance, a conservation organisation in Cambodia. The organisation is partnered with Paradise Wildlife Park, a…
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Hey, Who’s Trunk All The Milk? The Orphan Elephant Calves Rescued In Kenya From Slaughter By Poachers
At feeding time, it’s not just the odd pint of milk that’s needed for these hungry mouths – it’s gallons. Every one of these elephant calves lost its parents to the poacher’s gun or snare. Rescued from all corners of Kenya and brought to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, 30 minutes outside the capital of Nairobi,…
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Stick With Us Little Guy! Adorable Orphaned Calf Whose Entire Family Was Killed By Lightning Strike Is Taken Under The Wing Of Friendly Older Elephants
Orphaned after a lightning strike killed his parents’ herd, baby African elephant Eliot had a traumatic start to life. But since being rescued on Christmas Day and taken to a sanctuary aged just three days old, he has been helped through the tough times – by two friendly older elephants. Like Eliot, his new playmates Kadiki, aged…
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Terrifying Moment Elephant Tries To Lift TV Host’s Car In Dangerously Close Encounter
A safari guide was in for a huge shock when an elephant came up close and personal in South Africa, with the animal going as far as to try and lift his vehicle. From the looks of things, he’s lucky the huge creature decided to change their mind! If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to…
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Trapped Family Look On Helplessly As Hungry Elephant Raids Back Of Their Car
A shocked family could only watch as an elephant ransacked their pick-up truck in a desperate search for food. The driver noticed the fully grown male bull foraging through the back of a black Mitsubishi in front of them, at the Khao Yai National Park in Nakhon Ratchasima, southern Thailand, on Sunday, December 9, at…
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Ahead Of The Herd: Wildlife Photographer Goes Swimming With Elephants To Capture Incredible Images
This daring British wildlife photographer is shown taking a dip with a herd of wild elephants, who are crossing a river delta in Zimbabwe. Using a floatation device hidden under his clothes, Chris Weston followed the herd into the tributary of the Zambezi River, capturing images that most wildlife photographers can only dream of. However, the 44-year-old…
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On Your Feet Dumbo, Walking’s Easy! Mother Elephant Gives Her Newborn Calf A Helping Leg Just Days After She Was Born
At just one week old and measuring three feet tall, she plods along between her mother’s legs on an estate in rural Bedfordshire. After spending 22 months waiting in her mother’s womb, the little elephant began walking within minutes of her arrival. The female calf is the newest resident to join Woburn Safari Park near…
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Going, Going, Gone! Heart-Warming Photos Show Adorable Baby Elephant Face-Planting By The Trunk Load While Learning To Walk With His Mother
They say elephants never forget. Well for this adorable baby, it’s about time he began remembering how to stay on his feet – as the clumsy boy can’t stop face-planting while he’s trying to walk! The heart-warming yet hilarious moment the three-week-old was trying to struggling to walk was caught on camera in South Africa. Oops:…
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Incredible Moment Vets Save Mother Elephant’s Life In Front Of Her Worried Calf By Jumping Up And Down On Her To Give CPR After Pulling The Pair Out Of A Drain In Thailand
This is the inspiring moment a mother elephant was saved when vets conducted CPR by leaping up and down on her chest as her young daughter watched on. The 10-year-old bull and her baby calf, one, had slipped into a concrete drain amid heavy rain in Nakhon Nayok, central Thailand yesterday afternoon. A storm had made the…