Category: Rescue Animals
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The pregnant wild elephant died in agony after biting a pineapple stuffed with firecrackers—her unborn baby lost to cruel laughter.
A PREGNANT elephant suffered a torturous death after pranksters fed her a pineapple packed full of lit explosive firecrackers. Authorities have launched a manhunt for those responsible for the disgusting “prank” in the south Indian state of Kerela. The heavily pregnant young elephant had wandered into a village on the outskirts of the park.…
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After nine days lying helpless on the ground, 17-year-old ailing elephant Noor Jehan took her last breath—forgotten, broken, and grieving.
Noor Jehan, an elephant in Pakistan’s Karachi Zoo whose illness revived criticisms of the nation’s zoos, died on Saturday despite frantic efforts to treat her, officials said. The critically ill 17-year-old elephant had fallen into a pond this month and been unable to get up without help. “After fighting for 9 days, she succumbed to…
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After a tragic train accident, the baby elephant miraculously stood again—each step a testament to courage, love, and second chances.
Left paralysed after a train accident, baby elephant is now walking short distances A baby elephant hit by a speeding train in northern India has completed her one year of recovery, showing miraculous results. Named Bani, the nine-month-old elephant was hit by a speeding train in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand. The elephant was…
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Touching photos capture an elephant family, once nearly torn apart, now reunited—trunks intertwined, hearts beating in harmony after unthinkable pain.
One of the saddest things about elephants in captivity is how often mothers and babies are torn away from each other. But this lucky family escaped that fate – and their rescue was captured in a stunning series of photographs. Until recently, Apple and her daughter Princess lived at one of the many Thailand elephant…
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After 40 years in chains, the elephant lifted her trunk to the sky—finally free, her eyes glistened with pure joy.
An infection on her gray head caused by beatings from a bullhook and an abscess on her massive left leg show the signs of four decades’ worth of abuse for Wassana. The 46-year-old elephant had spent the vast majority of her life working to carry tourists in circles through the streets of Thailand — where…
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After 50 years in a concrete pit, the elephant tasted freedom—only to pass away months later, finally cradled in love.
The elephant Ramba rests after arriving to the Brazilian Elephant Sanctuary located at the municipality of Chapada dos Guimaraes, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, on October 18, 2019. – The Asian elephant that spent decades performing in South American circuses has started a new life in an open-air sanctuary in Brazil, after travelling thousands of…
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Mali, the “world’s saddest elephant,” took her final breath after 33 lonely years—never knowing the freedom she deserved.
Mali’s death was announced on Tuesday in a Facebook video posted by Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna, whose happy childhood memories include frequent visits to see the elephant at the zoo. The beloved Asian elephant first started showing signs of distress last Friday when she was rubbing her trunk against a wall, a sign she was…
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The elephant gently blocked the path, refusing to let her favorite human enter the river without her by his side.
Faa Mai is an elephant full of love for one particular person — she’s obsessed with Lek Chailert, founder of Elephant Nature Park (ENP), the Thailand elephant sanctuary that Faa Mai calls home. Faa Mai, who will turn 9 years old this year, didn’t want Chailert to leave her. So, she followed her down to…
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After 50 years in chains, the elephant wept when freed—now, gently healed, he trusts again, his spirit slowly rekindled by love.
Seven years after Raju the elephant was released from chains, The People returns to see the legacy that’s saved 40 more and learns how readers can help the good work An elephant who cried as he was freed from 50 years spent in chains has learned to trust again after almost eight years in recovery.…
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After 24 years in a concrete cage, the elephant took his first free steps—eyes glistening, heart slowly remembering how to hope.
A heartwarming video has captured the emotional moment when Guillermina, an elephant who spent 24 years in captivity, first stepped out into her new sanctuary in Brazil. Guillermina, now 25 years old, and her mother were kept in an underground pit for decades. “Guillermina had never even had grass under her feet, so everything was…