Category: Rescue Animals
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Without hesitation, the mother elephant plunged into the raging river, heart racing, to save her newborn—driven purely by love.
Last week, an elephant named Soutine was crossing a river in Kenya with her 3-week-old calf when the worst thing happened — the newborn calf lost his balance and was swept downstream by raging waters. She takes several big leaps through the water before she can catch her calf with her outstretched trunk. But her…
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Heartbreaking images reveal three elephants and a stillborn calf, lifeless by the tracks—their final moments stolen by a speeding train.
The beasts, including a pregnant cow and her unborn calf, were struck by the locomotive the Nagaon district in the state of Assam THREE elephants were killed after they were hit by a speeding train in India. The beasts, including a pregnant cow and her unborn calf, were struck by the locomotive the Nagaon district…
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Trapped between tree stumps for a day, the baby elephant cried softly—until rescuers arrived, bringing freedom, comfort, and gentle hands.
A baby elephant was rescued after becoming trapped in mud in Zimbabwe, on 2 October. Greg Hall and his group were travelling through Lake Kariba when they came across the trapped five-year-old. Rescuers carefully maneuvered ropes around the youngster’s legs and torso to free her. After her escape, the elephant ran towards her rescuers before…
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After fifty years in chains and pain, Raju the elephant shed silent tears—each drop a whisper of freedom finally found.
These incredible pictures show the moment an elephant who was held in chains and beaten and abused for fifty years cried as he was released to freedom. Raju the elephant was left bleeding from spiked shackles and living on hand-outs from passing tourists after he was captured and tied up by his ‘owner’. Raju the…
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With playful determination, the clumsy elephant struggled over the fence—capturing hearts as it reminded us even giants have gentle moments.
This is the hilarious moment an elephant gets stuck as it tries to climb over a fence after raiding crops in India. The animal was caught on camera in Nagarhole National Park in Karnataka, southwestern India, on November 16. This is the hilarious moment an elephant finds itself in a sticky situation after attempting to…
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In a heartbreaking video, the young elephant stood beside his mother’s lifeless body, grieving silently, refusing to leave for hours.
With this, in the past two months, seven wild elephants have died in Jalpaiguri The carcass of a wild elephant was recovered from a farmland in Banarhat, Jalpaiguri district, on Friday. Binnaguri Wildlife Squad officials suspect electrocution as they found live wires near the spot, said a source. A post-mortem report is awaited. With this,…
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Struggling over the fallen tree, the tiny elephant calf let out a frustrated squeak—until her family gently helped her across.
This is the adorable moment a baby elephant and its family walk through an area cleared by lumberjacks. Locals said the young elephant is called Phantom, while its mother is Maruti and the the second adult is seven-year-old Babulal. Phantom the elephant was filmed struggling to cross a fallen tree trunk in Chowkham village, in north…
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Heartbroken, the mother elephant carried her lifeless calf for over a mile, nudging it gently in water, begging it to breathe.
This is the heartbreaking moment a mother elephant tries to revive its dead calf by nudging it while trumpeting its trunk. The footage, captured in Assam, India, shows the elephant nudging the dead calf with its feet while trumpeting its trunk as it lies dead in a river. The footage, captured in Assam, India, shows…
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In Kerala’s forest, a wild baby elephant roamed trunkless—struggling to eat, drink, and survive in a world not built for him.
The elephant calf, with its trunk missing, was first spotted by locals in January this year in Athirapally forest range in the Thrissur district. Forest Officials in Kerala’s Athirapally have renewed their efforts to locate an elusive elephant calf with what appears to be a birth defect. The elephant calf, with its trunk missing, was…
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Chipembele, just two years old, stood trembling and alone—rescued from tragedy, but still haunted by the loss of his mother.
In South Luangwa National Park staff from Lion Camp reported a severely injured, lame elephant with a suckling calf. They monitored the elephant until the Department of National Parks & Wildlife and Conservation South Luangwa teams could assess her. They found she had a fatal gunshot wound, almost certainly inflicted by ivory poachers. She was…