Category: Rescue Animals
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The elephant, famed for his massive tusks, trembled as he struggled—until rescuers rushed in, guiding him safely from the terrifying trap.
Last week, the 49-year-old wild elephant, who’s famous for his huge 100-pound tusks, moseyed onto a farm in Kimana, Kenya, to snack on some crops. But when Tim tried to move to another farm, he slipped into a furrow in a swampy part of the land. No one knows for sure how long Tim was…
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Baby elephants are dying in this zoo—one by one, their tiny cries fade away, while silence replaces the care they deserve.
The elephants can’t move. Metal chains are wrapped around their legs, holding them firmly in place. The only thing they can do is sway their heads back and forth, and tentatively reach out their trunks. But the main issue is the chaining itself, which stops elephants from expressing natural behaviors such as lying down, playing,…
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The depressed elephant mother, broken by despair, trampled her newborn just moments after birth—her grief turning to tragedy before life began.
A baby elephant has been trampled to death by its mother just moments after she gave birth. Bibi became distressed after giving birth to the calf and the brutal attack began. She stamped on it, before flinging its body around with her trunk. Distressed mother elephant Bibi goes to pick up the baby of the…
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The baby elephant stood trembling beside his mother’s lifeless body—crying helplessly, too young to understand that she would never wake again.
In a tragic scene that has left onlookers in tears, a baby elephant now stands helpless beside the lifeless body of his mother. The mother elephant, once the calf’s source of protection, nourishment, and love, is gone—leaving behind a little one who cannot yet understand why she will never rise again. Witnesses describe the calf’s…
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The fragile calf at Chester Zoo, once near death, stunned staff with a miracle recovery—its tiny heartbeat giving them enormous hope.
Dr Mark Pilgrim said “Indali, wonderful little fighter that she is, and her incredible survival story, has given us enormous hope.” The two-year-old Asian elephant called Indali contracted the deadly EEHV virus, which threatens the elephant population globally A large team of specialists from around the UK worked around the clock at Chester Zoo for…
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For over a day, the grieving mother elephant nudged her lifeless calf—her desperate rumbles echoing a love death could not break.
This is the heartbreaking moment an elephant mother spends more than 24 hours trying to revive its dead calf. Footage shows the grieving mother moving around the limp, lifeless body of the baby elephant in the village of Tumkur, India on 26 September. The grieving mother moves around the limp, lifeless body of the baby…
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Rejected by his herd, the injured baby elephant found refuge at Muthanga camp—his lonely cries met with care and compassion.
A baby elephant, injured in a leopard attack, was rescued in Wayanad’s Tirunelli and taken to Muthanga elephant camp after its herd rejected it. Kalpetta: An elephant calf that ventured into the Tirunelli human settlement area in Wayanad was rescued and taken to the Muthanga elephant camp. The baby elephant had arrived in the Mullankolly…
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Tears once freed, Raju now faces chains again—his cruel former owners fighting to steal back the life he finally escaped.
Raju, the elephant who wept after being released from chains is facing more misery – after his owners have launched a legal battle to win him back. The creature captured the hearts of people from around the world when he cried as he was freed from chains after 50 years, and was taken to join…
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After 41 years in chains, the elephant took his first free steps—each one melting hearts and sparking tears across the world.
Thailand, which is a mesmerizingly beautiful travel destination offering unforgettable eco-adventures, exotic beaches and a wide range of cultures, is also known for its elephant slavery. From fewer than 50,000 Asian elephants left in the wild, sadly 3,000 to 4,000 are held in chains here. Planting Peace is a nonprofit humanitarian organization which was founded…
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At Bali Zoo, tragedy struck as Molly, the beloved elephant, was swept away by a fierce river current—hearts breaking worldwide.
The footage showed Molly’s head and trunk stuck between two rock surfaces with a blue tarpaulin over her body. Footage posted to social media showed dozens of rescuers gathered around the lifeless body of the famous Sumatran elephant. Molly the elephant’s lifeless body was found at the bottom of a riverbed (pictured) in the Bali…