Category: Rescue Animals

In the vast, sun-drenched wilderness of Kruger National Park, a gentle giant walks with quiet grace. Her name is Rhandzekile, meaning “Loved” in Shangaan—a name that carries both affection and awe. What sets her apart is a deep, unmissable hole in her head, a congenital deformity that should have made life unbearably hard. And yet,…

This is the heartbreaking moment that an orphaned baby elephant mourns the death of her mother after she was killed for her ivory tusks by a poacher’s poisoned spear. This is the heartbreaking moment than an orphaned baby elephant mourns the death of her mother after she was killed by a poacher’s poisoned spear for…

A small Indian village had this baby elephant’s back after it tumbled into a well nearly 30 feet (9 meters) deep. Arriving with its herd from a nearby forest, the baby made the misstep in Giridih district, in the eastern state of Jharkhand, earlier this month. After the townspeople of Nimatand chased off the herd,…

Their hopes of survival had looked slim after the traumatic start to their lives. But the orphaned baby elephants thrived and grew up strong thanks to their rescuer’s incredible love, care and attention. Moyo, the first elephant rescued by Roxy Danckwerts when she was just two weeks old First, they had to be sedated by…

A video of the CPR has gone viral on social media wherein Mana is seen giving two-handed compressions to a small elephant lying on its side A baby elephant in Thailand which was hit by a motorcycle in Thailand, fortunately survived after a rescue worker performed Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the injured animal. As a rescue…

Growing up isn’t easy — just ask this baby elephant who’s still trying to learn how to use her trunk! One TikToker shared the most adorable video from Disney’s Animal Kingdom. In the clip, the little critter crouches down by the edge of the water for a drink. However, the calf can’t seem to get…

Raju spent his whole life in captivity entertaining tourists and guests of his owner. After realizing that his suffering will soon be over he cried tears of joy. Elephants have a very large hippocampus, a brain structure linked to emotion which is much bigger than that of any human. While we are not 100% certain, scientific research supports the…

Suraj, a 45-year-old Asian elephant, had spent almost half his life in a 12ft-square, barren, dark room – ironic, given that his name means ‘Sunny’ – tethered to a heavy chain. Despite his emaciation, his broken tail, his missing ear – probably torn off when captured as a calf – his purpose, in a temple…

The fifty-year-old male jumbo named Khun Pan had been working at the Chang Siam Park in Chonburi, eastern Thailand, giving rides to tourists until the Covid-19 pandemic hit the industry, with holidaymakers banned from visiting. The starving elephant that was found ‘days from death’ after it was neglected at a Thai tourist camp closed by…

  This starving 70-year-old elephant is made to walk miles every night so people can feel ‘blessed’ at a religious festival, an activist has claimed. The ailing female elephant, who is called Tikiri, is covered in a colourful costume so the people watching her in the parade do not see her emaciated body. Lek Chailert,…