Category: Rescue Animals
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The wild elephant gently approached, eyes shining, proudly introducing her newborn to the humans who once saved her life.
Yatta, an 18-year-old elephant who was released back to the wild over eight years ago, showed up at the sanctuary with her newborn calf in tow last month to introduce him to the people who took her in as an orphan in 1999. “She’s a proud momma,” caretakers said about Yatta. “And in a show…
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Torn by hyenas but not broken, the baby elephant limps toward hope—each gentle touch reminding her she’s still worthy of love.
An adorable orphaned elephant was rescued from certain death on Tuesday. The baby elephant was spotted wandering alone around the Maasai Mara, a Kenyan wildlife preserve. She had likely been attacked by a hyena, as her tail was bitten off and she had other injuries. Orphaned elephants are all too common in Africa, where…
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At only 11 months, little Phabeni exhaled his final breath—his fragile body still, leaving behind a silence heavy with sorrow.
We are devastated to have to share this news with you today. Little Phabeni has passed away in our care, following a seven-month battle of ups and downs with his health. Just before 11 pm, I had gone to my home in the reserve, and heard Ruan from Jabulani lodge knocking on my window to…
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She stood frozen beside her mother’s lifeless body, tiny trunk trembling—unable to understand why love ended with a hunter’s spear.
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…
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Too weak to follow, the baby elephants collapse alone—abandoned by desperate mothers forced to choose survival over love in a dying land.
Almost straight from the get-go they treated me like one of the herd, playing with my hair and sniffing my wheelchair. Adorable baby elephants are being deserted by their parents and left to DIE because of climate change in AfricaCredit: BBC TV presenter Ade Adepitan visited a Nairobi orphanage in Kenya last yearCredit: BBC As…
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As rescuers whispered goodbye, tiny orphan Fenya wrapped her trunk around their arms—her fragile heart quietly slipping away in silence.
The orphaned elephant calf, Fenya, who captured the hearts of locals in Hoedspruit, South Africa, and social media users worldwide with her brave battle to survive – after falling victim to snaring – has tragically passed away, leaving the team who valiantly tried to save her absolutely gutted. South Africa’s first elephant orphanage, HERD (Hoedspruit…
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Alone and fragile, the baby elephant braved the wild for weeks—until kind hands finally came and cradled her to safety.
This is the captivating story of Olomunyak, or little Ollie, an orphan found abandoned and surviving on his own in the wild, until he was rescued. It was presumed that the calf’s mother was one of the deceased. What was astonishing is how the little calf attempting to survive, had latched on to the company…
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The rescued calf trotted beside its new herd, tiny trunk swaying—finally surrounded by the family it had always dreamed of.
When Phabeni was just four months old, he was spotted wandering alone near the Kruger National Park in South Africa, with his mother and herd nowhere in sight. Our partner, HERD, raced to his rescue. They found the little calf covered head-to-toe in wounds and showing signs of severe starvation and dehydration. Judging from his…
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Starved of space and freedom, captive Asian elephants have less body fat than humans—proof their suffering hides behind silent statistics.
Asian elephants in captivity have a lower body fat percentage than the average human and are no more likely to be overweight than their wild cousins, a new study shows. There have been fears the giants of the animal kingdom may be overweight and this could be causing low birth rates – potentially leading to…
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When chains fell from Raju’s legs, tears streamed down—silent proof that even elephants grieve the years stolen from their souls.
If Raju had been human, these tears of relief would be touching, though by no means surprising. But, considering that Raju is an Asian elephant, his tears tugged on the heartstrings of animal lovers around the world. It’s an endearing story — but do elephants cry in the same way that humans do? In…