Category: Rescue Animals
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The curious baby elephant wandered too close to mum, only to tumble underfoot—learning quickly that even love can come with a bump.
AN ELEPHANT poops on her baby’s head — and seems to know what she’s doo-dooing. Locals in Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park told wildlife snapper Jens Cullman it is a bonding ritual that helps boost the little-uns’ immune system. An elephant was pictured pooping on her baby’s headCredit: Jens Cullmann/Kennedy News The pictures were…
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After 50 years in chains and silent tears, she finally leans into kindness—learning that love, not pain, now holds her world.
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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Blinded and broken in Pattaya, Ploy Thong now walks in peace—her journey from despair to love a miracle etched in every step.
The beauty of nature is often found in the simple moments, where wild animals roam freely in their natural habitats. There’s an innate reverence we feel when we witness these majestic creatures, no matter how imposing they might seem Yet, not all animals experience the freedom and respect they deserve. Many, like elephants in certain…
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From the depths of the mud, a tiny trunk reached out—trembling, pleading—for a second chance at life and a touch of kindness.
Visitors driving across Kenya’s Tsavo East National Park spotted something in the mud, they slowed and saw a tiny trunk moving. It was a baby elephant who was obviously exhausted and in desperate need of help. Rescuers also noticed tracks in the mud where a mother elephant had obviously tried tirelessly to pull her baby…
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After years of carrying tourists in silence, she felt love for the first time—gentle hands, kind eyes, and freedom she never imagined.
To try and make her behave, the mahouts (people who work and ride elephants in Southeast Asia) would beat her with a sharp nail on a piece of bamboo, leaving huge welts on her sensitive skin. Even with the constant beatings, the elephant – Mae Kam – refused to behave. Before she was forced to…
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After so much pain, the rescued baby elephant finally felt joy—splashing in his first bath, unaware tears filled every watching eye.
When a baby elephant named Chaba first set foot in a little plastic tub filled with fresh water, it was unlike anything she’d experienced before. Chaba was born in a small concrete pen at an elephant riding camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Her mother, BunMa, was forced to do daily shows — riding a bike,…
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Her tiny ankle shredded to the bone, the baby elephant died in agony—her cries unheard, her suffering the price of human cruelty.
A baby elephant has died after suffering horrific injuries when a hunter tied her up and abandoned her in a forest in eastern Thailand. The one-month-old elephant was found by villagers in Rayong, tethered to a fence with a rope cutting deep into her ankle and exposing her bone. Heartbreaking: The one-month-old elephant was found by…
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Bleeding and alone in the paddy field, the handicapped baby elephant lay trembling, abandoned by a world that never gave him a chance.
A month-old baby elephant was found lying in a paddy field, bleeding from its mouth, after being beaten and abandoned by its mother, outside the Buddhangala Wildlife Sanctuary, in Ampara. Early on Thursday morning, residents of the village of Walathapitiya woke up to see a mother elephant desperately trying to push its infant into the…
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Alone again, she stood in silence, swaying gently, mourning the loss of her last companion—the final piece of her shattered family.
Johannesburg Zoo, where Lammie has lived for the entire 39 years of her life, believes it can help Lammie by getting another captive elephant to be her friend. Yet animal welfare advocates believe this could do more harm than good — for both Lammie and the newcomer. While Lammie has only known life at Johannesburg…
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Torn from their mothers, the kidnapped baby elephants lie wounded and weeping, their innocent eyes filled with pain no soul should bear.
A group of baby elephants who were sold to China by Zimbabwe are suffering terribly after just a few months in captivity. Zimbabwe tore the young elephants away from their wild families before shipping them off to China in July. Photos obtained by National Geographic show just how poorly the young animals are faring, subjected…