Category: Rescue Animals
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Bloodied and trembling, the elephant collapsed as strangers raced against time, praying their help wasn’t too late.
No one knows how long an African elephant suffered with a spear lodged in his back – but when people heard about his plight, they knew they had to help him. The bull elephant had been injured by people from the Maasai tribe in Kenya, who had thrown the spear at him when he presumably…
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With gentle hands and kind hearts, the men freed the trapped elephant, reuniting her with her mother in joyful tears.
Many animals suffering from drought in Africa are desperate for rain — but when it comes, it can cause some unexpected problems. For one devoted elephant mom with a newborn, a sudden shower threatened to separate her from her baby forever. The baby had slipped into a drinking trough in Kenya’s Tsavo National Park, and…
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Orphaned but not alone, the elephant lifts her dog friends with joy—three souls bound by unexpected, beautiful friendship.
An orphaned elephant displayed her inseparable bond with two rescue dogs as she took her canine friends for a ride on her back in Thailand. Six-year-old female elephant Valentine sits down and lets the two-year-old black Labrador Hiccup sit on her back at the Tiemchan Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand The elephant, who was born…
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Desperate to save her babies, the mother elephant sank too—three hearts trapped in mud, waiting for a miracle together.
A family of African elephants made a lucky escape after they became stuck in a muddy pool in Kenya. Pictured: A family of three elephants – a mother and two youngsters – managed to get themselves stuck in the mud in Kenya Conservationist Dr Kieran Avery, 34, from Kenya received a call from members of the…
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In each joyful frame, baby elephants huddle like siblings, their trunks entwined in a story of healing, love, and newfound family.
Rolling in the mud without a care in the world, peeking out from beneath a blanket and kicking around with a football: it’s all play and no work for these adorable baby African elephants. Adorable: Baby elephant Kamok peeps out at the camera from beneath her comfort blanket. The youngest elephants have blankets to remind…
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Amid the rustling leaves, healing notes floated from the piano, wrapping the weary elephants in a tender embrace of music.
This is the incredible moment a classical pianist played music for injured and elderly rescue elephants in the Thai jungle. Paul Barton has been putting on his unique performances since 2011, and said he believes Bach and Beethoven can help rehabilitate animals In one video, a young elephant is seen chomping on sticks he found…
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With eyes full of sorrow, the loyal dog curled beside the dying elephant, refusing to say goodbye.
A dog named Pancake has been an important part of an elephant sanctuary in Thailand ever since she was found as a stray three years ago. The people and animals at BLES are no stranger to the arrivals and departures that occur there, especially since the sanctuary focuses on taking in elderly elephants after they…
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Tears welled up as the rescued baby elephant was surrounded by warm trunks—finally embraced, finally home.
This orphaned elephant had lost everything — but he just found the best possible family at Elephant Nature Park (ENP). Dok Geaw was orphaned at only 4 months old after his mother, a logging elephant, was injured during his birth. Before she could recover, she was immediately forced back into the logging industry, where she died…
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Alone and grieving, the orphaned baby elephant found comfort in a tiny companion—proving love heals even the deepest wounds.
Sometimes it’s the friendship you never expect that can end up saving your life. In the case of an orphaned elephant in South Africa, you’ll never guess what bond did wonders for its well being. You’ve heard of bonds between cheetahs and dogs, cats and rabbits, and lions and bears, but what about elephants and…
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The grieving elephant stood by her fallen friend, gently nudging her, unwilling to accept the silence of goodbye.
A video of an elephant mourning the loss of its long-time companion at a circus in Russia has gone viral. The elephant can be seen refusing to leave its fallen friend’s side. A video of an elephant’s grief has left the internet in tears after it went viral on social media. The video shows the…