Category: Rescue Animals
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“Mom, where are you?” the baby elephant cries, chained and alone, her gentle heart aching for a love stolen too soon.
Chained up inside a dark concrete building in Jaipur, India, Suman the elephant calf can’t do anything but cry out for her mom. She’s only 6 years old — but her torturous and lonely role as a show elephant has already begun. In the wild, she would be surrounded by her loving family and roaming…
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With silent sorrow, the mother elephant touched her baby one last time, her grief echoing through the still forest.
Known for her gentle demeanor and deep bond with her calf, Mali, Seraphina was a respected figure among the herds. Mali was a lively and spirited young elephant, the light of her mother’s life. Tragedy struck when Mali succumbed to an illness, leaving Seraphina heartbroken. The news spread quickly among the elephants, and a solemn…
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“Thank You for Saving Us” With gentle eyes and her baby by her side, the elephant returned—offering silent gratitude to those who saved her life.
Years have passed, but Loijuk still has a close bond with her human family. She returns to the grounds of the sanctuary every month to visit. But in September, Loijuk surprised her former caretakers with a newborn elephant calf in tow. It was clear the proud elephant mom couldn’t wait to show off her baby.…
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“You are beautiful,” her herd seemed to say, as the pink baby elephant was wrapped in love and acceptance.
The adorable baby albino was seen flapping its ears and playing around by the edge of the river, surrounded by its family in the herd. It sounds like a joke, but this little elephant is absolutely real, and has stunned wildlife fans with its pale pink skin colouring For a family day out, this little…
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With ears flapping and trunk high, the baby elephant dashed forward—pure joy glowing in every playful step.
“His first friend came barreling down the hill to meet him. They then began to intertwine trunks, like little children holding hands.” Loisaba was brought from the conservancy to Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, where he’ll be able to grow up strong and eventually be released back into the wild. And part of why he’ll be able to…
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A tiny trunk emerged from the mud, trembling with hope, as if begging the world not to give up on him.
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 silent suffering, she feels love for the first time—gentle trunks greet her in a sanctuary of peace.
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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Once paralyzed by a train strike, baby Bani now plays with joy, her spirit stronger than her scars.
Meet Bani, a baby elephant whose life took a dramatic turn at just 9 months old when she was struck by a train, leaving her injured and paralysed. Recently, Wildlife SOS shared a heartwarming video capturing Bani’s joyful playfulness, and it quite literally is the cutest sight on the Internet. The caption states, “This pool…
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Bruised and trembling, the baby elephant fought with all her strength, refusing to let the hole become her grave.
A baby elephant who fell into a steep-sided watering hole in Africa was determined not to die. Bruises appeared on her battered body as she struggled to get free of the hole that could have been her final resting place. It was early morning on August 14 in Kenya when people from the Taita Hills…
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“Wake up, my sweet baby,” she pleaded, nudging his lifeless body, her eyes filled with grief and desperate hope.
Footage from Olare Motorogi Conservancy in south-west Kenya shows a calf being darted by a veterinary team with a tranquiliser after it was injured by a poacher’s snare on his hind leg. The distressed mother tries to protect her unconscious baby after the animal was caught in a poacher’s snare Heartbreaking footage shows the mother…