A loving mother elephant was captured on camera assisting her newly born calf to stand up after it had a few wobbly steps and fell down. The adorable family, consisting of a mother and two young elephants, were moving towards the Chobe River in Botswana for a refreshing drink when the tiny calf stumbled multiple times at the riverbank. Fortunately, the mother elephant came to the rescue and is seen using her trunk and feet to lift her dear baby back up on its feet.
Charl Stols, a wildlife photographer from South Africa, captured these heartwarming photographs while he was on a boat ride.
Fortunately, the mother elephant was nearby to assist and can be observed gently raising her precious baby with her trunk and feet.
The baby elephant stumbled by the water’s edge, but its mother was quick to lend a helping hand, setting it back on its feet. These touching moments were captured by a South African wildlife photographer named Charl Stols, who works as a photo host for Pangolin Photo Safaris. Charl witnessed the adorable encounter during a boat ride and observed the elephants interact for approximately 40 minutes. He described how the elephant cow and her two young ones approached the river for a drink before the little one took a tumble.
Oops! A juvenile elephant stumbled and tumbled down to the ground while at the brink of a body of water in Botswana. This moment was beautifully captured by Charl Stols, a wildlife photographer from South Africa.
A group of three, consisting of a mother and her two young ones, were spotted heading towards the Chobe River in Botswana to quench their thirst. However, during their journey, the littlest calf stumbled multiple times before finally reaching the river.
The baby elephant was still wobbly and pink in color, indicating it had only been born a few hours ago. The mother elephant used her trunk and feet to help the newborn back on its feet after it stumbled near the water’s edge. Stools observed this heartwarming interaction between the two elephants for almost 40 minutes. To everyone’s surprise, the mother and her baby even crossed the river to reach one of the islands. Despite being a weak swimmer, the little one managed to swim all the way with only its trunk sticking out of the water.
According to the photographer, the baby calf appeared to be just a few hours old as it was still pink in color and unsteady on its feet.
As the baby approached the edge of the water, it took a few dips before being lifted back up by its mother. Witnessing this tender moment of a mother guiding her calf and then watching the little one swim was truly heartwarming, according to Stols.
Stols expressed his amazement at the sight of the youngest elephant he had ever laid eyes on, describing it as a truly unique moment. Although Chobe was home to a plethora of elephants, this one stood out among the rest. Witnessing the mother tenderly leading her calf, and even observing the little one swim, was a heartwarming experience for Stols. He couldn’t help but imagine the day he would see a mother elephant giving birth, but this encounter was already a dream come true.
A wildlife photographer captured a heartwarming moment at the Chobe River where a newborn calf was seen standing next to its mother. Stols, who witnessed the scene, referred to it as a “very special moment.”