An abandoned six-day old elephant has been treated for an inflamed belly button after it was rescued from woodland in China.
The baby male elephant was found on Sunday in China’s Yunnan province after being left behind by its herd in Xishuangbanna.
Pictured: The abandoned six-year- old baby elephant that was found with a swollen belly button and nursed back to heath on Sunday in China’s Yunnan province after being left behind
Pictured: The elephant is nursed back to health by workers from the Asian Elephant Breeding and Rescue Center. The baby male elephant was found on Sunday in China’s Yunnan province after being left behind by its herd in Xishuangbanna, according to Tuesday’s CCTV report
Pictured: Rescuers care for the elephant as it is treated for an inflamed belly button
Pictured: Drone footage of the baby’s herd, which wandered off and left the six-year-old male behind. Luckily, he was rescued by a group of animal workers who treated him
After some care, it is shown getting back to its feet, before being led down a train towards the truck to be taken away to the centre.
The elephants were spotted early August near Ganzhuang community in Yuanjiang county, Yuxi city, Yunnan Province. They are around 125 miles from their home nature reserve after a 17-month trek
Drone footage that went viral shows the Asian elephants sleeping with their babies on June 7
During their journey, The 14 Asian elephants have given birth to two babies, caused more than £760,000 of damage, gone viral for taking a nap, sucked in 400 emergency personnel, some 120 vehicles, and an armada of drones on their odyssey.
During their journey, The 14 Asian elephants have given birth to two babies, caused more than £760,000 of damage, gone viral for taking a nap, sucked in 400 emergency personnel, some 120 vehicles, and an armada of drones on their odyssey
Pictured: Roads were blocked in June using lorries while 18 tons of pineapples and corn were scattered in an attempt to lead the elephants to safety