A baby elephant has been trampled to death by its mother just moments after she gave birth.
Bibi became distressed after giving birth to the calf and the brutal attack began. She stamped on it, before flinging its body around with her trunk.
Distressed mother elephant Bibi goes to pick up the baby of the dead calf after she killed it
She trampled her newborn baby to death at a zoo in Halle, Germany, moments after giving birth to it
Keepers had not expected any trouble as Bibi was an experienced mother and the youngster was her third calf.
Bibi became distressed after giving birth to the calf and, before keepers could intervene, stamped on it
Keepers had not expected any trouble as Bibi was an experienced mother and the youngster was her third calf
Psychological grief can trigger life threatening problems such as diarrheoa in infant elephants, who are extremely fragile during their milk dependency period, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust warns.