The world around us
This is the heartbreaking moment that an orphaned baby elephant mourns the death of her mother after she was ki.l.l.e.d for her ivory tusks by a poacher’s poisoned spear. In the footage, the traumatised animal, named Roi, is seen standing over her mother’s dead body following the brutal raid. Just 24 hours earlier, the endangered […]
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This is the inspiring moment a mother elephant was saved when vets conducted CPR by leaping up and down on her chest as her young daughter watched on. The 10-year-old bull and her baby calf, one, had slipped into a concrete drain amid heavy rain in Nakhon Nayok, central Thailand yesterday afternoon. A storm had made the […]
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They say elephants never forget. Well for this adorable baby, it’s about time he began remembering how to stay on his feet – as the clumsy boy can’t stop face-planting while he’s trying to walk! The heart-warming yet hilarious moment the three-week-old was trying to struggling to walk was caught on camera in South Africa. Oops: […]
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This daring British wildlife photographer is shown taking a dip with a herd of wild elephants, who are crossing a river delta in Zimbabwe. Using a floatation device hidden under his clothes, Chris Weston followed the herd into the tributary of the Zambezi River, capturing images that most wildlife photographers can only dream of. However, the 44-year-old […]
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At feeding time, it’s not just the odd pint of milk that’s needed for these hungry mouths – it’s gallons. Every one of these elephant calves lost its parents to the poacher’s gun or snare. Rescued from all corners of Kenya and brought to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, 30 minutes outside the capital of Nairobi, […]
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The diverse landscape and dry climate of Portugal make it the perfect home for a variety of wildlife. A mixture of European and North African animals have made this place their own. While some of them are rare and quite spectacular, there are also a few that are dangerous. Mixed in with the peaceful flamingos, […]
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Austria, a largely mountainous country, is diverse with its many natural habitats, from typical forests to dry grassland patches and rugged mountains. These habitats provide a home for vast wildlife to thrive, which many environmentalists consider good and conservative. But not all these animals are as friendly as they might appear. Deadly creatures also inhabit […]
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This is the astonishing moment three elephants wandered around the corridors of an Indian hospital. Footage which went viral on September 3 shows the animals inside Binnaguri army camp hospital in West Bengal. In the video, one of the elephants comes through a door backwards, squeezing their big body into the corridor. It stood in […]
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This adorable baby elephant had to be rescued by its mother’s huge trunk after it got stuck the the mud while taking a bath. The youngster was enjoying a quiet dip in the water but became stranded when it struggled to pull itself out of the lake. He had to be lifted to safety by […]
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With Melbourne basking in a continued heatwave this baby elephant was more than happy to go for a swim. The as-yet-unnamed Asian elephant calf was born at Melbourne Zoo last week. Once the seven-day-old seemed to be steady on his feet, the keepers thought it was time to refill the pool in the elephant enclosure. […]
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