r/babyelephantgifs • u/Halicurr • Oct 31 '24

Ooops. I'm ok mama!

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u/Affectionate_Care669 Oct 31 '24

So cute!!! I love how everyone ran after him šŸ„°šŸ„°

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u/starspider Oct 31 '24

Elephants are powerfully social creatures and they always respond immediately to any trouble with the calf.

Even if they don't need help, it teaches the calf that the herd is always there and they can rely on help from their family.

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u/Lost_Wealth_6278 Nov 01 '24

Imagine being born into the african savannah with extant megafauna (bad) and you open your eyes and the loving trunks of like, 100 tons of aunts and nieces and sisters and your mom welcome you to be cuddled and loved until you are too big to fail (good).

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u/Agentpurple013 Nov 02 '24

Except for that one that got left behind in the ā€œearthā€series. Itā€™s been over a decade and Iā€™m still traumatized by the elephant migration scenešŸ˜¢

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u/chinguuuuu Nov 03 '24

I follow Sheldrick Trust on IG, they rescue baby elephants that has been left behind or if their parents died!

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u/starspider Nov 03 '24

Sheldrick is a magnificent organization.

RIP to the Dame.

GNU Dame Daphne Marjorie Sheldrick