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The villagers heard the elephant before they knew what was going on — she was crying out, sounding very distressed. When they went to investigate, they found a baby elephant, who was probably about 3 weeks old, trapped inside of a pit on the southern end of South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. But the baby wasn’t the one making most of the noise — the cries came from his mother, who was desperately trying to free her baby. The pit wasn’t actually that deep — people had probably been digging up soil there to use for brick molding, which had left a shallow hole in the ground. But the baby elephant was too small to get out on his own. And as hard as she tried, the mother elephant couldn’t get him out either. “The mum was inside the pit with him, and frantically running around trying to help him out, but she also couldn’t quite manage,” Rachel McRobb, CEO and cofounder of Conservation South Luangwa (CSL), told The Dodo.

The baby albino elephant was spotted in a herd in the Kruger National Park in South Africa, as it went to drink from a river with its mother. Albino African elephants are an extremely rare phenomenon – even more so than among their smaller Asian cousins. The adorable baby albino was seen flapping its ears and playing around by the edge of the river, surrounded by its family in the herd. The little albino calf is set to face many risks, despite being in a fairly safe environment of the national park, which may help protect it from poachers. The lack of pigment in its skin is likely to cause skin problems due to exposure to the blazing African sun.As with in albinism in humans and other animals, is may suffer blindness later in life as its eyes are sensitive to sunlight.Family time: The baby stayed close to its mother while the herd drank in the Shingwedzi riverFun day out: The adorable baby albino was seen flapping its ears and playing around by the edge of the river, surrounded by ...

This is the adorable moment a baby elephant calf completely destroyed a 12 stone cake sanctuary staff had made for his grandmother.In the now viral clip, the calf, who lives at the Samui Elephant Haven, in Koh Samui, Suratthani, Thailand ran and jumped on the cake in an attempt to stop his grandmother from eating it. The clip that was originally shared by the on Instagram by the sanctuary and has been watched nearly four million times on Twitter, with the young animal stepping on the cake within minutes of seeing it.The sanctuary offer a £110 service where animal lovers can donated a jumbo rice, pumpkin, watermelon, bananas and grape cake to the sanctuary in exchange for a personalised video. But the latest one seemed to go very wrong when the cheeky animal sat on the cake, before spitting a piece of half-chewed watermelon out.A baby elephant, left, eating a snack in a Thai Sanctuary has gone viral on social media after completely destroying a cake the staff had put together for h...

When a baby elephant named Chaba first set foot in a little plastic tub filled with fresh water, it was unlike anything she’d experienced before. Chaba was born in a small concrete pen at an elephant riding camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Her mother, BunMa, was forced to do daily shows — riding a bike, painting pictures and performing circus tricks to entertain tourists. This would have been Chaba’s fate, too, if rescuers from Save Elephant Foundation hadn’t intervened. When our team learned about the plight of Chaba and her mother, BunMa, we went to the camp to see how we could help them,” Ry Emmerson, projects director at Save Elephant Foundation, told The Dodo. “We found the mother and baby in a small concrete pen, barren of any enrichment, and the mother on a short chain. It was immediately clear that they were both in poor health and needed urgent intervention.The founder of Save Elephant Foundation negotiated the family’s release and rescued them in August. The rescuers had plann...

The ongoing struggle between cheetahs and leopards presents a daunting challenge for these magnificent big cats. Both species, known for their agility and hunting prowess, often find themselves in direct competition for resources in their shared habitats. The cheetah, with its unparalleled speed, relies on quick bursts of energy to catch prey, while the leopard, a master of stealth and adaptability, employs a more ambush-oriented approach. This rivalry not only highlights the unique adaptations of each species but also underscores the harsh realities of survival in the wild. In the complex dynamics of the African savanna, the brown hyena emerges as a formidable player, often clashing with apex predators such as lions and wild dogs. These encounters can be fierce, as the brown hyena, known for its scavenging habits, competes for the same food sources that lions and wild dogs hunt. The interactions between these species are not merely about competition; they also reflect the intricate b...