Animals in captivity typically don’t have to worry about any harm coming to their young, but when two adult elephants realized a calf in their enclosure was moments away from dying, they knew exactly what to do.
A baby elephant at the Grand Park Zoo in Seoul, South Korea recently learned the hard way why it’s not a good idea to play next to a deep body of water. The months-old calf had been playing beside one of the adult elephants near the edge of the enclosure’s pool just before it accidentally tripped over the edge.
The zoo’s security cameras captured the intense moment when the terrified baby fought to keep its head and trunk out of the water, as the adult closest watched helplessly from the edge. Moments later, another adult nearby rushed over and tried to reach the baby with its trunk.
Since the baby was too far to reach, the quick-thinking adults then charged into the pond and pushed the baby up against the wall. They then used both their trunks to lead the distressed calf to the shallow end of the pool. The CCTV footage, which the zoo shared on social media, then shows the shaken baby walk out of the water to dry land on its own.
Watch the entire video below to see the incredible moment these elephants rescue a drowning baby.
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[Featured image: Facebook/Seoulgrandpark.SeoulZoo]
Adult Elephants Rescue Drowning Baby is an article from: LifeDaily