Almost any baby in the animal kingdom needs some tender love and care from mom, but when this baby rhino lost his mother to poachers, he turned to his new human ‘mom’ for care, cuddles, and protection.
When baby Kabelo found himself alone and an orphan in the wild after losing his mother, The Rhino Orphanage in South Africa opened their doors to him to let him grow in a protected environment until the day he can hopefully be reintegrated back into the wild, where he belongs.
When Kabelo first entered the orphanage, Australian veterinary nurse Laura Ellison began caring for him and the two have formed a special bond as she stepped in as his mother. Recently, Laura shared a video of Kabelo and her snuggling together to show how incredibly forgiving and affectionate these creatures can be towards people they trust.
“While I want you all to experience the gentleness of rhinos, to fall in love with them as I have and inspire the same desperation I have to save them, I must stress the relationship I have with our rhinos that allow these experiences.”
“I have been with Kabelo since his arrival to the orphanage and we have developed such a strong bond. While Kabelo is so comfortable with me, he is not with many others. Please appreciate that he is still a wild animal… But also with the capacity to love so forgivingly,” Ellison wrote along with the video that showed Kabelo using her stomach as a pillow.
“Humans took his mother and for him to trust me the way he does is incredibly bittersweet. Rhinos deserve a life with their mothers without human interference. Please help me fight to secure it.”
Watch the entire video below to see the tender moment between Ellison and Kabelo.
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[Featured image credit: Instagram/lauraellison]
Orphaned Baby Rhino Uses New Human ‘Mom’ As Pillow is an article from: LifeDaily