A Protective Herd Saves a Tiny Baby Elephant From Drowning While Crossing a River

Baby Elephant Saved from Drowning

While Dok Rak, the perceptive baby elephant, was crossing the river with his herd at at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand, he was accidentally knocked over by another larger elephant and couldn’t regain his footing. Luckily the other elephants including nanny Faa Sai rushed in to save the little calf from certain drowning.

While Dok Rak’s herd crossing the river, unfortunately Faa Mai suddenly lay down in the river to have fun but she hit Faa Sai and all herd. Baby elephant Dok Rak in the middle seem get trouble, the whole herd rush to protect him at Elephant Nature Park.

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

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