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Nature And Wildlife Tv | Elephant Herd Works Together To Rescue A Calf From Water With Their Trunks

Elephant herd works together to rescue a calf from water with their trunks

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Adorable photos of a mother elephant pulling her calf out of a puddle have emerged from South Africa.

The mother and her herd have come to rescue her baby – using only their trunks to get it out.

The photos were taken in Addo National Park near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where about 600 elephants call home.

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Elephant Herd Works Together To Rescue A Calf From Water With Their Trunks
Adorable photos of an elephant and her herd scooping a baby calf out of the water have emerged
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Elephant Herd Works Together To Rescue A Calf From Water With Their Trunks
In Addo National Park in South Africa, a sweet baby calf tumbled into a pool of water

Amateur photographer Adele van Schalkwyk, who works as a technologist at a private pathology laboratory in Vredenburg, South Africa, said she could feel the emotions of the herd when taking pictures.

She said: ‘When I took these pictures, I was amazed to see the level of compassion and teamwork among the elephants helping the little one.

‘From the moment they arrived at the dam, they protected the small child. When it slipped and fell in, they quickly came together and, with their trunks, helped it out.

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Elephant Herd Works Together To Rescue A Calf From Water With Their Trunks
The mum and her herd immediately sprung into action – fishing the baby out of the water with their trunks
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Elephant Herd Works Together To Rescue A Calf From Water With Their Trunks
Adele van Schalkwyk happened to be in the area and snapped several photos of the sweet moment
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Elephant Herd Works Together To Rescue A Calf From Water With Their Trunks
‘When I took these photographs, I was amazed to see the level of compassion and teamwork,’ she said

‘The 46-year-old photographer named the series Together with Love after one of the photos showing four elephants helping a calf.

Ms van Schalkwyk, who said she was happiest photographing ‘nature’s gifts’, added: ‘They try to keep the calf out of the water. In one of the photos, you can actually see how a person uses his trunk to try to keep him going.

‘But like a naughty child, he disobeyed and fell again. They quickly used their trunks to help him. ‘

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Elephant Herd Works Together To Rescue A Calf From Water With Their Trunks
The 46-year-old amateur photographer called the series of photos ‘Together with Love’
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Elephant Herd Works Together To Rescue A Calf From Water With Their Trunks
Though the mother did try to keep the calf away from the water, he didn’t listen ‘like a naughty child’
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Elephant Herd Works Together To Rescue A Calf From Water With Their Trunks
But as soon as he slipped, the four elephants quickly used their trunks to rescue him

Addo National Park is the third-largest in South Africa. The park’s original elephant area was developed in 1931 to protect the animals when there were only about 11 elephants left in the area.

Ms van Schalkwyk said: ‘A lot of elephants and animals were hunted to near extinction. It is essential to see that these animals have feelings and emotions and are not just something to profit from.

‘In today’s world, with so many things going wrong, I think we humans can learn a lot from these animals.’

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Elephant Herd Works Together To Rescue A Calf From Water With Their Trunks
The Addo National Park is the third largest in South Africa and home to over 600 elephants
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Elephant Herd Works Together To Rescue A Calf From Water With Their Trunks
‘It is important to see that these animals do have emotion and feelings,’ van Schalkwyk explained
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Elephant Herd Works Together To Rescue A Calf From Water With Their Trunks
‘[Elephants] are not something to profit by,’ she added. ‘I think we humans can learn a lot from these animals’
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