Get ready to go ‘aw’: Kenya’s orphaned baby elephants
Baby elephant with mother in Kenya (Image source: wikimedia commons)
Kenyan keepers hold up umbrellas and slather sunscreen onto tiny baby elephants’ ears to protect them from the harsh sun as they walk the grounds of a Kenyan wildlife trust. Cute little creatures that will one day grow into giants of the African plains. Unfortunately, many elephants are dying due to serious drought conditions in the East African nation of Kenya, leaving their young behind to fend for themselves. An orphanage in the capital city of Nairobi takes care of the babies, but the reality of drought conditions, poaching and the shrinking of the elephants’ natural habitat have deadly consequences. ‘For every baby elephant saved this year, another has died’. Watch this CNN report to find out more.
CNN video: Kenya’s orphaned elephants
By Graham Land
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Tags: baby elephant, drought, endangered species, Kenya, orphaned elephants
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