Wednesday 30 June 2010

Happy elephant ending

I saw this article on the bbc website about an elephant calf at Howletts zoo in Kent that was initially rejected by its mother. After being fed round the clock by keepers for a couple of weeks the mother responded to the newborn and went on to show maternal behaviour and they developed a bond which allowed the calf to be cared for entirely by its mother. The picture of the calf following its mother reminded me of our little calf...