baby elephant rescue

gimmesometruth27
gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,424
edited October 2012 in A Moving Train
this is an awesome video of elephant researchers getting a baby elephant out of a 5 foot deep well.

the reactions of the mom during the rescue and the anxiety that she is feeling is palpable. she had to be chased off by the truck because she thought the humans were a threat to her and her baby.

and the reunion between mom and baby is just awesome.

the video shows that these animals are more human than people think. they feel the same love, concern, worry, anxiety, relief, and happiness that we feel.

how anyone can murder these animals is beyond me. it is just sad...

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/ba ... 29059.html
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    I'd say humans are more animal than people (like to) think - we're all animals, for better or worse.

    Elephants...simply majestic.

    Lions, gorillas, chimps, man - not all that different.

    I'm with you on not getting how they can be so easily tossed away - any animal, really.

    Thanks for this video.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Oh my god...how can one not cry watching that reunion?

    Wow.

    Bless those people.
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    People making a difference.
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  • Prince Of Dorkness
    Prince Of Dorkness Posts: 3,763
    OK... that made my whole day worth everything
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,674
    Oh yeah! Tears, for sure. Elephants are fantastic creatures! Great post, man!
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  • ozgurkd
    ozgurkd Juneau, Alaska Posts: 434
    i love animals too they mourn they have cemeteries have power but know how to control
    my sisters fav animal so very dear to me
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  • comebackgirl
    comebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
    OK... that made my whole day worth everything
    That pretty much sums it up for me. What a sweet video :)
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  • Zoso
    Zoso Posts: 6,425
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    this is an awesome video of elephant researchers getting a baby elephant out of a 5 foot deep well.

    the reactions of the mom during the rescue and the anxiety that she is feeling is palpable. she had to be chased off by the truck because she thought the humans were a threat to her and her baby.

    and the reunion between mom and baby is just awesome.

    the video shows that these animals are more human than people think. they feel the same love, concern, worry, anxiety, relief, and happiness that we feel.

    how anyone can murder these animals is beyond me. it is just sad...

    http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/ba ... 29059.html

    can't watch video's at work.. but wanna see it :cry:
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    more baby elephant news...

    http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/excrucia ... he-orphane
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Beautiful stuff.... :mrgreen:
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,674
    I'm going to be opportunistic here and give another nod to the fine work done here:

    http://www.elephants.com/
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    When I see stories like this (and many more), it makes me so proud that my daughter has decided to go down the path of being a Wildlife Conservationist. Four years university (including a one year placement), not that much money to be had at the end of this but such a passionate career to follow. So much to be done....
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    redrock wrote:
    When I see stories like this (and many more), it makes me so proud that my daughter has decided to go down the path of being a Wildlife Conservationist. Four years university (including a one year placement), not that much money to be had at the end of this but such a passionate career to follow. So much to be done....
    Thumbs-up to her! My dream job and a cause I greatly believe in.

    (and the pay? So much more than financial - way beyond, in fact)
  • comebackgirl
    comebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    redrock wrote:
    When I see stories like this (and many more), it makes me so proud that my daughter has decided to go down the path of being a Wildlife Conservationist. Four years university (including a one year placement), not that much money to be had at the end of this but such a passionate career to follow. So much to be done....
    What a cool and very worthwhile job :) I agree with hedonist...I'm sure the rewards go well beyond the financial. What an amazing thing to be a part of.

    I would love to work with animals, but while I can tolerate human suffering well enough to help them through it...I just can't tolerate animal suffering for some reason. I applaud the people that can push past it and do such important work. You must be proud :)
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    comebackgirl wrote:
    ....I just can't tolerate animal suffering for some reason. I applaud the people that can push past it and do such important work. You must be proud :)

    It's something difficult for her too (and me.. can't even watch a lil' zebra being caught by a lion or a seal by a whale on TV!). She has done work experience at a vet and volunteers at the RSPCA (local cat shelter). Talking to people faced with this every day (especially at the vets) helped her a lot to understand that there is a lot more positive coming out of these professions and one learns to focus on them. She's still needs to toughen up though.... ;)
  • comebackgirl
    comebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    redrock wrote:
    comebackgirl wrote:
    ....I just can't tolerate animal suffering for some reason. I applaud the people that can push past it and do such important work. You must be proud :)

    It's something difficult for her too (and me.. can't even watch a lil' zebra being caught by a lion or a seal by a whale on TV!). She has done work experience at a vet and volunteers at the RSPCA (local cat shelter). Talking to people faced with this every day (especially at the vets) helped her a lot to understand that there is a lot more positive coming out of these professions and one learns to focus on them. She's still needs to toughen up though.... ;)
    I'm sure she will...especially if she has good support around her. So cool that she is doing this work. I hope she is very happy doing it :) My sister-in-law quit her job as an editor to go back to school to work with animals and splits her time as a vet tech and working at a shelter right now. I admire people that do this work and am grateful to them.
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