Jumbo effort! Mother elephant gives her calf a helpful shove as it struggles to climb over roadside barrier Footage shows elephants climbing over barrier in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India Two of the elephants make it over the barrier but the youngest struggles The mother uses her trunk to help hoist the youngest over the concrete … Read more
Sperm whale, Thames estuary, February 2019 A beleaguered sperm whale died three days after it swam up the Thames estuary and was unable to escape. The desperate animal also ended up stranded at times, as the level of the tidal river shifted, before it was pronounced dead by rescuers on February 1 this year. The … Read more
Calf trapped neck deep in mud is rescued after he was spotted by eagle-eyed tram driver Tram-driver Ryan King spotted the young calf stuck in a muddy pond in Rochdale He rescued the calf by using a towel as a make-shift sling to get it out the pond The calf was returned to the farmer … Read more
Biologists studying humpback whales off the coast of Hawaii captured a rare look of a mother nursing her calf. The intimate moment was was captured using non-invasive suction cup tags equip with cameras that were placed on the back of seven calves, allowing researchers to measure swimming speed and unique moments from these underwater mammals. … Read more
Kenya’s only female white giraffe and her calf are killed by poachers – leaving just ONE in the world The white giraffe and her calf were killed by poachers in Garissa, eastern Kenya Members of the Ishaqbini Hirola Community said only one white giraffe remains The last remaining white giraffe is a male calf born … Read more
Thirsty calf Snowdrop catches raindrops on her tongue after barn roof springs a leak during storms Video filmed by Pip Brandon shows Snowdrop drinking raindrops from a leak The clever dairy calf held out her tongue as Pip could be heard laughing Pip said ‘Snowdrop figured out the drips coming from the roof were super tasty’ … Read more