Thursday 12 September 2013

[www.keralites.net] Baby Elephant Weeps After Being Rejected By His Mother

 



This newborn elephant cried for five hours without stopping after he was rejected by his mother.


Vets hoped it was an accident when the youngster's parent stepped on him after he was born at a wildlife park.
They treated his injuries and returned him to her two hours later – only for her to attack him again.
A keeper drove the mother off as the calf sobbed under a blanket.
One worker explained: 'The calf was very upset and he was crying for five hours before he could be consoled.
'He couldn't bear to be parted from his mother and it was his mother who was trying to kill him.'
They say an elephant never forgets. And when this newborn tiny tusker was rejected by his mum at a zoo in eastern China his keepers say he cried for five hours without stopping. The heartbroken calf - at the Shendiaoshan Wild Animal Natural Reserve Area, in Rongcheng, Shandong province - is now being cared for by a keeper. The youngster's mum stepped on her son shortly after giving birth 12 days ago (aug 30) and vets at first thought it was an accident. But when they treated the 86 kilo calf's injuries and returned him to his mum two hours later, she did it again until keepers drove her off. "The calf was very upset and he was   crying for five hours before he could be consoled. He couldn't bear to be parted from his mother and it was his mother who was trying to kill him," said one keeper. Now the youngster - called Zhuangzhuang - has been adopted by the keeper who saved him. "They have made a good bond. We don't know why the mother turned on her calf but we couldn't take a chance," said a park spokesman.
My new mum: Zhuangzhuang with the keeper who is looking after him (Picture: CEN)
The new arrival, called Zhuang-zhuang, has now been adopted by the keeper who saved him at the Shendiaoshan wild animal reserve in Rong-cheng, China.
'They have made a good bond,' said a spokesman for the park. 'We don't knowwhy the mother turned on her calf but we couldn't take a chance.'
Living in captivity outside of traditional family groups can interfere with animals' protective instincts towards their young
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