Dramatic moment excavator rescues exhausted baby elephant from swamp
Indian Forest officials used an excavator to rescue a baby elephant that had been stranded in a swamp. The animal had spent the night in the swap and collapsed in exhaustion after struggling to free itself in vain. Villagers of Madihalli in Hassan, South India, noticed the baby elephant's plight on the night of March 11. The baby elephant had fallen into the swamp that had been clogged with silt and was struggling to get out. Its herd moved away on seeing the people and stood patiently at a nearby patch of forest. Читать дальше...