Family of elephants salute rescuers for saving their little calf
 

Family of elephants salute rescuers for saving their little calf
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Determined rescuers successfully saved a baby elephant from an abandoned well in India recently, and its family couldn't be more thankful.*

According to UPI, the young calf had accidentally fallen into the well the night before and struggled to escape the deep hole.

Luckily, a team of forest officials appeared to the scene around 7 a.m. and gathered equipment to free the anxious baby.

An excavator was used to dig out the well and created a pathway so the elephant can finally break free while its herd stood aside patiently waiting to be reunited with their little one.*

The rescue mission lasted a total of five hours and soon, the calf was back in its family's love and care.* Read more...

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