Orphaned Baby Elephant Forges Unlikely Friendship That Will Melt Your Heart

The rookie and the veteran

Duma, having lived a hard life of work with the Johannesburg police, knew right from the start that even though this creature with whom he had become acquainted with, was many times his size, it was also very young and innocent and it was not very difficult for his paternal instincts to kick in, the same way an old cop becomes protective of a rookie. Ellie would walk around and Duma would follow him running to and fro. Sometimes Duma would pick up some sticks and hand them to Ellie who would grab them with his trunk. Duma and Ellie became almost inseparable.

Ellie was now in high spirits and it showed physically as well. He began gaining weight and after a few months it was hard to tell all he had been through just by looking at him.