Orphaned Baby Elephant Forges Unlikely Friendship That Will Melt Your Heart

Elephants are highly social creatures

Elephants are highly social creatures and their chances of survival if they’re cast out from their herd are slim, to say the least. But Ellie’s case was different. He was only a calf and without the help of the herd and particularly his mother, Ellie’s chances were almost nonexistent. Without the ability to feed himself, because he was still weaning and without the protection of her herd Ellie would die in a matter of days. The caretakers at the Vindum Blue Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage were faced basically with two options: Either leave him to his fate, or take him in.