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What better way to celebrate World Elephant Day than with an adorable video featuring some energetic pachyderms?
These playful elephants are currently living in Kenya’s Elephant Nursery — an orphanage run by The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. The Trust’s renowned Orphans’ Project is the heart of the organization’s Conservation mission, responsible for the rehabilitation of over 150 infant elephants that will one day be released back into the wild. Some of the elephants featured in the video may be familiar to you Green Monsters; see if you can spot Sokotei, Ndotto, and these three elephants.
While these little elephants are cute, sadly they are the result of the illegal ivory trade. Every year, around 35,000-50,000 African elephants are poached for their ivory tusks. Unfortunately, elephant calves often become orphans as their mothers are killed before their very eyes, which is why the work being done to rescue and rehabilitate orphans is so important.
Elephants are in desperate need of our help, so share this video to spread awareness for the sake of these little guys and many others!
Lead image source: Charlesjsharp / Wikimedia Commons
