[Sharon]

Originally Posted by HairyGrape ↗

An image I came across while researching the little elephant. There's a pic of the mom floating around too, not very interesting though.

It IS interesting and thanks so much for the image Miss Hairy!! I've added it to page one Gives a good sense of scale as he's with a little boy.

[elizajane]

awww...

[Mari]

[kayo brizzle]

I saw this on Facebook...someone was trying to say this animal survived and needed money to nurse him back to health. Guess it was a hoax...

[omigodlucy]

His little white toes make me sad...

[flying-clipper]

Couldn't they still stuff it (taxidermy) and put it in a museum somewhere? Or sell it as the world's most realistic stuffed animal toy??

[VulpesInculta]

This is so sad, yet so amazing at the same time.

((yet true to DR, I do have to input that having a child touch a fetus of a dead animal is kind of odd yet cool. Cool because that's something not many get to DO with a perfectly formed yet way too young elephant, but odd cuz it's like 'touch the fetus, Timmy. This is like you were when you were 2 months old in your moms tummy." Shiver.))

Aside from that though, this is an amazing picture all around. Look how well FORMED that wee thing is! Elephant fetuses really 'mature' fast in the womb at such a young young gestational age. I agree it should be taxidermed and kept just as it looks now.

[Da1]

poor little baby

[Chupachub]

Aww thats so sad :(

[Airbornemama]

Awe......I can look at dead people ALL day long, but when it come's to animal's I fall apart!!! Nice but sad post Shaz