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Animals Don’t Have Feelings? This Elephant Calf Cried For 5 Hours After His Mother Rejected Him
Thursday, April 16, 2015 23:10
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by Amanda Froelich
True Activist
Baby elephant Zhuangzhuang was almost stamped to death by its mother, and in result cried for over 5 hours. If this isn't proof animals feel emotions, we don't know what is.
Rejecting this calf was the nicest thing its mother did to him. Shortly after giving birth, a female elephant began to stamp her calf to death. Horrified zookeepers promptly removed the baby, Zhuangzhuang, and tended to his wounds, according to the DailyMail.
Thinking it was just an accident, they once again returned Zhuangzhuang to its mother – but she started to stamp again.
Shortly after giving birth, this mother elephant nearly stamped her calf to death for unknown reasons. Credit: DailyMail
Immediately keepers drove her away and removed the little elephant calf.
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Source: http://www.riseearth.com/2015/04/animals-dont-have-feelings-this.html
