Helpless baby elephant rescued from muddy pit!

Look at this dramatic footage of a baby elephant being rescued by a concerned group of researchers in the Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

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  • Richard Millar

    thats so beautiful!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/Simon.Espley1 Simon Espley

    Awesome video!

  • Jenny Everingham

    What a wonderful story of a rescue. Well done to the researchers.

  • Blanche

    Awww!! Well done guys!

  • Ryan Atkins

    Had the same situation in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, only the elephant was slightly smaller. Its such a great feeling!! well done to you all up in Amboseli. Ryan Atkins

  • Janet Arone

    Well done, asante sana for such a grand family reunion…. It was special to see the toto hot footing it back to Mum!!! Awesome!

  • http://twitter.com/Tash_Wen ♥Tash

    Absolutely amazing! And I think mum knew you helped her baby! Well done!

  • Michelle

    In this crazy mixed up world, you have done something so special! Well done!

  • http://www.facebook.com/isabel.webber Isabel Gibson Webber

    Absolutely heart warming video:)

  • Juanjo

    Great job. The world is everyday a little better with people like you, working to preserve African wildlife

  • Sharkycc

    Awesome job you guys, congrats on saving that baby elephant. That reunion with her mom was so heartwarming :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000484479130 Thelma Aleman

    OH MY GOD… JUST WANT TO CRY BECAUSE THERE ARE GOOD PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD LIKE YOU GUYS, HOPE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND MY ENGLISH…CHEERS FROM MEXICO.

  • Julie Everitt

    This made me cry….. People like you are so rare and so precious !!!

  • Dale

    Awesome! we need more people like you on this planet!

  • http://www.facebook.com/jomel1958 Johanne Gravino

    Wow!! very touching congratulation to you guys.

  • http://www.facebook.com/funchocky Aravind N Agastya

    Love u guys …