ickplant@lemmy.worldM to Elephants@lemmy.world · 1 month agoPairi Daiza Celebrates the Birth of a Second Asian Elephant Calf in 2025lemmy.worldimagemessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up135arrow-down1imagePairi Daiza Celebrates the Birth of a Second Asian Elephant Calf in 2025lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM to Elephants@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square4linkfedilinkfile-text
Source: https://zooborns.com/2025/08/26/pairi-daiza-celebrates-the-birth-of-a-second-asian-elephant-calf-in-2025/#more-21
minus-squareickplant@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoAgreed. And this is taken literal minutes after the calf was born, this is him taking his first steps. So I imagine the parents are very protective.
minus-squareBig_Boss_77@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoI don’t work with elephants, but I’ve been around enough cows with newborns to learn to read the signs… I’m fairly familiar with that body language, you are absolutely correct… he was one intrusive elephant thought from achieving escape velocity.
Agreed. And this is taken literal minutes after the calf was born, this is him taking his first steps. So I imagine the parents are very protective.
I don’t work with elephants, but I’ve been around enough cows with newborns to learn to read the signs… I’m fairly familiar with that body language, you are absolutely correct… he was one intrusive elephant thought from achieving escape velocity.