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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsElephant saves gazelle from drowning:
This is amazing ð¤¯ð¤¯
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Borogove
(632 posts)SheltieLover
(81,740 posts)SheltieLover
(81,740 posts)anciano
(2,318 posts)Thanks for sharing.
sl8
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https://www.fox13news.com/news/elephant-alerts-zoo-staff-to-drowning-antelope
Watch: Man saves drowning antelope after elephant alerts zoo staff
By FOX TV Digital Staff
Published May 12, 2022 10:26am EDT
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On edit:
Not 100% sure, but I think it's the same elephant, Trompita.
https://ticotimes.net/2024/02/18/celebrating-trompita-63-years-of-majesty-at-guatemalas-la-aurora-zoo
Celebrating Trompita: 63 Years of Majesty at Guatemalas La Aurora Zoo
Tico Times
February 18, 2024
tblue37
(68,449 posts)That pool needs a low barrier to keep the antelope out without blocking Trompita from drinking.
efhmc
(17,001 posts)What a great lifeguard.
tblue37
(68,449 posts)malaise
(298,036 posts)Rec
1WorldHope
(2,158 posts)rhiannon55
(2,796 posts)Of the gazelles and other small animals. Shes their grandmother. I love her.
Thank you for posting. Oh and hi Tina! We still havent met for coffee.
tblue37
(68,449 posts)IronLionZion
(51,559 posts)Good job elephant. But this is likely to keep happening to those gazelles.
calimary
(90,835 posts)Why not? And it couldn't be THAT expensive, could it?
lastlib
(28,630 posts)That was impressive! Quite a testament to the kind of animals elephants are. The Crime Minister would've walked away calling that gazelle a "loser".
JMCKUSICK
(6,623 posts)we need to stop treating animals like lesser beings. Thank you tblue37
KT2000
(22,223 posts)with its ears!
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