Rescued Elephant Beats The Odds

A rescued baby elephant, named Ellie, beats the odds with the help of his German Shepherd companion.

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Everyone loves a canine companion, and this baby elephant is no exception! The tiny pachyderm arrived at the Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage in South Africa after being rejected by his herd. Critically ill, the youngster had very little chance of survival. But thanks to round-the-clock care from sanctuary staff, and a bit of help from a special canine companion, the baby elephant is on the road to a full recovery.

 

Joke Of The Day: Ancient Technology

Rubber Chicken After digging to a depth of 100 meters last year, Russian scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 1000 years, and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network one thousand years ago.

So, not to be outdone, in the weeks that followed, American scientists dug 200 meters and headlines in the US papers read: “US scientists have found traces of 2000 year old optical fiber, and have concluded that their ancestors already had advanced high-tech digital telephone 1000 years earlier than the Russians.”

One week later, Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa reported the following: “After digging as deep as 500 meters, South African scientists have found absolutely nothing. They concluded that 5000 years ago… their ancestors were already using wireless technology.”

 

 

Monkey Teaches Human How To Crush Leaves

A monkey signals a human to hold out his hand so it can provide some dry leaves. Through the fence, the monkey proceeds to help close the human’s hand so he can successfully crush leaves. This human learns a new and valuable life skill.

Chino, the Capuchin monkey, lives at the International Primate Rescue sanctuary in South Africa. Originally purchased as a pet, the owner soon realized he’d be better off in a sanctuary and turned him in to be hand-reared by volunteers. Living there since 2010, when he was just 6 weeks old.

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Elephant Overturns Car In Kruger National Park

Elephant Overturns Car In Kruger National Park

 

An angry elephant was caught on video overturning a small blue Volkswagen at South Africa’s famous Kruger National Park.

They are called wild animals for a reason!

A raging bull elephant was caught on camera overturning a tourist car in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. British teacher Sarah Brooks and her fiance were on a safari trip and were driving behind the elephant when the animal turned around and charged at their car. They managed to survive the attack but the elephant had to be put down. The whole thing was filmed by tourists in the car behind.

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