13/08/2020
Hey Baby. Alles Gute zum . Wir lieben dich und senden dir aus der Ferne tausend Küsse. Wir sind stolz auf deine Entwicklung. Das ist unser Mädchen!!! 💓💓🐘🐘💓💓 In Liebe, deine Familie aus Leipzig
Just like us, every elephant is unique.
Little Larro is an orphan who currently calls our Nairobi Nursery home. She’s a baby, so she’s pint-sized, but she has a heart befitting the biggest land mammal, as she will one day grow to become, having been afforded a second chance by the SWT.
Larro is only two years old, and already has an innate capacity for caring for the younger orphans, as well as a natural instinct to nurture weaker herd members – but she’s not alone. Elephants are expressive and intelligent, with sophisticated emotions including compassion and empathy. They also sport a trunk like no other animal – in fact from their multi-tool trunks to baggy knees, Africa-shaped ears to gleaming white tusks, elephants are a marvel.
Sadly, its these tusks that have made elephants a target for poachers, while their need to roam is increasingly bringing them into the path of ever expanding human populations. Poaching has wiped out 73% of Africa’s elephants, while human-wildlife conflict now threatens the long term future of those remaining. This , be inspired by these unique animals by finding out a little more about them, what’s threatening their survival and why we need to protect them at: https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/about/species-we-protect-elephants