This video from Indonesia says about itself:
Baby elephant learns to use her trunk
20 Dec 2013
This adorable baby elephant was born to a mother who is part of an elite team of critically endangered Sumatran elephants that help protect communities from conflict with wild elephants in Indonesia.
She’s nearly 4 months old, growing fast and starting to imitate her mother’s behaviour. Here it looks like she’s getting to grips with using her trunk!
Read more about the fantastic work of WWF-Indonesia’s elephant Flying Squad and the newest addition here.
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Yes, I hope I wil find more fine videos like this 🙂
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Yes, please, It creates an awareness. I am an supported for protecting our wildlife. Moose, Whales, Panda’s, Otters, Owls, Bison. and all the other protected near extinct species. Great find Thank you.
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Yes, you are right. And smaller, not so spectacular, wildlife is also worth conserving.
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Reblogged this on "OUR WORLD".
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Thanks for your reblog!
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What a fascinating story that raises so many issues! Of course the “elephant flying squad” wouldn’t be needed if people hadn’t destroyed the natural habitat of the “wild” elephants. Well done to WWF for trying to find a solution that works for everyone. Hopefully the flying squad elephants are treated well? But on the other hand, if the flying squad wasn’t there the local community would poison more wild elephants. The human-animal interaction is indeed complex.
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Thanks for your comment, Emy!
I have not been to Sumatra myself to see the flying squad; but, judging from the aims of WWF and from this video, it looks like the flying squad elephants are treated well.
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OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awwww. That made my whole 2014. So lovely. I wanted to run up and hug it. Who knew, trunks can be difficult to learn…
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Yes, one can always learn something new about elephants 🙂
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Absolutely. And thanks for that post!!!!!! 🙂
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My pleasure 🙂 A happy 2014 for you and your blog!
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Awww, thank-you so very much! Happy 2014 for you and your blog in return. 😉
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OMGoddess! that is such a beautiful video. Elephants are just about my favourite animals and I’m sure we can learn so much from them. OM GANESH! for their safety.
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Yes, I hope there will be more good news on Sumatran elephants.
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