Baby elephant rejected by mom wept inconsolably, but is now OK
We would like nothing more than to offer this little elephant a hug and a tissue. The newborn calf reportedly cried for five hours, inconsolably, after being separated for a second time from his mother, who tried to kill him, twice.
Keepers at a wildlife park in eastern China, the Shendiaoshan Wild Animal Nature Reserve, in Rongcheng, Shandong province, removed the calf from his mother after she rejected him, stomping on him. Hopeful that the injury had been accidental, they treated the calf and returned him to his mother's side. She turned on him again, so they again removed him. The calf wept under a blanket for five straight hours before keepers were able to console him.
"He couldn’t bear to be parted from his mother and it was his mother who was trying to kill him," a keeper said, according to reports. All was not lost for the little calf, however. Named Zhuangzhuang, he has been adopted by the keeper who rescued him and they have formed a strong bond.
http://m.now.msn.com/baby-elephant-in-china-rejected-by-mom-wept-inconsolably
better, maybe, but certainly not ok. Poor baby.
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Poor baby.
I'm sure he will be fine.
If this mother has previously raised other calves without trouble, something may be wrong. Mother cats have been known to do this. I hope not. 
OMG ... just heartbreaking. 
but Arugula Latte, every time I see one of your posts with those penguins, I truly do not know whether to laugh or cry. It's kind of hypnotic.
I feel bad for the slapee, but that gif just makes me chuckle and seems a metaphor for a lot of life. 
Thank goodness the keeper is giving him love. No it's not the same but better than the alternative.
Sweet little baby
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I wish there were something in the article to indicate that is on the agenda. I remember reading that elephant groups tend to gather around the little ones...
