The heartbreaking farewell of an elephant mother
The heartbreaking farewell of an elephant mother touches millions. The video shows the deep grief and emotional bond of wild animals.
A grieving elephant mother carried her dead calf to an acacia tree in Namibia.
Other members of the herd solemnly made their way to the elephant's resting place. Elephants are known to follow burial rituals and often place branches over a body shortly after death.
The calf was less than a week old when it died after the water in the area had dried up.
The two rivers that supply the Torra Conservancy have dried up in recent weeks, and the boreholes are also out of service.
While other younger elephants continue to play in the reserve, many of the older members turn around and walk to the tree where the calf was laid to rest.
Safari guides told the Corriere della Sera, they had never seen elephants at a burial ceremony before.
After the ceremony, the elephants moved on as a group, hoping to find water.
