Intelligent Elephant Returns Child’s Dropped Shoe in Heartwarming Video at Wild Reserve in China
- 2 years ago
This elephant didn't wait for the other shoe to drop. An intelligent 25-year-old male elephant named Shan Mai used his trunk to pick up and return a child's shoe that fell into a zoo enclosure at Shandiao Wild Animal Nature Reserve in China.
When Chhouk, an Asian elephant calf, was found, he was alone, underweight, and had a severe foot injury. Conservationist Nick Marx of Wildlife Alliance rescued the baby elephant. With help from the Cambodian Forestry Administration, the Cambodian School of Prosthetics and Orthotics, and an elephant named Lucky, Nick nursed Chhouk back to health and made him an artificial foot. One of the first animals to ever be fitted with a prosthetic, Chhouk helped pioneer the technology -- and most importantly, was able to walk again! This true animal rescue story will satisfy animal lovers and capture the hearts of both young readers and their parents.
When Chhouk, an Asian elephant calf, was found, he was alone, underweight, and had a severe foot injury. Conservationist Nick Marx of Wildlife Alliance rescued the baby elephant. With help from the Cambodian Forestry Administration, the Cambodian School of Prosthetics and Orthotics, and an elephant named Lucky, Nick nursed Chhouk back to health and made him an artificial foot. One of the first animals to ever be fitted with a prosthetic, Chhouk helped pioneer the technology -- and most importantly, was able to walk again! This true animal rescue story will satisfy animal lovers and capture the hearts of both young readers and their parents.