A mother elephant wasn’t letting anyone get near to her little one in a beautiful sighting witnessed near Malelane in the Kruger National Park. The calf was curious and kept trying to get closer to the spectators, however, this mother was clear that she didn’t want her baby to get near any strangers.
The poignant sighting was filmed by Marc Cronje.
Mother Elephant And Her Calf Emerge From The Thicket
Elephant moms and their calves have exceptionally strong bonds, as Marc witnessed in this poignant sighting. Researchers have said that the mother-calf relationship in elephants is one of the most emotionally complex bonds that exists in the animal kingdom.
This mother and her calf walked out in full view. However, the mother wouldn’t allow the calf to be in any vulnerable position. The small animal followed behind her, and the mother kept her body between it and the road at all times.
Elephant calves generally stay very close to their mothers in their early years and are rarely more than a few metres away from her.
