{"id":1093,"date":"2026-05-18T12:05:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/?p=1093"},"modified":"2026-05-18T12:05:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:05:52","slug":"elephant-calf-gets-stuck-in-mud-herd-rushes-to-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/?p=1093","title":{"rendered":"Elephant Calf Gets Stuck in Mud \u2014 Herd Rushes to Help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A tiny African elephant calf became trapped in thick mud after slipping near a waterhole. The young elephant cried out as it struggled desperately to free itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.openai.com\/static-rsc-4\/R0Zvj3oqw9xgMf-f6bFZ7JRLcpEMd2W5fNgcQE9FxX1_dv6I5YWOY_jn_zSTQtUXsbkl4zixf4sjVx704C2aryC-x9P2FT9GlT9YheAA0nAWCGAEvITdAwyp2TlEzcQuw1tkmhSLX_y5xXdEtOjgiZigGWC-h_Li5PJnCETsVWc?purpose=inline\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Within moments, the herd rushed over. Adult elephants surrounded the calf, using their trunks and feet to loosen the mud while protecting it from danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.openai.com\/static-rsc-4\/-zgjqkeUO2s3uK41yKe2kxMAQubXidTdF5yGg-czx5YDBYBE56grufjuWOEm7lBfmUqiJXRKWXqC_ugPtrmzX2yGvpmGzCBLrGfg1IWDkuX9ZMjXJqoZO7oFlKZF8mXMLKzOw6BKOgaK5Y_gz0Zxk9BxfwZBaZ3WmIj5Z-LHtsGd4pH_xy4yohHmSkgUvbYs?purpose=inline\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After several tense minutes, the calf finally climbed free and ran straight back to its mother, triggering visible excitement throughout the herd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mother and Calf Rescued from Muddy Tomb | Sheldrick Trust\" width=\"735\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sYo9MCQRYOU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tiny African elephant calf became trapped in thick mud after slipping near a waterhole. The young elephant cried out as it struggled desperately to free itself. Within moments, the &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-elephant"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1093"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1094,"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1093\/revisions\/1094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}