The most natural instinct of a mom is to flee until she hears her baby scream for assistance.
So when young elephant Omysha got trapped and wailed in Zurich Zoo, its mom, Indi, did the same.
A six-week-old calf named “Smile” in Hindi is seen attempting to climb over a hill in her corral in charming photos shot on visitors’ cell phones.
The calf, whose name means “smiling” in Hindi, was caught on a visitor’s cell phone trying hard to climb over a rise in her cage. The pictures are very cute.
But as she teeters on the edge, she realizes quickly that she doesn’t have the strength and falls on her back.
But, as she stands on the brink, she realizes she has no strength left and falls on her back.
She screamed for help, unable to keep it in, with a cry that could have broken the hardest of hearts.
Indi, her mother, and another female relative jumped into a cloud of dust right away to help the brave baby get back on her feet.
And in an instant, her mother, Indi, and another female relative appear in a cloud of dust to help the helpless kid to her feet.
The Asian elephants hoisted her up with their trunks and tusks as the terrified audience gazed on.
Omysha, the youngest elephant at Zurich Zoo, was born on June 17, this year.
Indi, a 28-year-old elephant born in Burma who was moved to Zurich Zoo in 1999, is her third offspring.
Omysha’s father is Maxi, a 44-year-old bull from Thailand.
“She didn’t actually know what to do with her trunk at first,” said the zoo’s curator. I had a hunch there would be a knot in it shortly.
She spends lots of time with her mom and the aunts who keep an eye on her — once she attempted to swim and they had to fish her out. ‘
These creatures are known to have tight bonds with herd members other than their close family.
Mothers and their children have a particular link, but people are known to keep an eye out for youngsters who aren’t their own.
Other clan members may assist young female elephants preparing for childbirth by acting as babysitters.
