Carlos Santos, Johan Groenewald, and Pieter Roussow found the baby elephant while heading to Nata in Bᴏᴛsᴡᴀɴᴀ. The town of Nata, which is located in Bᴏᴛsᴡᴀɴᴀ’s Central District, is around 900 kilometers north of Johannesburg.
The truckers from “Afriag Sᴏᴜᴛʜ Aғʀɪᴄᴀ” were on their way to deliver goods when a bridge was swept away by the intense rains, forcing them to stop around 100 kilometers from their destination.
The little elephant came out of the woods to approach the trucks when it spotted them. The newborn elephant was around three weeks old. The drivers were cautious when they approached the baby but quickly realized that she required care and water.
A mother elephant wouldn’t abandon her young, though. The mother and its calf must have been separated from the family herd at that time, and before she could rejoin the herd, soᴍᴇᴛʜing must have transpired to her.
After giving the infant water, they spent some time ʜᴜɴᴛing for the herd. When they were unable to locate them anywhere, they called the nearest animal shelter. The truck’s new passenger was climbed aboard after the bridge was fixed, and the drivers headed to the Bᴏᴛsᴡᴀɴᴀ Elephant Sanctuary to deliver the priceless cargo.
Source: https://dailylifeworld.com
