People could learn a lot from these great and noble beasts.

But I know I want to see this tonight...thanks.

I think Emily wanted to have the little one, where she knew would be safe and welcoming.

What a fantastic video! I had the honor of being present at a giraffe birth once and it was incredible.

Maybe somebody was chopping onions somewhere ...

The elephants will be extinct soon. But, it won't be too long before humans join them, after having killed almost everything on Earth.

It's amazing that humans now, for the first time, have the technology to predict the outcome of our brutish and stupid behavior yet we continue without even slowing down. For the most part, humans don't seem the care anything about any other living things.

That video made me cry. And I love how they buried the placenta...a way to keep predators from smelling it, and seeking out the new born, I suspect.

Elephants are so awesome. Why we haven't managed their slaughter better is beyond me.

manufacture of small religious items. There are plastics that can be made that closely resemble ivory. What not use that instead?


The rhinos are also almost extinct due to the demand for the horns, used largely in aphrodisiac tic preparations that don't even work and the dagger handles of rich men. (How about substituting some Viagra guys? And it works. Plastic for your toy knives.

It's a stretch to think the gop would behave like that, with real community and compassion.

Look at the way the whole herd gathered to protect even the most vulnerable.