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🐘🛡️ When a 5.2-magnitude #earthquake hit Southern #California on Monday, five African #elephants at #SanDiego Zoo Safari Park formed a protective "alert circle" that lasted about four minutes.

Zoo footage shows how the adults positioned themselves with backs together and faces outward while young Mkhaya ran for safety between them. Meanwhile, young Zuli stayed at the edge, receiving reassuring trunk taps from his caretaker Khosi.

👉 Learn more: thekidshouldseethis.com/post/a

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Nigeria Risks Losing All Its African Forest Elephants – Here’s How To Protect Them

The numbers and ranges of #elephants in #Nigeria have declined greatly over time. The main cause of this has been human activity, like logging, palm … Nigeria Risks Losing All Its African Forest Elephants – Here’s How To Protect Them

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Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News · Nigeria Risks Losing All Its African Forest Elephants – Here’s How To Protect Them
While walking along a pedestrian path, I saw two elephants from the Karlsruhe Zoo holding each other's trunks. The image reminded me of a poem by Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral:
Give me your hand and we'll dance.
Give me your hand and you'll love me.
Like a single flower, we'll be.
Like a flower and nothing more. Well, in this case, it would be: give me your trunk.
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