AFP通信さんのインスタグラム写真 - (AFP通信Instagram)「AFP Photo 📷 Yasuyoshi Chiba - At Kenyan orphanage, baby elephants find a new life, and love - . Luggard, a lively three-year-old, limps behind the rest of his ragtag troupe of orphan elephants, halting to graze or rub against a tree. . When he was just five months old, Luggard was found struggling to keep up with his herd in Kenya's Tsavo East National Park. . He had been shot twice. . One bullet pierced his left front foot, and another shattered his right, hind femur just above the knee joint. . The calf was discovered "too late for succesful surgery," said Edwin Lusichi, 42, head keeper at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (SWT) elephant nursery in Nairobi National Park, Luggard's new home. . With the rest of the gang of 20 elephant babies in this unusual orphanage, Luggard comes charging with great enthusiasm, though hobbling heavily on his deformed leg, out of the bush for a 9:00 am feeding. . The calves greedily slurp from oversized "baby bottles", rumbling contentedly and trumpeting excitedly as they ingest the special mix of human baby formula, water and vitamins. . Each calf at the nursery has a tragic story: orphaned by poachers, drought, or in conflict with humans encroaching ever further into the few wild places left. . #elephant #kenya #orphanage #elephants」3月22日 22時25分