Watch: This is how abandoned elephant calves receive care at Theppakadu camp
The Hindu
Abandoned elephant calves receive special care, requiring constant feeding and attention from a dedicated team of caretakers at Theppakadu Camp at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
One might recognise this place from the Oscar-winning documentary short film, The Elephant Whisperers. Abandoned elephant calves are brought here and are provided special care.
Much like human-babies, tending to the needs of elephant calves is a whole lot of work. From preparing warm milk, to feeding the baby elephants, to taking them for a walk, it takes four men to take care of one calf.
The calves demand to feed 12 to 14 times a day, drinking 1.5 litres of formula milk each time. They have a fenced-in space for strolls nearby, and sleep on jute sack beds that have a thin filling of coconut fibre.
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No one apart from the caretakers are allowed near them as they are very sensitive. Every person who is to enter the kraal, has to dip their feet in a solution of potassium permanganate placed at the entrance, to prevent infections.
Reporting: Akila Kannadasan
Visuals: Sathyamoorthy M
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