Rare set of elephant twins spotted in Sri Lanka's Minneriya National Park?

Marking a first, a pair of elephant calves feeding from same mor has been spotted in Sri Lanka. rare sighting has w prompted officials to speculate if y were both twins. According to reports, calves, which researchers believe could be three to four weeks old, were spotted grazing with or tuskers in Minneriya Sanctuary, in rth-central part of Sri Lanka.

Twins?

Tharaka Prasad, director-general of department of wildlife conservation said that after observing pair from a distance, officials were confident eugh to say that y were twins. Ar evidence of m being twins comes from rewned conservationist Sumith Pilapitiy who photographed feeding m from ir mor. According to reports, forest rangers were currently conducting a DNA test on herd’s dung to confirm fact. If confirmed this would be first time that elephant twins had been spotted in Sri Lanka along with ir mor.

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Compassionate elephants

In ar tale of brorly love, a pair of elephants is going viral on internet for being compassionate. Sheldrick Wildlife Trust took to ir social media to share a touching story of an orphaned elephant named Zurura taking care of a rescued baby elephant named Pare. post already has over a thousand shares and netizens are all hearts over story. 

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Baby Pare came under trust's care back in 2016. He was a suspected victim of poaching and was riddled with parasites when he arrived. With round clock care and his strong will to live, his condition gradually improved. In December 2018, Pare was moved to Sheldrick's Ithumba Reintegration Unit. He followed in footsteps of many rescued elephants before him including Zurura. 

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