Published 13:18 IST, February 24th 2020
Baby elephant stuck in mud gets eaten alive by a pack of hyenas, mother dies days later
Recently, a series of pictures took the internet by storm which featured a baby elephant being feasted alive by a pack of savage hyenas. Here is what happened:
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With billions of people using social media every day, several things go viral on internet for good reasons. From heartwarming stories of people helping each or to several funny memes, people enjoy a wide range of content on internet. Recently, a series of pictures stormed internet, in which one can see a pack of hyenas devouring on a baby elephant. While social media users across world expressed ir thoughts on nature's cycle, many people are wondering how baby elephant fell prey to hyenas. Here are all details:
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Baby elephant stuck in mud gets eaten by a pack of hyenas
A series of pictures from Mana Pools National Park, which is set on plains of Zimbabwe, set internet talking about nature's food chain, which featured a pack of hyenas feasting on a baby elephant, who was stuck in mud. As seen in photographs shared by Jens Cullmann, hyenas tore off baby’s leg as y attacked it overnight, while mor desperately threw mud over her head in an attempt to scare off predators. mum elephant n slowly starved to death lying next to rotting corpse of her baby and was eaten by marauding vultures in Mana Pools National Park. horrifying scene was captured by wildlife photographer Jens Cullman, who hails from Germany.
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Cullman returned to site to picture plight of helpless mor and baby. Reportedly, Cullman kept returning to site to photograph last days of mor, as she slowly succumbed to dehydration. last time Jens saw her was when mor elephant was surrounded by flock vultures, patiently waiting for her to brea her last. stricken female later died, when an attempt to rescue her was made. Reportedly, Jens Cullman spotted mor and baby elephant when he was out on a morning walk in park.
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13:18 IST, February 24th 2020