Article 2G1F0 Paichit – the baby elephant saved from a palm oil plantation in Indonesia

Paichit – the baby elephant saved from a palm oil plantation in Indonesia

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Kate Lamb in Indonesia
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Orphaned at a few months old and nursed back to health by a local wildlife centre, Paichit's story has serious implications for critically endangered Sumatran elephants

Pushing on 400 kilograms, baby Paichit knows when it's feeding time.

He lets out an appreciative bellow, a rumbling baby elephant purr from his patch in the Sumatran jungle, as soon as his mahout (keeper) Julkarnaini approaches bucket in hand.

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