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This Ostrich Snuggles Orphaned Elephants To Make Them Feel Better After Losing Their Moms
They say friends come in all shapes and sizes… Jotto the baby elephant was just 1-month-old when he fell in the well and separated from his herd. David Shelldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT) took him to an elephant orphanage in Kenya where he could heal until he was ready to go back to the wild. Little did the rescuers know that even though there were plenty of elephants at the shelter, Jotto will become BFF with… an ostrich named Pea!
Pea was rescued back in 2014, when the staff went to save a baby elephant and found the birdie and her ostrich brother Pod in need of help, too. They were taken to the elephant shelter. Pod has returned to the wild and joined wild ostrichs, but Pea is staying with the elephants, feeling completely at home.
“It is safe to say orphaned ostrich Pea most definitely believes she is part of the elephant herd and little Jotto is more than happy to enjoy a cuddle with his feathered friend,” DSWT wrote this week. “Beautifully tender moments at the Nairobi Nursery, where these two orphans and many, many others, are being given the opportunity to heal and, when they are ready, to return to the wild.”
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When Jotto the baby elephant was separated from his herd, he was taken to an elephant shelter
There he met an orphaned ostrich named Pea
Pea was rescued back in 2014 and has stayed with elephants ever since
Jotto and Pea became BFF! Pea snuggles with the baby elephant and helps him heal…
“Orphaned ostrich Pea most definitely believes she is part of the elephant herd…”
“…and little Jotto is more than happy to enjoy a cuddle with his feathered friend”
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Wilhelm Stuttgart 9 years ago
I'm a 51 year old tough guy. I got a little misty. Damn you, bored panda! (I love you, bored panda)
Marion Friedl 8 years ago
Two more animals who could teach us humans a lot about friendship and tolerance, why can´t we humans be more like ostrich Pea and elephant Jotto??? 💖💖💖
Deb Durham 9 years ago
We need to give animals more credit for feeling and their intelligence. This organization, DSWT is the best. I foster an elephant, Shukuru each year. Thankfully there's a refuge for them to thrive and grow.
Kopitiam English 9 years ago
Awesome cuteness....I guess animals are better than humans in terms of caring for others....
Yvonne Bernal 9 years ago
If they have babies, they'll look like this! Half-an-El...856a4d.jpg 
Wilhelm Stuttgart 9 years ago
I'm a 51 year old tough guy. I got a little misty. Damn you, bored panda! (I love you, bored panda)
Marion Friedl 8 years ago
Two more animals who could teach us humans a lot about friendship and tolerance, why can´t we humans be more like ostrich Pea and elephant Jotto??? 💖💖💖
Deb Durham 9 years ago
We need to give animals more credit for feeling and their intelligence. This organization, DSWT is the best. I foster an elephant, Shukuru each year. Thankfully there's a refuge for them to thrive and grow.
Kopitiam English 9 years ago
Awesome cuteness....I guess animals are better than humans in terms of caring for others....
Yvonne Bernal 9 years ago
If they have babies, they'll look like this! Half-an-El...856a4d.jpg
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