Help ... completely stuck in the deep, rapidly-drying mud / Pic: Norman Carr Safaris-Abraham Banda Source: The Daily Telegraph
LUSAKA, Zambia - Trapped in the mud and sinking fast, this pair of elephants seemed doomed.
The mother had gone to the rescue of her baby but became stuck herself, leaving the rest of the herd understandably wary of trying to save them.
So, with no time to lose, a team of conservation workers sprang into action.
The workers managed to slip a rope under the baby before the hard work of pulling her free.
They pulled out the calf first, while avoiding the mother's thrashing trunk.
A couple of attempts were made to release the youngster but it wanted to stay with its mother and resisted. Eventually, they dragged the calf to safety. But rescuing the much heavier mother was always going to prove more difficult.
The rope had to be attached to the back of a tractor as the team strained to pull her free.
The rescue took place on the Zambian flats of Kapani Lagoon.
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