Baby Rhino's Mom Killed By Poachers and it's Heartbreaking Reaction
In a sad and all too familiar scene, a baby rhino named Donnie whose mother was slain by poachers was seen trying to adopt passing cars as his new mommy.
As the cars drove through Kruger National Park in South Africa Donnie rubbed up against them as they stopped, hoping one of them would take him in.
This behavior is known as imprinting, which is common when a small animal loses his mother and cannot survive without finding a replacement.
One of our favorite organizations, and one we hope to send the profits from out "Right to life" T-shirt fund raiser is "Saving the Survivors" It's an organization that cares for baby Rhinos whose mothers were slaughtered by heartless butchers.
Debbie English, a fourth year veterinary science student, and her father Don, a regional ranger at the park, came across the baby rhino during a trip to the area. Since Donnie was only two months old, Don had to tranquilize him and have him airlifted out of the park for the rhino's safety.
The poor little fella flatlined during the trip, but was resuscitated and is reportedly recovering well. He's drinking milk and playing, but it'll take a little time before he's able to be weaned off the milk and let back into the wild.
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As the cars drove through Kruger National Park in South Africa Donnie rubbed up against them as they stopped, hoping one of them would take him in.
This behavior is known as imprinting, which is common when a small animal loses his mother and cannot survive without finding a replacement.
One of our favorite organizations, and one we hope to send the profits from out "Right to life" T-shirt fund raiser is "Saving the Survivors" It's an organization that cares for baby Rhinos whose mothers were slaughtered by heartless butchers.
Debbie English, a fourth year veterinary science student, and her father Don, a regional ranger at the park, came across the baby rhino during a trip to the area. Since Donnie was only two months old, Don had to tranquilize him and have him airlifted out of the park for the rhino's safety.
The poor little fella flatlined during the trip, but was resuscitated and is reportedly recovering well. He's drinking milk and playing, but it'll take a little time before he's able to be weaned off the milk and let back into the wild.
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