An elephant in Thailand gave beginning to twins complicated their caretakers, who solely knew about her being pregnant however not concerning the couple inside, reported BBC.
The 36-year-old mammal first gave beginning to a male, however after a couple of minutes, Chamchuri launched one other tiny feminine final week.
Based on the outlet, the second beginning additionally stunned Chamchuri, as she panicked, forcing caregivers to restrain her so she could not step on her calf.
In the course of the management, one of many caregivers, aged 31, was additionally injured.
His leg was damaged, however he “was very pleased.” He mentioned, “I couldn’t really feel the ache.”
Nonetheless, he didn’t accomplish that till he realized the extent of the harm.
“It’s regular for the brand new mom to at all times attempt to kick or push the child,” mentioned the injured caregiver.
“…I used to be afraid she would break the child elephant, so I stepped ahead and tried to dam the smaller elephant’s mom.”
Save the Elephants founder Ian Douglas-Hamilton was additionally quoted within the report as saying: “Twins are not often present in elephant populations and female and male twins are even rarer.”
“(They) solely signify 1% of births,” Douglas-Hamilton added, additional mentioning “Usually moms do not need sufficient milk to maintain two calves.”
Workers at Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal shared photos and movies of the elephants.
