Desperate: This is the heart-wrenching moment that a baby elephant stands by her mother's side, mourning her tragic loss
▲這頭母象疑遭獅子殺死，小象用腿鼻輕觸數小時不肯離去。
肯亞的馬賽馬拉(Masai Mara)保護園區內，一頭大象寶寶守在死去的大象媽媽身邊，久久不願離去；期間，小象不停的用腿、鼻子推媽媽，希望媽媽能有反應，時間長達數小時之久，最終牠還是接受媽媽再也不會起來的事實，隨象群離去。
這頭死去的大象，研判是從象群中掉隊，牠的身上發現疑似獅子襲擊的痕跡，但死因還無法確定。當象群發現有成員失蹤時，便紛紛回頭尋找。至於小象始終不忍心將媽媽孤零零的留在那裡，在旁守護數小時之久。
影片中可見象群聚集在一起，為死去的同伴「哀悼」；小象豎起鼻子，似是對媽媽說最後一次「再見」，接著象群紛紛離開，留給小象單獨告別媽媽的機會。
這個動人的畫面由野生動物攝影師莎拉史金納(Sarah Skinner，38歲)拍攝，並於5月1日上傳到YouTube。莎拉表示，目睹象群這種令人難以置信的行為，讓她完全被震攝住。
Mourning: The elephants gather in a mourning circle as they take in the loss of the elder elephant
Farewell: The elephant lifts her trunk as she is forced to say her final goodbye to her mother
Realisation: The dead elephant can be seen on its side as the herd encircle the body
Leaving: Even as the other elephants move away the baby prolongs its final moment with its mother
Heartbroken: The elephant reluctantly leaves its mother behind after the attack as the herd move away
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發表於 2013-5-3 01:46 PM
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