Raising Your Own Elephant

Jenny Webb is raising an orphaned elephant. She says it's like raising kids (a 220 pound kid), who is bottle-fed 6 gallons of coconut formula a day.

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The elephant's mother was likely the victim of poachers.

Here's Jenny and Moses.

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And the website of Jenny's new Jumbo Foundation -- dedicated to raising orphaned animals.

http://www.jumbofoundation.com/
     Posted By: gdanea - Wed Oct 17, 2012
     Category: Animals





Comments
Aww poor baby! So sad he lost his mom.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 10/17/12 at 11:49 PM
Does he get to get up on the bed?
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/18/12 at 12:34 AM
Expat -- I saw this in the Washington Post, and yes, he does get to get into bed
Posted by odschneider on 10/18/12 at 09:19 AM
I hope the bed has good springs!
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 10/18/12 at 10:48 AM
What an awesome lady! I wish their were three billion more just like her...
Posted by Dimitri on 10/18/12 at 06:02 PM
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